Online Code Course Test Frequently Asked Questions Do you contact the State Board with my earned credits? CECA does send your credit hours earned to the State Board which takes about 4 days. Most of the time, the turnaround is less than that. You may request that we notify the state of Virginia of your earned credits as well by using our contact form with the Contact Reason of "State of Virginia Certification".

The North Carolina course when offered during the fiscal year 2012-2013 meets the requirements of the NCBEEC for eight (8) classroom hours of continuing education credit.

The NEC test for Virginia meets the requirements of the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The NEC test for Virginia meets the requirements of the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The test for VA is good for 3 credit hours, which satisfies the Virginia requirement of 3 credit hours during the two year term of the license. Hours can not be banked for Virginia licensing.

What are the new continuing education requirements for the NCBEEC? While the requirement is still that each licensee must have 8 hours of continuing education, starting in July 1 2008 the new annual requirement is that 4 of the hours must be obtained from a classroom setting and the other 4 hours may be obtained by several means including tests (online and paper form). CECA presently offers testing in paper form and online form. CECA offers classroom sessions as well. Please check our Association web site at www.carolinaseca.org for updates on classroom sessions.

CECA also offers additional free classroom sessions to CECA Members. If you are interested in membership please either contact the CECA office or click here for the member application.

These courses are not sponsored by the Board.