» Professional Education Units
Ranken is pleased to offer Professional Education Units (PEU) of instruction to assist in the plumbing and mechanical code licensure process for St. Louis County. Our PEU courses are approved by the Board of Plumbing Examiners and the Board of Examiners for Mechanical
Licensing. Core and trade PEUs are available for HVAC servicer-installers, pipefitters, sheet metal workers, sprinkler-fitters, plumbers and drain layers.
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Continuing Education Requirements For License Renewal
Below you will find the specific requirements for license renewal in St. Louis County for plumbing and mechanical code. For more information about the requirements or the complete set of rules, please contact the St. Louis County Department of Public Works at (314) 615-5000.
Board of Examiners for Mechanical Licensing
Rules Concerning Continuing Education Requirements
of St. Louis County Mechanical Code on Renewal of Journeyman Licenses
Section 1: Requirements
The provisions of Section 101A.3.2, paragraph 5 of the Mechanical Code concerning renewal of Journeyman licenses state the following:
Effective January 1, 2003, all licensed Journeymen seeking renewal shall furnish proof of twelve (12) Professional Education Units (24 hours) received within the last three (3) years on the then current Mechanical Code or accepted practices in the performance of work covered by the then current Mechanical Code or equivalent proof of maintaining and improving Journeymen work skills as determined and approved by the Board. Said proof shall be provided at the time of renewal. There may be a carryover for four (4) Professional Education Units (8 hours) in excess of the required hours to the next license cycle.
The full set of rules concerning continuing education requirements is available here.
Board of Plumbing Examiners
Rules for Continuing Education Requirements
Section 1103.150
Section 1: Requirements
1. Each licensee who holds an active license shall complete, during the three (3)-year license period prior to renewal, as a condition precedent to license renewal a minimum of twelve (12) PEU’s (Professional Education Units) of instruction approved for continuing education credit by the Board of Plumbing Examiners, pro-rated per each complete or partial active year of license. An active license is any license issued by the St. Louis County except those which have been placed on inactive status by a licensee, pursuant to Section 1103.150SLCRO 1974 as amended.
Professional education obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills and knowledge obtained for initial licensing, and to develop skills and knowledge relevant to the requirements of the Chapter 1103, SLCRO 1974 as amended (“Plumbing Code”). Licensees will receive credit for approved courses taken after July 1, 1998.
The full set of rules for continuing education requirements is available here.
Learn how many core and trade PEUs may be earned with each course ( ).
What's Next?
Courses are filling very quickly! To register for one or more of these PEU courses, please print the application( ) complete and return it via mail or fax to:
Ranken Technical College
4431 Finney Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113
Fax: (314) 371-0241
If you are registering for Backflow Prevention Certification or Recertification, you must also include the American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) application.
Payment information must be complete on each application. Please contact the Admissions Office at (314) 286-4809, toll-free at (866) 4-RANKEN or via email at PEU@ranken.edu with questions.
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