Florida Contractor Continuing Education Requirements


The State of Florida requires contractors certified or registered by the CILB to complete 14 hours of continuing education courses for license renewal every two years. However, if you received your license within the last year, you may not need to take 14 credit hours this renewal period.







Date Registered or Certified Credit Hours Required to Renew Recommended Courses
Before September 1, 2010 14 14 Hour Package
September 1, 2010 - August 31, 2011 7 7 Hour GSI CILB Course
Since August 31, 2011 0 None


Unsure how many hours you need? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us.



GSI Courses


GSI offers easy and convenient classroom courses in locations throughout Florida (view our 2012 Course Schedule). All courses are board-approved and satisfy Florida Contractor Continuing Education requirements for ALL contractors:



  • General
  • Building
  • Residential
  • Sheet Metal
  • Roofing
  • Class A & B Air Conditioning
  • Air Conditioning Service
  • Mechanical
  • Commercial Pool/Spa
  • Residential Pool/Spa
  • Swimming Pool/Spa Service
  • Plumbing
  • Underground Utility and Excavation
  • Residential Solar Water Heating Specialty
  • Solar
  • Specialty Structure
  • Pollutant Storage System Specialty
  • Gypsum Drywall Specialty
  • Gas Line Specialty
  • Internal Pollutant Storage Tank Lining Applicator
  • Precision Tank Tester
  • Specialty Glass and Glazing
  • Swimming Pool Specialties
  • Marine Specialty










If you need 14 credit hours
...GSI recommends our convenient CILB License Continuing Education Package: 2010 Florida Contractor Continuing Education Package





If you need 7 credit hours
...either of these 7hr courses will satisfy the CILB License requirement:

A: Contractor Legal Compliance Course and the Advanced Building Code Requirement

- or -

B: Successful Construction Business Operations and Management







Why GSI?




• Take 2-day course and satisfy all of your required 14 hours!



• Take 1-day course and satisfy 7 hours in one day!



• We maintain accurate up-to-date records of your GSI continuing education hours.



• You licensing Law Resource.



• Convenient Course Locations, Dates & Times.



• Rapid reporting of course attendance to state the next business day.







Questions?


We’re here to help you through the license renewal process. If you have more questions or simply want more information, choose one of the options below:



Frequently Asked Questions

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