Online Courses
In an effort to make continuing education more convenient and less costly for members, PENC has added online course offerings to its professional development portfolio.
Why take PENC Online Courses?
There are multiple reasons to choose PENC over other online PDH providers. PENC Online courses are cheaper than other online providers you may currently be using. In fact, your PENC membership entitles you to FREE enrollment in several of our courses! PENC Online courses also offer North-Carolina specific content that is difficult to find from national on-line providers. Most importantly, you can rest assured that courses offered through PENC are approved by the North Carolina Licensing Board for engineers.
PENC Online Courses
- Energy Solutions to Support Economic Growth & Our Quality of Life (8 PDHs) - This course, recorded at "Ingenious Engineers in Action," the PENC 2010 Summer Conference, is designed for engineers in the energy sector. It highlights topics that include nuclear energy, alternative energy solutions, wind energy, electric motors and others and features speakers from Duke Energy, Progress Energy, AREVA, Westinghouse, GE Hitachi and others. MEMBER PRICE: $69.00
- Click here to register for this course. >> REGISTRATION INFORMATION COMING SOON!
- Infrastructure Overview (6 PDHs) - This course, recorded at "Ingenious Engineers in Action," the PENC 2010 Summer Conference, is designed for environmental and infrastructure engineers. It features courses on the NCDOT's bridge program, NC Air Quality, beach renourishment and others. MEMBER PRICE: $49.00
- Click here to register for this course. >> REGISTRATION INFORMATION COMING SOON!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Clicking the link above will take you to the shopping cart. You must "purchase" the item to register, but there is no cost. Once you register, you will receive an email containing details about accessing the course. Please contact PENC Central Office if you have any questions.
NSPE Online Courses
NSPE members can now earn four free professional development hours by taking four online seminars on ethics topics:
- Engineer's Duty to Report - In this session, a panel will discuss BER cases relevant to the sub-topic of Engineer’s Duty to Report. The cases will address the issues of Whistleblowing and the duty to report safety violations. (1.0 PDH) Click Here to Register for this Course
- Ethics Forum: Access to Client Information and Public Safety - In this session, the panel will discuss BER cases relevant to the sub-topic of: Access to Client information and Public Safety. The cases will address the issues of the knowledge of information damaging to the client’s interest, testimony regarding safety standards, and the signing of confidentiality agreements. (1 PDH) Click Here to Register for this Course
- A Guide to Enhancing Professional Development: From College Student to Company Principal - This 60 minute Web seminar offers some tips on what it takes to be successful in today's engineering world. Toics include:Communication, Membership/volunteerism, Ethics, Diversity, Marketing, Leadership/personal management. Click here to Register for this course.
- And others...go to www.nspe.org for the full listing of free courses.
NSPE offers many more courses for purchase at discounted prices to members. Click here for more information.
Other Options for Online Courses
Industrial Extension Services at NC State University offers a variety of online courses through eLearning. It is a great provider of easy and affordable continuing education PDH credits. Whether you are down the street, across the country or around the world, Engineering Online allows you to study at home, at work, or wherever you are. Anytime, anywhere, 24/7! Check out their website today:
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