Continuing Professional Development For Engineering, Engineering Technology, And Industry Personnel

West Virginia was one of the first states to require continuing professional development to maintain professional engineering licensure; as a result, the engineering and education communities in West Virginia were at the front of the curve in developing a sustained continuing education program to serve engineers in the state. Furthermore, we have developed partnerships and coordinated efforts of colleges, universities, professional organizations, and other participants in offering affordable continuing education programs through Annual Spring and Fall Technical Conferences, EXPO (statewide Architectural, Engineering & Construction programs), and various specialty programs, seminars, and workshops. Fairmont State College has played a central role in developing a consortium of faculty, trainers, and subject matter experts to respond to industry requests instantly through a regional training network. Career development programs in project management, scheduling, CPM, total quality management, statistical process control, AutoCAD, SurvCADD, safety engineering, materials engineering, surveying, electronics, materials testing, business management, computer applications, customer service, problem solving, decision making, process reengineering, quality systems, occupational safety and safe work practices, OSHA compliance, supervisory skills, team development, and many others have been developed. These programs draw participation from all types of technical personnel to include engineers, engineering technologists, technicians, and industry line workers.