Continuing Education for General Contractors Courses

NC General Contractors are required to complete 8 hours of continuing education in order to renew their license. We will be providing CE courses from August  - November., throughout Haywood and Jackson Counties.

There will be a 2-hour mandatory course along with 6 hours of elective courses required each year.

We will offer a variety of topics for the elective courses, all of which will be NC Builder Institute (NCBI) courses.

Background Information: 

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

• Eight 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 with information about changes in the laws and rules and other content applicable to general contracting.

• The remaining 6 hours will be divided into two- and four-hour elective courses.

The Smoky Mountain Home Builders Association is a North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors (NCLBGC) Provider. This allows us to offer the North Carolina Builder Institute approved courses. 

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. 

Requirement Summary 

• CE courses will begin in August 2020. 
• 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 NCLBGC 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. 
• We are offering 8 hours of CE in a single day 
• The CE year begins January 1 and ends on November 30 annually. Classes will not be offered during the month of December. 

Smoky Mountain Home Builders Association will offer classes in the following locations:

Haywood, Sylva, Cashiers, and Highlands NC for your convenience, on the following dates:

August 11, August 20, September 8, October 1, October 15, November 5, 2020 

Smoky Mountain HBA - Member Rates: $195, 8-hours of CE (Lunch provided)

Non-member Rates: $225, 8-hours of CE (Lunch Provided)

There is a $25 Fee if class transfer is needed, and made more than 2 weeks from class date: No transfer can be made within 2 weeks of class.  No Refund will be given for cancellations.

Registration Instructions Online - To register for 8-hours of CE on a specific date, mark the class date, scan, email and pay with Credit Card, by providing information on form.

Registration by Mail - Mail completed form along with credit card information or a check payable to Smoky Mountain HBA to Smoky Mountain HBA PO Box 162, Waynesville, NC 28786. Registration & payment must be done at the same time.

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