Course Accreditation

• Must provide a Continuing Education Certificate/Letter of Completion to all eligible attendees.
  • The Certificate/Letter must contain all the information highlighted in the accreditation confirmation email that is sent to the course liaison once/if a course is approved.
• Must have regular evaluation of course content to monitor the quality of the material and ensure it meets current industry standards.
• Is responsible for verifying the qualifications of individual instructors and monitoring their continued effectiveness in the delivery of the material.
• Is responsible for having and maintaining attendance registers for RIBO verification. (We would recommend that you have individuals sign your attendance registers.)
• Cannot provide a certificate unless the individual attended the entire course/seminar.
• We accredit instructional time only. Breaks, Q&A, and group discussions are not eligible for RIBO hours.

• Must fall within the definitions of Management, Technical, Professional Development, or Ethics categories as outlined in the Continuing Education Requirements.
• Must contain at least 30 minutes of instruction.
• Annual Meetings and Affiliate Meetings in general do not qualify for accreditation unless there is an educational component.
• Each session may receive a maximum of 6 Continuing Education hours.

• Must fall within the definitions of Management, Technical, Professional Development, or Ethics categories as outlined in the Continuing Education Requirements.
• Must be at least half an hour or more in length, excluding time required for tests or assignments, to be eligible for accreditation.
• Must have an assignment/workbook component assessed by the provider prior to receiving a completion certificate.

Please note: A certificate will not be issued by the seminar/course provider unless the individual attended the entire course/seminar.

All sessions delivered virtually must include a method for monitoring attendance and participation:

• Session is live where presenters can see and interact with all attendees at all times
• A quiz/assessment is in place that all attendees must complete before they can receive their Continuing Education hours

For those looking to accredit a conference under a single application, please include the following as part of your application:

1. Timed agenda
2. Detailed outline and presentation slides for each session of the conference
3. Details for how attendance and participation will be monitored and recorded for each session
4. Confirmation that only those who attend the entirety of the conference will receive RIBO CE hours.

You may not allow brokers to ‘pick and choose’ which sessions they attend, if you choose to accredit your conference as a whole under a single accreditation application. Brokers must attend each and every session of the conference. If they miss any section, they will not be eligible to receive RIBO CE hours. Please indicate in your application if any sessions will be occurring concurrently. Cases will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to determine how RIBO CE hours may be allocated and how attendance requirements will be determined.

Each day of the conference may receive up to a maximum of 3 RIBO CE hours, and a single conference may receive up to 6 RIBO CE hours overall.

If you wish to have each individual section of your conference accredited so that brokers may receive CE hours based on which ones they attend, you will need to submit a separate accreditation application for each of those sessions.