Every practitioner member of ASID must take continuing education. This includes every ASID member in the Allied or Professional Membership categories. Note that members in the following categories are not required to fulfill the continuing education requirement: Professional Inactive, Professional Life Member, Professional Retired, Industry Partner, Student Member.

The ASID Board of Directors may grant an adjustment to the requirement for poor health, certified by a physician; a specific physical or mental disability, certified by an appropriate health care professional; extended duty with the armed forces; or for extreme hardship, which, in the board’s judgment, makes it impossible for the member to comply. Requests for an adjustment to the continuing education requirement must be made no less than three months before the end of the current reporting period.

The policy requires successful completion of at least 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), equal to 6 contact hours of approved continuing education coursework, during each two-year reporting period.

Members may not “bank” CEUs from one reporting period to the next. You may only count those hours taken during the specified two-year reporting period. For the first reporting period, only CEUs earned between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, will fulfill the requirement.

Yes. However, the number of CEUs required during your first reporting period will vary, depending on the time of year your membership status changed.

18 - 24 Months before the end of the reporting period = 0.6 CEUs required
7 - 17 Months before the end of the reporting period = 0.3 CEUs required
0 - 6 Months before the end of the reporting period = No CEUs required

ASID will recognize continuing education coursework (courses, workshops, distance learning programs, telecourses, conferences, seminars, etc.) as successfully fulfilling your CEU requirements only if the coursework is “approved” by one of the following entities:

IDCEC Approval System
State Regulatory Board
Colleges, universities, and other degree-granting institutions offering degrees (e.g., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) and credit-bearing certificate and diploma programs in interior design that are accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA, formerly FIDER).

No. ASID is not imposing any CEU mandates for health, safety and welfare coursework at this time. We encourage you to select coursework that supports your own professional development plan and advances your professionalism as an interior designer.

It is the responsibility of each ASID practitioner member to maintain personal files documenting successful completion of your continuing education coursework. This documentation/file for each course or program should be kept for four years from the date of course completion. If you are selected for an audit, you must present ASID with your verification of attendance or the completion certificate for all coursework.

ASID wants to make reporting as easy as possible for members. You will be asked to certify only that you have or have not successfully completed your CEU requirements as required during that two-year reporting period but most will not need to submit records for each course. The only exception will be in the event you are one of the members selected for an audit, in which case more detailed records will be requested.

If you are selected for an audit, you must present ASID with a copy of the certificate of completion or a letter of verification that was issued by the sponsor of each continuing education course completed during the reporting period being audited. Please note that a summary report of your continuing education activities provided by NCIDQ or your state’s regulatory board is also acceptable.

If the course is not pre-approved for CEUs, you may submit it for evaluation using the “Individual CEU Approval Form.” ASID will submit the course to IDCEC for approval on your behalf. If the course is approved, you will receive confirmation in approximately six weeks. If the course is not approved, you will also be notified. All such decisions are final.

Failure to report your compliance with this policy will result in an automatic audit at the end of the reporting period.

The ASID Board of Directors, at its discretion, may issue you a conditional extension (probationary period) during which you will be required to remedy the continuing education deficiency. If the requirement remains unmet during the next reporting period, your membership in ASID will be terminated.