CRC/CCRC Continuing Education

To maintain certification, CRCs and CCRCs must renew their certification every 5 years via continuing education or re-examination.

The continuing education requirement dictates that 100 hours of continuing education – including a minimum of 10 hours in Ethics - must be completed within the current five-year period. Professional development is NOT a requirement but an option. For CE hours in Professional Development, certificants may submit a maximum of 50 hours out of the required 100 hours. Certificants must also:

  1. Complete the renewal application received four months prior to the valid-through date on their certificate.
  2. Provide documentation indicating completion of 100 clock hours of approved CE (CEUs), of which 10 must be in Ethics.
  3. Ensure all CE activities for certification renewal fall within designated Focus Areas outlined in the CRC/CCRC Criteria for Certification Renewal and Continuing Education Manual.
  4. Send completed renewal application, continuing education documentation, and non-refundable processing fee to CRCC.
  5. Include customer number and certification held on ALL correspondence.
Please refer to specific information regarding CE criteria, documentation, and submission as detailed in CRC/CCRC Criteria for Certification Renewal and Continuing Education.

View or Print CRC/CCRC Criteria for Certification Renewal and Continuing Education manual

Please note:
  • Completion dates of CE hours (CEUs) submitted for the current renewal cycle MUST fall within certificant’s current five-year period.
  • It is highly recommended that certificants submit continuing education hours as they are completed.
  • CRCC reviews and qualifies all continuing education submissions for approval and accumulation towards certification renewal.

 

CRC/CCRC Pre and Post CE Approval

Continuing education programs are either pre-approved or not pre-approved by the CRCC. Both types of programs require documentation submission and review by the CRCC. However, non-approved programs require an additional CRCC Application for Post-Approval and an additional fee.

For completed continuing education courses and programs that have not received approval from CRCC, the following application along with documentation of the activity and the proper fee must be submitted to the CRCC for review.

View or Print CRC/CCRC Post-Approval CE Application

 

CRC/CCRC Home Study CE Programs


CRCC also offers two Home Study programs via this web site for continuing education credit. Certificants can earn up to 9 clock hours in Ethics by successfully completing Home Study I and Home Study II – all in the convenience of a home or office.

Go to CRC/CCRC Home Study Programs

 

CRC/CCRC Continuing Education Providers

The CRCC provides a list of Continuing Education Providers as a service to its certificants, not necessarily as an endorsement of the programs or services these organizations provide. This is not an all-inclusive list of providers, nor does it guarantee that these organizations have applied for pre-approval of their continuing education courses, seminars, or conferences.

Go to List of CRC/CCRC Continuing Education Providers