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.

Journeyman must complete eight (8) hours of continuing education for every three-year license cycle. Of the required 8 hours, 4 hours must be plumbing code update related and the other 4 must be industry related training.

Contractors must complete 16 hours of continuing education every three-year license cycle. Hours accrued obtaining journeyman education may be applied toward this requirement.

Journeyman must complete eight (8) hours of continuing education for every three-year license cycle. Of the required 8 hours, 4 hours must be plumbing code update related and the other 4 must be industry related training.

Contractors must complete 16 hours of continuing education every three-year license cycle. Hours accrued obtaining journeyman education may be applied toward this requirement.

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 2018 UPC Chapters 1-4 and 7-9 Courses will satisfy the continuing education requirements for mechanical administrators with UCIP or RPHH license categories.

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 Specialty Code Change. Here is a link to the state website: http://www.cbs.state.or.us/bcd/Continuing_Education/plumbingtraining.html

All Journeymen and Residential Specialty Plumbers must complete 16 hours of continuing education within a 2-year renewal cycle. Plumber Trainees must complete 8 of the required 16 hours every year. All of these courses must be taken within the renewal cycle. The 16 hours must contain a minimum of 8 hours of code and a minimum of 4 hours of industry related electrical (IRE). The other 4 hours may come from any category (code, IRE, IRP). Here is a link to the state website: http://www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/plumbing/testcert/conted/

All Journeymen and Residential Specialty Plumbers must complete 16 hours of continuing education within a 2-year renewal cycle. Plumber Trainees must complete 8 of the required 16 hours every year. All of these courses must be taken within the renewal cycle. The 16 hours must contain a minimum of 8 hours of code and a minimum of 4 hours of industry related electrical (IRE). The other 4 hours may come from any category (code, IRE, IRP). Here is a link to the state website: http://www.lni.wa.gov/tradeslicensing/plumbing/testcert/conted/

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 Specialty Code Change. Here is a link to the state website: http://www.cbs.state.or.us/bcd/Continuing_Education/plumbingtraining.html