The Uniform Construction Code (UCC) training and certification regulation provides a listing of organizations and types of organizations that the Department of Labor and Industry deems acceptable as providers of continuing education. No additional approvals are needed for any organization which is specifically listed or that falls under any of the generic types listed in the regulation.
Here are the providers approved via the regulation, along with some specific examples:
- The National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards.
- A Federal, Commonwealth or state agency: the US Department of Energy; the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services (PA DCED); the Division of Codes and Standards (NJ DCA).
- An accredited academic institution: any accredited high school, technical or vocational school, junior college, community college, college or university, or a private school licensed or registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
- A model code agency or its accredited local chapter: the International Code Council (ICC) and any of its local chapters, or a local chapter accredited by any of the three model code organizations (BOCA, ICBO or SBCCI) which consolidated their operations into the ICC.
- A trade association representing design professionals or the construction industry: the American Institute of Architects-Pennsylvania; the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers; the Pennsylvania Builders Association; the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center.
- A national standards writing organization: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the National Fire Protection Association.
- An association serving or representing Commonwealth municipalities: the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities; the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs; the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners; the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors.
- Testing-providers approved under section 401.6 of the training and certification regulation: Prometric, the ICC, the Pennsylvania Construction Codes Academy, any of the organizations accredited by ASME to certify persons as Qualified Elevator Inspectors, etc.
All continuing education providers should take note of the following:
- The Department’s Training and Certification regulation specifies that an applicant for re-certification must complete from 15 to 45 credit hours of continuing education, at least 1/3 of which must be directly related to his/her code certification categories. Further, one continuing education credit will be granted for each hour of classroom time.
- The regulation requires applicants for re-certification to submit evidence of the following: Name and address of the training provider; date attended; title of the course; subject matter of the course; and, credit hours received.
- It is critical that CE certificates provide sufficient information regarding course content, to enable the Department to determine if a course is related to a specific area of UCC certification (as opposed to a course like "Math Refresher Course for Code Officials" that cannot be counted toward the requirement highlighted in bold letters above).
Additional continuing education providers will be approved by the Department on an ad hoc basis and listed here. The following additional providers have been approved:
Provider Name | Effective Date |
@ Your Pace Online | August 25, 2014 |
@Home Prep | June 30, 2014 |
180 Degree Education | June 3, 2008 |
3M Fire Protection Products | August 30, 2006 |
Advanced Code Group | October 7, 2013 |
AEC Daily Corp | August 25, 2020 |
Affordable Comfort, Inc. | August 30, 2007 |
Alan Chech Electrical Seminars | December 18, 2008 |
All Trades Training & Educational Services | October 24, 2005 |
Alternative Energy Solutions LLC | August 12, 2022 |
American Fire Sprinkler Association Mid-Atlantic Chapter | August 24, 2017 |
American Inspection Agency Inc. (of Delaware) | January 11, 2006 |
American Trainco, Inc., dba TPC Trainco | February 12, 2007 |
American Wood Council | August 9, 2013 |
APA The Engineered Wood Association | October 24, 2008 |
Approved Code Services, Inc. | April 28, 2009 |
Armstrong World Industries | April 13, 2012 |
Associated Builders & Contractors Eastern PA Chapter | March 16, 2016 |
Atlantic Inland Inspections, Inc. | February 28, 2003 |
Automatic Fire Alarm Association | August 9, 2022 |
Barry Isett & Associates Inc. | OOctober 5, 2023 |
BASF | October 25, 2011 |
Berks County Building and Code Association | October 30, 2019 |
Berkshire Systems Group, Inc. | January 11, 2018 |
Blaze Master Fire Sprinkler Systems | July 13, 2010 |
BlueVolt | June 2, 2017 |
Boise Cascade Engineering Wood Products | June 12, 2013 |
Broad Run Consultants, Ltd. | March 19, 2007 |
Buddenbohn-Hagberg Associates | July 30, 2004 |
Building and Fire Code Academy | April 17, 2003 |
Bureau Veritas North America | February 25, 2008 |
Campbell Consultants | February 24, 2004 |
Captive Aire Systems, Inc. | September 19, 2011 |
Casey, O’Malley Associates | December 27, 2012 |
CEA Code Enforcement Associates | March 13, 2013 |
Central PA Chapter of Construction Specifications Institute | February 10, 2011 |
CF Associates Fire Safety Consulting | June 14, 2018 |
Centre Region Council of Governments | November 28, 2016 |
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies | June 3, 2008 |
Clark Western Building Systems | August 13, 2008 |
Code Compliance Classes | January 13, 2005 |
Code Enforcement Officer Safety Foundation | January 3, 2023 |
Code Inspections, Inc. | December 29, 2004 |
CodeMaster Inspection Services, Inc. | June 30, 2006 |
Code.Sys Code Consulting | July 14, 2003 |
Commonwealth Code Inspection Service, Inc. | April 28, 2004 |
Comprehensive Education Solutions, LLC | November 9, 2010 |
Concrete Foundations Association of North America | August 16, 2005 |
Conquest Firespray, LLC | October 30, 2019 |
Construction Training Service | December 13, 2010 |
Cooper Bussmann | March 13, 2012 |
CSA Group | January 14, 2016 |
David Diamentes Code Training and Consulting | June 7, 2004 |
Davis Technical Training | December 22, 2006 |
Delaware Riverkeeper Network | February 28, 2012 |
Dietrich Metal Framing | November 17, 2008 |
Dow Building Solutions | June 2, 2009 |
EIWPF-QEI | January 15, 2008 |
Electrical Association of Philadelphia | June 7, 2004 |
Electric Education Center | July 25, 2005 |
Electrical Diagnostic Surveys | June 13, 2013 |
Electrical League of Eastern Ohio, Inc. | April 25, 2011 |
Electrical League of Western PA | December 26, 2019 |
Electrical Training Course | January 16, 2016 |
Electronic Security Association | May 5, 2011 |
Electures | April 28, 2015 |
Elevator Safety & Technical Services | October 23, 2012 |
Elevator World, Inc. | June 3, 2008 |
Energy & Environmental Building Alliance | May 12, 2015 |
Energy Transfer Technology, Inc. | January 11, 2012 |
England Enterprises Training Division, LLC | April 13, 2012 |
Exceptional Training by Michal Hofkin | October 31, 2019 |
Failure & Damage Analysis, Inc | May 01, 2012 |
Fairhill Seminars and Electrical Education, LLC | September 30, 2008 |
Famous Enterprises | February 25, 2019 |
Fasten Master | May 6, 2010 |
Faulkner Inspection Services LLC | March 3, 2022 |
Fire Safety Consultants, Inc. | April 18, 2007 |
Fire Smarts, LLC | May 24, 2010 |
Focal Partners Consulting, LLC | February 16, 2011 |
Franklin Engineering, Inc. | February 28, 2008 |
Generac Power Systems | October 11, 2013 |
Great Lakes ADA Center | May 5, 2023 |
HalfMoon Education Inc. | January 17, 2017 |
HeatSpring, LLC | January 22, 2021 |
High Environmental Health & Safety Consulting | August 6, 2018 |
HILTI, Inc. | June 20, 2008 |
Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. | March 10, 2004 |
IBEW Local #98 Apprenticeship Training | October 18, 2005 |
IBEW Local 269 | April 29, 2008 |
IBEW Local 313 | March 26, 2010 |
Icynene, Inc. | June 6, 2005 |
I.E.C.A. of Philadelphia and Vicinity | April 11, 2003 |
iLevel by Weyerhauser | August 21, 2007 |
Infinite Solar | July 9, 2012 |
Institute for Technical Advancement | July 6, 2005 |
Integra Code Consultants | May 31, 2017 |
International Association of Electrical Inspectors (inc. all divisions and chapters) | March 16, 2004 |
International Code Consultants, Inc. | June 7, 2004 |
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 95 Training Fund | July 29, 2002 |
JADE Learning | December 19, 2011 |
JATC LU 524 | October 15, 2015 |
James G. Munger & Associates, Inc. | December 5, 2008 |
James Meyer Consulting, Inc. | March 15, 2010 |
JCR Productions, Inc. | December 21, 2007 |
Jensen Hughes Academy | August 12, 2016 |
John Kent | February 9, 2017 |
Keene Building Products | July 8, 2009 |
Kelly P. Reynolds Associates, Inc. | August 21, 2002 |
Kwik Service Group, LLC | October 3, 2006 |
Lancaster County Code Association | December 19, 2016 |
Lancaster County Zoning & Building Officials Association | March 20, 2014 |
Lewellyn Technology, LLC | June 26, 2013 |
Lewellyn Technology, LLC | June 26, 2013 |
Lexipol, FireRescue 1 Academy | June 1, 2020 |
Liberty Inspection Group | April 6, 2004 |
Liberty Inspection Limited | August 9, 2022 |
Liberty Mechanical Corp | January 14, 2016 |
Lightwave Learning | December 15, 2016 |
Lorman Education Services | February 14, 2006 |
Lower Allen Township Department of Public Safety | June 6, 2023 |
Lubrizol Advanced materials, Inc. | July 17, 2014 |
National Fire Protection Association | December 3, 2019 |
M.C. Dean, Inc. | March 15, 2013 |
McKEON | October 3, 2023 |
McPartland Electrical Education Institute | June 26, 2008 |
Michael L. Savage, LLC | September 2, 2016 |
Middle Department Inspection Agency, Inc. | March 4, 2003 |
Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc. | April 20, 2010 |
Montgomery County Fire Academy | March 29, 2007 |
Mr. Electric | January 28, 2008 |
M. S. Electrical Training | April 27, 2010 |
Murphy Electric Company | October 17, 2002 |
MyElectricalCeu | November 15, 2010 |
NAESA International | March 17, 2014 |
NAT PRO Seminars, Inc. | April 5, 2007 |
National Association of Elevator Contractors | June 26, 2013 |
National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association | August 28, 2008 |
National Code Seminars | June 18, 2007 |
National Electrical Contractors Association (inc. all its chapters) | January 25, 2006 |
National Fire Sprinkler Association | August 18, 2020 |
National Technology Transfer, Inc. | October 19, 2004 |
National Training Institute | September 4, 2003 |
No-Burn of Northeast PA | October 2, 2008 |
Northeast Spa & Pool Association | May 26, 2011 |
Northeast Training Institute | July 1, 2021 |
Nu Wool Company | June 10, 2008 |
Ohio Electrical Training | October 30, 2019 |
PA Burglar & Fire Alarm Association | January 18, 2005 |
PA Association of Arson Investigators | June 12, 2017 |
Pa Certified Inspectors Inc. | February 27, 2015 |
Performance Systems Development | October 15, 2015 |
Penn State Inspection Agency | January 11, 2006 |
Pennsylvania Association of Zoning Officials | September 16, 2010 |
Pennsylvania Concrete Masonry Association | May 16, 2014 |
Pennsylvania Concrete Promotion Council | November 17, 2004 |
Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance, Inc. | January 14, 2016 |
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute | May 24, 2012 |
Pennsylvania Ski Area Association | September 1, 2022 |
Pfleiderer Electrical Consulting | June 17, 2013 |
Phillie Electrical Inspections | September 19, 2013 |
Phoenix Safety & Associates, LLC | February 12, 2012 |
Pittsburgh Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 542 | June 13, 2013 |
Powers Fasteners, Inc. | February 19, 2010 |
Print-O-Stat | May 7, 2012 |
QDOT Engineering, LLC | June 27, 2016 |
RedVector.Com | April 28, 2015 |
Resource Dynamics/Green Building Education | November 12, 2009 |
RG Electrical Inspection Agency | July 5, 2023 |
Robertson Heating Supply | January 8, 2019 |
Schneider Electric | February 18, 2005 |
Scranton Electricians' JATC (Local # 81) | January 23, 2007 |
SE Solutions LCC | October 6, 2016 |
Simpson Strong-Tie Corporation Inc. | February 19, 2008 |
Smoke Guard Corporation | January 10, 2005 |
Specialty Product & Insulation Company | March 9, 2007 |
Stark Safety Consultants | August 25, 2021 |
State Inspection Authority | March 26, 2021 |
Steamfitter L.U 449 | September 9, 2019 |
Steel Joist Institute | February 12, 2013 |
Structural Building Components Association | August 29, 2008 |
Superior Industrial Insulation Company | February 14, 2012 |
Superior Walls of America, Ltd. | September 27, 2006 |
Tapco Group | March 11, 2011 |
Technical Education Services | January 11, 2006 |
Technical Sales & Consulting, LLC | May 20, 2022 |
The Boeing Company | June 2, 2021 |
The Center for Campus Fire Safety | June 19, 2013 |
Thermal Ceramics, Inc. | April 6, 2007 |
Tri State ASHI | August 19, 2015 |
Tyco | July 9, 2012 |
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) | July 12, 2002 |
United Inspection Agency | July 26, 2004 |
United Spinal Association | January 13, 2005 |
Urban Engineers, Inc. | June 6, 2019 |
USP Structural Connectors | August 9, 2013 |
VE-Tech | February 20, 2023 |
Vector Solutions | July 14, 2016 |
Victaulic | March 16, 2016 |
Warshauer Electric Supply | March 1, 2023 |
Wilkes-Barre Electrical JATC | June 19, 2013 |
Williams Training Agency | July 13, 2004 |
Zack Academy, Inc. | October 15, 2015 |
Zenith Design Group, Inc. | May 27, 2003 |
ZweigWhite, LLC. | October 28, 2011 |
Organizations or institutions not encompassed within the eight categories listed above and which desire to be approved should download, fill out and submit the application listed at the bottom of this page. It is critical that applicants provide the name of at least one government agency, model code agency, national standards writing organization or professional organization that has granted their members or other individuals continuing education credits for courses provided by the applicant. There is no fee associated with this application. Simply fill out the form and submit it to:
Chief, UCC Division
PA Department of Labor and Industry
651 Boas Street, Room 1613
Harrisburg, PA 17121-0750
If you have questions about the application form, call 717-787-3806, select "1" and then "4".