A Closer Look

The following letter was sent to water and waste water regulators in the United States by Bill Edgar, President of the CEU Plan, a provider of continuing education for water and waste water professionals nationwide.  In his letter, Bill outlines the challenges involving training needs in the water processing industry.  Bill highlights the need for quality standards for instructional design and delivery and how IACET could help ensure quality training passes from one generation to another. This letter was printed with permission.

IACET Accreditation is recognized by numerous governmental regulatory groups.  These regulatory groups understand the importance of maintaining a quality framework for education offered in a profession.   In this blog post, we will examine the philosophy of regulating continuing education.

How the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need to get ahead. This new research from the Pew Research Center provides insightful information on the importance of CE/T.

Online orientation? Everyone’s talking about it, but designing and implementing an online orientation can be a daunting task. Where do you begin? What technology do you use? How do you engage the learner? What is your ultimate goal? How do you work with your constituents to get buy in and to move in the desired direction?  It’s important that you answer these questions before you begin this process, but how do you start? Here are 5 steps to get you started!

Bryan Wollam, President and CEO of Wollam Advisory Groups addresses some of the biggest challenges with training in the oil and gas industry. Bryan also shares how IACET is helping lead the way to standardize on an instructional design and delivery standard that can improve continuing education and training across the industry.