Learners

NCIDQ CE Registry

All IDCEC-approved continuing education courses are registered with the CE Registry administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). People who successfully complete your course can have their CEU credit registered with NCIDQ. If individuals register all the courses they take over a period of time, NCIDQ then can provide them with a record of all their accumulated CE credit. Participation in NCIDQ's CE Registry is not required. This is an optional service that many interior designers find useful as a way to consolidate all their CE information in one place. Participants who wish to file their CEU's must do so directly with NCIDQ at www.ncidq.org.

AIA Continuing Education System

IDCEC approved courses are considered Structured Self-Reported Programs by AIA and are accepted for Learning Units (LUs) by many state boards. These structured courses are considered third-party, non-CES provider courses. AIA members must complete the AIA/CES Self-Report Form and submit it to AIA/CES Records at the University of Oklahoma. The provided documentation of attendance/participation is submitted with this form as supplemental documentation when reporting to meet a state licensure requirement.

Reciprocity

There is reciprocity among members of the IDCEC for approved courses. IDCEC includes core members: ASID, IIDA, IDC, IDEC and associate member NEWH. A course approved for CEU credit by IDCEC is automatically accepted by all member organizations if IDCEC. In addition, many regulatory jurisdictions recognize IDCEC approval, in total or in part, for state/provencial CEU requirements related to licensure.

CEU providers approved by other approval bodies are encouraged to submit their coursework for IDCEC approval if interior designers are frequent participants. Please note that IDCEC does not currently share reciprocity with the US Green Building Council (USGBC), American Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), nor the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) – to name a few that come up most frequently. The issues around reciprocity are very complex and are continually being explored by the member organizations of IDCEC. Reciprocity with IDCEC would require that each approval body accepted the standards and methodology of the other, and that a reporting/tracking system for approved courses and providers was in place that met the needs of both bodies. Unfortunately, this is not currently the case. These courses may be submitted by the provider (see Course Submission Process) or the learner (see Self Reporting Form) for IDCEC evaluation as appropriate. IDCEC reviewers will evaluate content to ensure instructors are qualified to lead courses, course content is relevant to professional interior design practice, course quality is high, and teaching methodologies are appropriate.