2005 AIA
CES Providers Award for Excellence Award –
AIA Chapter

The goal of the AIA Orange County (AIAOC) Lifelong Learning Program is to provide the best available professional development opportunities for all levels of the profession.

Continuing Education

The AIA/CES Program is a continuing education system that provides professional development opportunities for all levels of the profession. These professional learning activities are recorded as a requirement for maintaining AIA membership.

Members must complete 18 Learning Unit Hours (a unit hour equals one real-time hour of learning) of continuing education per year, starting in their second year of membership. Of these hours, eight must be in the Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) areas of the practice of architecture. CES/HSW units must be actively taught by a third party in a structured activity, and therefore are more difficult for members to acquire. These subject areas are defined by the various states’ licensing boards with Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) requirements. Currently the architecture boards in 30 states require continuing education to maintain licensure. California currently does not require MCE.

AIAOC Lifelong Learning Seminar Sponsorship Form

AIA CES Provider Proposal Form

IDP/CIDP

With the implementation of mandatory IDP/CIDP in California commencing on January 1, 2005, the AIAOC Lifelong Learning Program will be designed to meet the learning needs of design professionals at all levels of their professional career. This program will offer many CES seminars that may fulfill IDP/CIDP requirements. For more information on IDP/CIDP, click here.

For specific questions regarding Lifelong Learning Program, please contact