A licensed Utah Contractor must, by law, complete six hours of continuing education each licensing period (so, every two years). Three hours of this must be 'core' education, and the rest can be either 'core' or'professional' education. This is a statutory requirement, and details about it can be found under the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Rule . Specifically, In accordance with Subsections 58-55-501(21) and 58-1-308(3)(b)(i), there is established a continuing education requirement for license renewal. Each licensee, or the licensee's qualifier, or an officer, director or supervising individual, as designated by the licensee, shall comply with the continuing education requirements set forth in Section R156-55a-303b. Core continuing education is defined by the statute as approved sessions that relate to construction codes, construction laws, OSHA 10, or OSHA30 safety training, governmental regulations pertaining to the construction trades, and employee verification and payment practices. Professional continuing education is defined as substantive subjects dealing with the practice of the construction trades, including land development, land use, planning and zoning, energy conservation, professional development, arbitration practices, estimating, finance and bookkeeping, marketing techniques, servicing clients, personal and property protection for the licensee and the licensee's clients and other, similar topics. Its critical to your license that you understand the different between acceptable and unacceptable course material to satisfy this statute. Not acceptable toward core education or professional education hours are: mechanical office and business skills such as typing, speed reading, memory improvement, and report writing; physical well-being or personal development such as personal motivation, stress management,management, dress for success, or similar subjects; presentations by a supplier or a supplier representative to promote a particular product or line of products; and meetings held in conjunction with the general business of the licensee or employer. To insure you are taking courses that will satisfy the state requirements, let us arrange your continuing education courses for you. Just click here for upcoming education. We'll make absolutely sure that your courses meet all the requirements and standards, including the timing of each each hour of continuing education course credit must consist of 50 minutes of education in the form of seminars, lectures, conferences, training sessions, or virtual (online) learning modules. For more information on licensee continuing education for the State of Utah, give us a call or click here .