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Welcome to the Continuing Competency Program
Continuing Competency Program Overview
House Bill 09-1136 enacts continuing competency requirements for electricians who apply to renew, reinstate or reactivate their license on or after January 1, 2011. The affected license types are:
- Residential Wireman
- Journeyman Electrician
- Master Electrician
Continuing Competency (CC) is an individualized program created to help licensees assess their professional work, identify areas of growth, and stay current with the profession. The Colorado approach to Continuing Competency for electricians has 3 components:
1. An Individual Assessment of knowledge and skills;
2. A Learning Plan containing Continuing Competency Activities designated to obtain required knowledge and skill; and
3. Documentation of those Activities to demonstrate compliance.
The CC program requires licensees demonstrate 24 Professional Development Units (PDUs) in order to renew a license. An electrician may be awarded up to 24 PDUs for their performance on that Assessment. If they are awarded fewer than 24 PDUs, they will need to execute a Learning Plan to accrue PDUs.
For licensees that renewed in 2011 and hold a license that expires in 2014:
You already took the CC Assessment in order to renew your license. If you were assigned any PDUs, you must accrue those PDUs and document their completion on your online Learning Plan using the CC Portal by clicking the button along the menu bar on the left-side of the screen.
To renew your license in 2014, you must:
(1) Submit a completed Learning Plan (if applicable) and
(2) Take the 2014 CC Assessment based upon 2014 code. The 2014 Assessment will open on July 1, 2014.
Please note: taking the CC Assessment does not renew your license. Your license is not renewed until you have submitted a renewal application and paid the applicable fee. The renewal period for 2011 is now closed. If you have not received a new wallet card in the mail, your licnese may have lapsed. Please verify the status of your license by clicking here.
For licensees seeking to reinstate or reactivate a license:
(1) Submit the relevant reinstatement/reactivation application. Applications can be found at Licensee/Applicant Services.
(2) Take the current (2011) version of the CC Assessment. Reservations may be made with Pearson VUE by calling (800) 275-8244 and asking for the "Colorado Electrical CC Assessment." The CC Assessment fee for licensees seeking to reinstate or reactivate is $35.
Please download the CC Program Manual for complete information and CC requirements. The CC Program Manual is your step-by-step guide for the program. Download your Manual by selecting the "CC Program Manual" button to the left.
Important Information (Please Read Carefully):
- Reservations will not be accepted online.
- All Residential Wiremen, Journeymen and Master Electricians must take the CC Assessment prior to renewing their licenses.
- The current CC Individual Assessment is based on the 2011 NEC until the 2014 NEC is released on July 1, 2014. Electricians must take the 2014 NEC Individual Assessment in order to renew a license in 2014.
- Dually licensed individuals only need to take the CC Assessment once for the highest level license they hold. This covers all licenses they hold.
- When making reservations, ensure you request the "CC Assessment" to eliminate confusion with the licensure "examination."
- The CC Assessment is open book and licensees may use the Code Book or the Handbook.
- Download the Pearson VUE's "Candidate Handbook for Examination and Assessment" for important information on preparing for and taking the CC Assessment including what to bring on the day of your reservation.
- Locate the nearest Pearson Vue site at www.asisvcs.com/indhome.asp?CPCAT=3606STATEREG
Don't forget your 2011 Code Book! Licensees must bring their own 2011 National Electric Code Book. Pearson VUE will not provide one!
CPD Portal online is now live!
The CC Portal is now online. Licensees will need to create a user account the first time they access the Portal This may be done by clicking the “Create Logon ID” link in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can use the CC Portal to:
- Create a secure user account to manage your Continuing Competency;
- Access your CC Individual Assessment outcomes;
- Report your completion of any PDUs; and
- Draft, update and submit your Learning Plan in preparation for renewal in 2014.
Click the “CC Portal” button to get started (located on the menu bar to the left).
Stay Informed!
Sign up for email updates from the Division. If you are licensed within the Division, update your email address in our licensing system using Online Registrations. If you are not licensed, click here to sign up for email updates. You may also refer to this website for current information.
Permanent Rules
Permanent rules have been adopted for the CC Program. Click here to view the rules.
Informational Webinar Resources
Download the Webinar Presentation
Download the Questions/Answers Log
Expiration Date Change and New Renewal Cycle
Persons holding a Colorado license to practice as a Residential Wireman, Journeyman Electrician, Master Electrician or Electrical Contractor:
The expiration date has changed for licenses that expire on February 28, 2011. The new expiration date is September 30, 2011. From then on, licenses will expire September 30th every three years. As a result of this change you will not need to renew your license by February 28, 2011. You will be notified 6-8 weeks prior to September 30, 2011.
New wallet cards were mailed to licensees during the month of November 2010. The wallet cards and all correspondence were mailed to the most recent address DORA has on file for your license. You may verify your address and make changes at: https://www.doradls.state.co.us/ .
If you did not receive your new wallet card, you may order a replacement at: www.dora.state.co.us/registrations/Duplicate
Legislation and CC Workgroup
Pursuant to statute, any group or association proposing a mandatory continuing education requirement or a continuing competency requirement for any regulated occupation or profession, in any bill before the General Assembly, must first submit information concerning the need for such a requirement to the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). The Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform reviews and analyzes the evidence and the proposal and reports in writing to the General Assembly within 45 days whether continuing competency with mandatory continuing education or mandatory continuing education alone would likely protect the public served by the practitioners.
In 2009, certain Colorado electricians used this process and found support to propose a bill before the General Assembly. As a result, House Bill 09-1136 was drafted, debated and eventually signed into law by Governor Ritter.
Once House Bill 09-1136 became a law, it was passed to the State Electrical Board to establish rules for the new requirement. The Board convened a diverse workgroup of electricians to develop and recommend rules for continuing competency. The workgroup drafted their recommendations and submitted them to the Board for review. The Board adopted rules for the continuing competency program. Click here to view the workgroup meeting minutes and the Board meeting minutes.
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