NRSB Initial and Continuing Education Courses

Both initial training courses for the NRSB certification exams and continuing education courses must be submitted for review and approval by the NRSB, before credit will be awarded to the professional taking the course(s).

The NRSB defines two different categories of Continuing Education (CE) Credits for our Certificate Holders that are renewing their certification:

• Category I includes traditional classroom lecture courses and hands-on courses, correspondence courses, video-based courses, and other types of distance learning courses. All courses must be NRSB-approved.
• Category II includes Symposium/Conference attendance, the presentation of technical papers, articles published in professional journals, public outreach presentations, instruction and technical service. In all cases it is recommended that the event/activity be submitted for approval and CE Credit allocation prior to the event’s taking place.

Category I credits are likely to be given on an “hour for hour” basis, thus 1 CE Credit for each learning hour. Credits for Category II are normally given on a “1 for 2” basis, or 1 CE Credit for every 2 hours of attendance/participation.

For renewal purposes the NRSB has set the following guidelines:

• Irrespective of the category, all learning activities and/or events must have occurred during the current NRSB certification renewal cycle
• Category II CE credits cannot represent more than 50% of the total required Continuing Education credits for renewal

Submit a Course for NRSB Approval - Initial Course or Category I CE Credits

• Complete all items on the NRSB applications for course approval & instructor
• Submit copies of the course material and links to the online course via email to the NRSB
• Pay the application fee (Non-Refundable) via the secure link at the end of the application

To calculate Fee:

• For courses worth 1 CE Credit - 4 CE Credits:  $100.00
• For courses worth more than 4 CE Credits:  Number of credits _____ x $25= ______Total Fee

         For Example: 8 credits x $25.00=$200.00 Total Fee

When your course is approved it will be added to our website.

Submit a Course Change Approval Application - Initial Course or Category I CE Credits

If any of the information regarding the course changes - title, number, instructor, content, etc., - changes, you are required to submit this information with an NRSB Course Change Approval Application within 30 days of the change..

Submit a Conference/Symposium for NRSB Approval - Category II CE Credits

Continuing Education (CE) Credits from conferences or other one-off training sessions are considered Category II Credits as per NRSB policy.  In general, credits are calculated at 1 CE Credit for every 2 hours of conference attendance.

To submit the Conference/Symposium for evaluation:

• Complete the application form
• There is no fee for submitting this type of request