Education
Chapter Hosted Continuing Education
The Florida Chapter ASLA offers numerous opportunities for continuing education courses (CEC's) at the Section level throughout the year. We also provide CEC classes at our annual conference.
Please contact your Section Chair for upcoming CEC opportunites.
Education Committee - Future Plans
Emily O'Mahoney, Chair
FLASLA Education Committee
I am excited about getting things done! Do you know why? Because we have an Association Manager who will help us! Thank you Sue for your great ideas. Our goal is to provide a two-year calendar, matching the license renewal cycle. The membership will be able to plan when and where they will gain their credits. It will enable us to be proactive in finding courses and people, prepackaged and customized, that meet the needs of the whole membership. We will work with the Conference Committee to ensure the educational tracks at the annual chapter conference work within the plan.
Courses we have in mind are:
- Storm Water Management
- Florida Building Codes
- Taking Landscape Architecture to School – K12 – College
- Cisterns
- Water Reuse
- Green Roof
We are currently developing some courses and the Education Committee will meet fully for the first time on Monday, December 10, 2007 to get the plan moving forward. Please contact Emily O'Mahoney if you have questions at 561.575.9557 or Emily@landscape-architects.com.
Required Continuing Education for Florida Landscape Architects
Florida Law requires that Landscape Architects complete approved continuing education courses in order to renew their licenses on a biennial period. Licensees who fail to take the required hours will not be able to renew their licenses and the license will become delinquent or void. Also, licensees attempting to renew without the required continuing education may be fined up to $500. You are encouraged to take these courses as soon as possible to prevent any delays during the renewal period. Refer to the DBPR Continuing Education Providers list for more information.
ASLA National Professional Development Programs on ASLA Online
ASLA provides professional development opportunities for landscape architects using online learning formats. That means that no matter where you are, day or night if you have access to the internet, you can remain current on the latest developments in landscape architecture. Landscape architects can participate in live Online Desktop seminars, view archived versions of the live seminars or read Landscape Architecture Technical Information Series (LATIS) publications and complete a self-study exam to earn professional develop hours. Online Desktop seminars are worth 1.5 Professional Development Hours and LATIS publications are worth 5 PDHs. Members can access LATIS through the Professional Practice Library of ASLA Online - make sure to log in as a member) and Desktop seminars at: www.asla.org/desktop.htm. It is easy to register for a Desktop Seminar. Just print out the registration form and mail or fax your completed form back to ASLA national.
Currently, there are five LATIS publications on line and 40 Desktop seminars. Topics include Security Design, Context Sensitive Solutions, Stream Restoration and Therapeutic Gardens.
Florida Institutions with Programs in Landscape Architecture
For additional accredited colleges throughout the US and Canada that offer landscape architecture programs, click here.
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