Each applicant for renewal of a plumbing contractor, restricted plumbing contractor, plumber or restricted plumber license must successfully complete a minimum of four hours of continuing education relating to the plumbing trade during the previous calendar year.

Oregon Plumbers are required to complete 24 hours of approved continuing education every three years. 8 of the 24 hours must be on the Oregon Rule and Law and Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code Changes.

• Journeyman Plumbers are required to obtain 16 hours of continuing education within the 24 months immediately preceding renewal, of which at least 8 hours must be comprehensive UPC code or UPC code updates and 8 hours may be industry related. American Plumbing Institute offers a 16-hour package that will satisfy all of your continuing education requirements.
• Mechanical Administrators are required to obtain 8 hours of UPC and or 8 hours of IMC continuing education depending on their license category every two years based on current state adopted codes or their later revisions. American Plumbing Institute’s 8 hour 2015 UPC Chapters 1-4 and 7-9 Courses will satisfy the continuing education requirements for mechanical administrators with UCIP or RPHH license categories.