Continuing Education for HSW

You may earn up to 20 hours per experience area by completing validated continuing education (CE) courses that qualify for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) credit, as defined by the NCARB Continuing Education Guidelines. One HSW learning unit or credit hour earns one hour of AXP credit in the related experience area.

You can earn AXP credit under this experience opportunity, whether or not you are currently employed by an architecture firm. Hours earned under this opportunity are not subject to review or approval from your current AXP supervisor.

Note: If you’re completing NCARB’s Professional Conduct CE series for AXP credit, it will be automatically reported to NCARB under “NCARB’s Professional Conduct CE Series” opportunity and does not count toward your maximum hours under the CE for HSW opportunity.

How to Report Experience Under CE for HSW

In order to earn AXP credit under this opportunity, you must upload a CE transcript from a reporting organization that has been pre-approved by NCARB. Follow these steps:

1. Log in to your NCARB Record and navigate to the Experience tab.
2. Create a new AXP experience report.
3. Select “Volunteer or Self-Directed” as the kind of experience being reported.
4. Check the box to confirm that you did not earn academic credit for this experience, and then select “Continuing Education for HSW” as the experience type.
5. Select your approved CE provider from the list.
6. Upload your CE transcript and select “Create Report.” (Note: You MUST upload your full CE transcript, not a certificate of completion for an individual course.)
7. Input individual courses that are included in your transcript. You will need to add the completion date, course number, course name, learning units, and experience area for each course.
8. Once you’ve detailed each course you’re submitting for credit, select “Submit for Approval.”

Approved Organizations

CE reporting organizations must be approved by NCARB in advance of earning your CE credit. Current approved organizations are:

• The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• The Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
• NCARB

Organizations interested in applying for approval should contact NCARB.