General Contractors in NC must complete Continuing Education to renew a license.

High Point Area Builders Association is offering Continuing Education to assist GCs in meeting this requirement during 2024.

Cost:

  • HBA Members  (HPABA will honor membership in any HBA, with verification.)
    • 8-hours = $160
    • 6-hours = $120
    • 4-hours = $80
    • 2-hours = $40
  • Non-HBA Members (Non-Members receive a membership discount if they join when registering or within 30-days of class.)
    • 8-hours = $190
    • 6-hours = $142.50
    • 4-hours = $95
    • 2-hours = $47.50

All 8-hours dates include the 2-hour Mandatory course and 6-hours of electives.  There are a few dates with 4-hours only, some will be all elective hours, some will include a 2-hour elective and the 2-hour Mandatory .  You may register for each course individually or the full day.

Virtual Dates – Zoom (click to register)

  • Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 — 8-hours offered  [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, First Response on a Jobsite]
  • Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024 — 8-hours offered [Courses:  Mandatory, Workplace Wellness, First Response on a Jobsite]
  • Additional dates are pending.  Please contact the office if none of these dates work for you and we will see if a date can be secured to meet your needs, including evenings and weekends.

In-Person Dates (click to register)

  • Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024  [Courses:  Mandatory, Compression CPR & AED Machines, First Response on a Jobsite]
  • Additional dates are pending.  Please contact the office if none of these dates work for you and we will see if a date can be secured to meet your needs, including evenings and weekends.

Location for In-Person Class:  The Rustic Roost (small event center), 119 Sealy Rd, Trinity, NC 27370

We are striving for small class sizes for more dynamic interactions.  Maximum registrations = 30 GCs

For in-person dates only, lunch is available for $10.

JCBIA:  Johnston County Building Industry Association (click to register)

These courses will be held in the Smithfield, NC office.  Lunch for those dates is sponsored.

  • JCBIA:  August 28, 2024
  • JCBIA:  September 18, 2024
  • JCBIA:  October 23, 2024
  • JCBIA:  November 15, 2024

Courses and Times:

All dates include the full 8-hours of CE needed for GC License renewal, including the 2-hour Mandatory and 6-hours of electives.

All dates begin at 8am, unless otherwise noted.  Lunch is 30 minutes.  We strive to be done by 4:30pm.

You may select courses individually or all 8-hours.

Contact the office if you wish to register via a paper form (336-885-5687 or execofficer@highpointbuilders.com).

 


For Reference:  Visit the NC Licensing Board for General Contractors @ www.nclbgc.org for full details about CE.

General Statute 87-10.2 states that North Carolina licensed general contractors will be required to complete continuing education (CE) beginning with 2021 license renewals.

If you did not take CE during 2022 you cannot renew your license for 2023 until you do.  Your window to do so is from January 1 – February 28, 2023.  The 2-hr 2021 Mandatory course may only be taken online via the Licensing Board.  The remaining 6-hrs can be taken with us prior to the end of February.  If you complete these 8-hrs, you still need an additional 8-hrs during 2023 to renew your 2024 license.

Courses

  • CE courses begin on January 1, 2024.
  • 8 hours of CE must be completed in order to renew a license by at least one qualifier for licensees in the license classifications of Building, Residential and Unclassified.  For the Unclassified license, it shall be the qualifier who has passed the Building examination.
  • The 8-hour course requirement includes a mandatory 2-hour course produced by the Board with information about changes in the laws and rules and other content applicable to general contracting.
  • The remaining 6 hours will be elective courses produced by outside providers, submitted to and approved by the Board.

Timing

  • The CE year begins January 1 and ends on November 30 annually.
  • Classes will not be offered during the month of December by any provider in the state.