Any Continuing Education documentation noted below must be attached in STEP 5
Maintenance certifications submit 10 hours of continuing education (40 total over 4 year period) OR Employer Verification Form. $25 maintenance fee per year ($100 total over 4 year period).
Maintenance with Hands-On certifications submit 6 hours of continuing education (24 total over 4 year period) AND Employer Verification Form. $25 maintenance fee per year ($100 total over 4 year period).
These contact hours may be in the form of:
- Technical webinars (must relate to certification being maintained and have completion certificate)
- Graduation certificates (must relate to certification being maintained)
- College credit transcripts (must relate to certification being maintained)
- Technical training sessions or courses from vendors (completion certificate required)
- Association or manufacturer/supplier-sponsored conferences or seminars (receipt required)
- Military training classes
- Actively serving on ETA committees as a Subject Matter Expert
- Publication of technical article or research
- Submission of an article for ETA's High Tech News magazine. Email the editor for more information at editor@etai.org
- eITprep (Fiber Optics, Electronics, Customer Service, and Smart Home), Professor Fix-It (Electronics), Bluerock Station (Solar PV), and other online self-study courses
* Some types of classes may not contain sufficient material to qualify for full credit toward continuing education. In those cases, ETA will give individuals a lesser credit for these classes, subject to evaluation.
** Continuing education must be related to an individual's certification(s) being maintained.