Overview
This article is about Fi360's process for accepting continuing education (CE) credits from external providers (also known as outside CE) and guidelines for self-reporting up to two hours of non-vetted CE. To be approved, activities must meet specific criteria such as enhancing professional competency and providing proper documentation. The article also outlines steps for self-reporting these activities, emphasizing the need for proof of completion due to random audits.
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Non-Fi360 Approved Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Fi360 has launched a program for reviewing and accepting continuing education (CE) sources from external providers. Any organization or event that becomes part of this program will qualify as accepted CE.
You can still earn and self-report up to two hours of CE from non-vetted sources, such as authorship, teaching, or attending live events. These sources must comply with our continuing education policy requirements.
Activity Requirements
- address one or more acceptable topics;
- contribute to increasing the professional competency of participants;
- are developed and conducted by persons qualified in the subject matter and in instructional design;
- are current and correct in content;
- provide documentation to the attendee/participant by the activity provider;
- are at least 50 minutes in length (50 minutes of content = 1.0 CE hour); and
- meet one of the acceptable format types.
Details on the above requirements can be found by visiting our Continuing Education (CE) Requirements article.
Reporting Non-Fi360 Approved Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Please note, we advise you to have proof that you've completed the courses that you entered, as we do randomly audit 5% of our Designation Renewals to confirm accuracy.
Self Report Outside CE
Please note, we advise you to have proof that you've completed the courses that you entered, as we do randomly audit 5% of our Designation Renewals to confirm accuracy.
To self-report Outside CE, follow the below steps:
- Click the 'Continuing Education' button on the left side of the screen and click on the blue rectangle labeled 'Submit My CE' at the top right of page
- Leave the box next to 'Have an Activity Code' empty
- Enter the name of the CE Activity
- Choose 'Activity Source' from drop-down
- Select an 'Acceptable Topic'
- Click & choose an activity date from the calendar
- Select the number of hours for CE credit (1 or 2) with the sliding scale
- Click 'Submit' at the bottom of that page
The CE will be credited to your account immediately.