Continuing Education Information

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In order to maintain your contractor license, every Qualified Individual (QI) must complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing education per license classification, as required by the Contractor Licensing Review Board each calendar year. 

Single-Day Sessions - FREE!

NEW! Single-Day Sessions: May, June, August and September only

Register in the Contractor Portal at cls.jocogov.org

Virtual via Zoom (50 participant max)

In-person at the K-State Olathe Campus (120 participant max), 22201 W Innovation Drive, Olathe, KS 66061

Date Format Instructor Class(es) Code or Non-Code Credit
June 21 Virtual Terrell Stripling

8 a.m.-noon

2021 IBC Updates


1-5 p.m.

2021 IRC Updates

ALL Code Credit


ALL Code Credit

June 28 In-Person @ K-State Olathe Tim Ryan

8 a.m.-noon

Inspector Skills


1-5 p.m.

2021 IRC Significant Changes

Non-Code


ALL Code Credit

August 23 Virtual Bob Dwyer

8 a.m.-noon

TBD

1-5 p.m.

TBD

 
August 30 In-Person @ K-State Olathe Mike Davis

8 a.m.-noon

Tiny Homes


1-5 p.m.

Private Sewage Disposal Basics & the IPSDC

Code Credit TBD


ABD, DP Code Credit

September 20 Virtual  

8 a.m.-noon

TBD

1-5 p.m.

TBD

 
September 27 In-Person @ K-State Olathe Joe Nelson

8 a.m.-noon

Pumps & Pools


1-5 p.m.

Lightning

Code Credit TBD


Code Credit TBD

 

Fall Conference

Save the date! The Fall Conference will be held at the Overland Park Convention Center will take place Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2023.

Last-Chance Education (Fee-Based)

Last-Chance Education will be held at the Johnson County Administration Building in November, December, January, and February only.

Please Note:

Due to the growing number of concerns regarding the availability of applicable classes, we have imposed a maximum number of hours that you can enroll in on your own, which is directly related to the number of licenses you hold. For example, if you have one license, your maximum is 8 hours. If you hold two licenses, your maximum is 16 hours; and so on. Please send your request for additional enrollment to [email protected].

 

NEW! Continuing Education Credit Policy

We understand that some calls must be answered and emergencies arise.

  • If you are arriving after the timeframes below, please see a Contractor Licensing staff member on-site or call 913-715-2233, Option #2, to discuss your options. Please note, traffic is not considered a grievance. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and we encourage you to arrive early to ensure there are no issues with your check-in.
  • If you need to leave early, please see a Contractor Licensing staff member on-site or call 913-715-2233, Option #2, to discuss your options immediately. Options will not be provided after the date of your class. Attempting to avoid traffic and picking up children from daycare are not considered grievances. Please plan arrangements as necessary for a full-credit. 
     
  • Late arrival/early departure for courses will receive no credit:
    • For 2 hour classes, late arrival or early departure totaling more than 15 minutes will be given NO CREDIT.
    • For 4 hour classes, late arrival or early departure totaling more than 30 minutes will be given NO CREDIT.
    • For 8 hour classes, late arrival or early departure totaling more than 60 minutes will be given NO CREDIT.
       

NEW! Attendance Policy

  • We understand that some calls must be answered and emergencies arise, and we appreciate you stepping out of the classroom to take your calls. However, the expectation is that you are an active participant in class. If you are outside of your class totaling more than number of minutes described in the Continuing Education Credit Policy above, you will be asked to see a Contractor Licensing staff member on-site, who will determine the appropriate amount of credit that you can receive for the class.
  • Please be considerate of your instructor and peers if you must use your laptops, reading materials, or cell phones. Instructors and Contractor Licensing Staff have the authority to ask you to leave the class with no credit if you are disrupting the learning of your peers by engaging in alternate activities.

2023 Approved Classes

Classes that have been submitted by outside organizations and approved by our Education Committee:

 

CLASS SPONSOR SPONSOR CONTACT SPONSOR CONTACT PHONE NUMBER HOURS CLASSIFICATION
New M1 HVAC Equipment Installation and Service Amsco Supply Dave Maxwell 913-355-5570 4.0 DM Code Credit
Commercial Controls & VFD CFM Distributors Inc Kellie Hill 816-842-5400 4.0 DM Code Credit
Quality Installation CFM Distributors Inc Kellie Hill 816-842-5400 4.0 DM Code Credit
Quality Installation CFM Distributors, Inc. Jeff Arbor 816-842-5400 4.0 DM Code Credit
Mitsubishi Electric M&P Series Service and Installation Charles D Jones Company Ryan Lowe 816-561-3761 16.0 DM Code Credit
Mitsubishi Electric M&P Series Service and Installation Charles D Jones Company Ryan Lowe 816-561-3761 16.0 DM Code Credit
Electrical Workplace Safety NFPA 70E - Low Voltage Qualified e-Hazard Management Elisa Sellars 502-208-2957 8.0 Non-Code Credit
High Voltage Qualified e-Hazard Management Elisa Sellars 502-208-2957 8.0 Non-Code Credit
High Voltage Refresher e-Hazard Management Elisa Sellars 502-208-2957 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Low Voltage Refresher e-Hazard Management Elisa Sellars 502-208-2957 4.0 Non-Code Credit
2020 NEC You Be the Inspector Electrical Association Ania Dimants 612-827-6117 8.0 DE Code Credit
4 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 4.0 DE Code Credit
4 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness (Online) Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 4.0 DE Code Credit
4 hour Qualified Electrical Worker Refresher Training Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 4.0 DE Code Credit
4 hour Qualified Electrical Worker Refresher Training (Online) Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 4.0 DE Code Credit
6 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 6.0 DE Code Credit
6 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness (Online) Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 6.0 DE Code Credit
8 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 8.0 DE Code Credit
8 hour NFPA 70E Arc Flash and Electrical Hazard Awareness (Online) Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 8.0 DE Code Credit
Qualified Electrical Worker Training Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 10.0 DE Code Credit
Qualified Electrical Worker Training (Online) Electrical Safety Specialists, LLC Doug Tellin 816-925-0443 10.0 DE Code Credit
Fundamentals of Hydronics Ferguson Enterprises Melissa Rothwell 913-752-5660 3.0 Non-Code Credit
Residential Structural Design HalfMoon Education, Inc Frank Chapman 715-835-5900 6.5 Code Credit
"The Base" Soils, Footings and Foundations Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City Paige Livingston 816-942-8800 8.0 Code Credit
2021 IRC Transition from the 2015 IRC International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 x4523 6.0 DF Code Credit
2021 B1 - Residential Building Inspector Certification Test Academy International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 24.0 Code Credit
2021 B2 - Commercial Building Inspector Certification Test Academy International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 24.0 Code Credit
2021 IBC Accessibility and the A117.1 Standard International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 Code Credit
2021 IBC Fire-Resistance-Rated Walls International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 Code Credit
2021 IBC Means of Egress International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 DW Code Credit
2021 IBC Occupancy Classification and Mixed Occupancies International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 Code Credit
2021 IBC Transition from the 2015 IBC International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 6.0 Code Credit
2021 IBC, IRC, IFC Update International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 DF Code Credit
2021 IECC Update International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 2.0 DE, DM, DW Code Credit
2021 IFC Significant Changes International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 x4523 6.0 Code Credit
2021 IFC Transition from the 2015 IFC International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 6.0 DF Code Credit
2021 IPC, IMC, IFGC Significant Changes International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 2.0 DM, DP Code Credit
2021 Plan Review Institute International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 24.0 Code Credit
An Overview of Changes from ACI 318-14 to ACI 318-19 International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 2.0 Code Credit
Ever-Changing Structural Provisions of Our Building Codes - Wind International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 2.0 DW Code Credit
Legal Aspects of Code Administration International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 6.0 Non-Code Credit
Surfside, Florida Bldg. Collapse of June 2021 and ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 4.0 Code Credit
When Disaster Strikes International Code Council Laura Morris 888-422-7233 ext. 4523 8.0 Code Credit
Class A General Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 Code Credit
Class B Building Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 Code Credit
Class C Residential Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 Code Credit
Class DR Roofing Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 DR Code Credit
Class DW Wood Framing Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 DW Code Credit
Concrete Contractor (Online & In-Person) Ken Landes Contractor Training LLC Ken Landes 816-366-7448 8.0 Code Credit
AC & Refrigeration - Head Pressure Control: Theory and Operation Key Refrigeration Supply Chris Pate 816-651-0530 2.0 DM, DP Code Credit
AC & Refrigeration - TEV: Theory and Operation Key Refrigeration Supply Chris Pate 816-651-0530 2.0 DM, DP Code Credit
2018 IBC Occupancies and Type of Construction (2022) (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 Code
2018 IBC Occupancies and Type of Construction (2023) (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 Code Credit
2018 IBC Post Frame Construction; It's not just a Pole Barn (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 Code Credit
2018 IPSDC Septic System Basics (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 DP Code Credit
2018 IRC Electrical Essentials (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 DE Code Credit
2018 IRC Life and Fire Safety (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 4.0 Code Credit
2018 IRC One and Two Family Electrical Provisions - Chapters 34-42 (2022) (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 8.0 DE Code Credit
2018 IRC One and Two Family Electrical Provisions - Chapters 34-42 (2023) (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 8.0 DE Code Credit
2018 IRC Significant Changes (Online & In-Person) Michael Davis Michael Davis 816-258-0482 8.0 Code Credit
MWES Day One - 8 Hour Seminar 2023 Midwestern Electrical Seminars Don Nemeth 320-905-0778 8.0 DE Code Credit
MWES Day Two - 8 Hour Seminar 2023 Midwestern Electrical Seminars Don Nemeth 320-905-0778 8.0 DE Code Credit
2023 NEC Changes Live Seminar Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc Meghan Holt 888-632-2633 8.0 DE Code Credit
Basic Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Installer's Training Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Breanna Werdehausen 573-751-6400 12.0 DP Code Credit
2020 NEC Update National Code Seminars Steven J Owen 205-567-2735 8.0 DE Code Credit
Introduction to the 2020 NEC National Code Seminars Steven J Owen 205-567-2735 16.0 DE Code Credit
Bosch Installation and Basic Service National Sales Company - Applied Products Group Kevin Tilly 913-313-9696 8.0 Non-Code Credit
DVM S Installation and Startup National Sales Company - Applied Products Group Kevin Tilly 913-313-9696 8.0 Non-Code Credit
RLC 5.5 Basic Service and Troubleshooting National Sales Company - Applied Products Group Kevin Tilly 913-313-9696 8.0 Non-Code Credit
VRF Advanced Troubleshooting and Service National Sales Company - Applied Products Group Kevin Tilly 913-313-9696 8.0 Non-Code Credit
Bosch Installation and Basic Service Nationals Sales Company - Applied Products Group Pat Sullivan 913-218-3953 8.0 Non-Code Credit
Safety in Construction 1 NC Construction Academy Autumn Karr 844-622-2338 2.0 Non-Code Credit
Cooling Season Technician Tune Up O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Electrical Wiring Dia & Trouble Shooting O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Evergy Heat Pump Training O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
S Series Furnace O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Spring Service School O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Trane American Standard Heat Pumps O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Variable Speed Heat Pump Installation O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
Variable Speed Heat Pump Technician O'Connor Company Holly Brown 816-246-8983 4.0 Non-Code Credit
ASSE Series 5000/5010 Backflow Tester Recertification (Presented in 2022)  Plumber's and Gasfitter's Local 8 Richard Murray 888-895-8888 8.0 DP Code Credit