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Earn AIA continuing education credits from National Gypsum

Feb 21, 2023

Strengthen your knowledge and earn required credits with free AIA-approved continuing education courses

While National Gypsum Company is best known as one of the industry’s top providers of reliable, high-performance building products, we’re also committed to providing the building design and construction community access to free AIA-approved continuing education credits through onsite and online courses.

National Gypsum’s Building Knowledge Together® continuing education program courses are developed to provide designers information that qualifies as health, safety, and welfare (HSW) by AIA’s Continuing Education Standards definition.

“When we submit a course to AIA for HSW approval, we are required to include justification of how our content specifically addresses the health, safety and welfare of the occupants of the built environment,” said Amy Hockett, National Gypsum’s Manager, Architectural Services & Sustainability. “We know our customers need educational credits to maintain licensure — and the Building Knowledge Together program allows National Gypsum to provide specific, timely industry information to educate them quickly on relevant topics that are integral to every building type.”

“National Gypsum provides so much more than a product,” said Jaysen Good, IPG, Incorporated: Architects & Planners. “They offer courses that provide comprehensive explanations to assemblies and principals vital to architectural design and construction.”

With a wide variety of free programs available — all of which qualify for AIA HSW learning units — participants can choose course topics related to product application, technical standards and industry trends. These continuing education credits are suitable for architects, specification writers, design professionals, facility managers, school system building groups, in-house architects, architecture students and building owners.

“There are two primary values in taking a CEU course from National Gypsum: One, it helps our staff meet their AIA and state continuing education requirements. Two, our staff usually receives valuable information that we can utilize almost immediately from a product representative that we can trust,” said Patrick A. White, project architect at RLF, Architecture Engineering Interiors.

Onsite continuing education from National Gypsum

In-person courses are taught onsite and facilitated by National Gypsum certified presenters. In addition to qualifying for AIA credits, these in-person courses help educate new professionals entering the industry, keep existing professionals updated on changes and enhancements, and can advance the knowledge base for a wide cross-section of an architecture firm’s staff.

“National Gypsum offers educational programs relevant to both your newest employees and your more experienced staff,” explained Scott Hughes, construction design manager with National Gypsum. “Covering topics like UL designs, STC ratings, indoor air quality and the five levels of finish, just to name a few, we will help you train your staff in both systems solutions and product knowledge.”

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“There are two primary values in taking a CEU course from National Gypsum: One, it helps our staff meet their AIA and state continuing education requirements. Two, our staff usually receives valuable information that we can utilize almost immediately from a product representative that we can trust.”

Patrick A. White

Patrick A. White

Project ArchitectRLF, Architecture Engineering Interiors

Continuing education courses online

National Gypsum’s online courses are a convenient way to access on-demand videos that qualify for continuing education credits.

“Our online courses provide an easy and convenient way to earn AIA credits,” added Hockett. “The same rigor that goes into developing our in-person programs goes into creating these online courses, all of which are submitted for AIA HSW credit approval.”

Enrollment for these five online courses is easy and free via National Gypsum’s partnership with Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. A certificate of completion is available immediately after successfully completing a 10-question exam, with an 80% or better score required to receive AIA credit.


Building Knowledge Together

Our Building Knowledge Together program answers the need for free, convenient continuing education courses. National Gypsum draws on identified market needs, including technical knowledge gaps and common challenges, to develop a course curriculum that is both high value and relevant to professionals working in the construction industry.

“The content within each course is developed through consulting with subject matter experts, verified with industry-approved documents and codes, and submitted to AIA for review and approval,” said Hockett. “Education is at the heart of our trusted advisor ethos.”

Explore all of the continuing education programs provided by National Gypsum.