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Instructions for Earning Online CEUs and Community Education Hours

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  1. Register and create an account or log in to your existing account. NOTE: This is a different username and password than used on your Safe Kids Certification account.
  2. Select a webinar to watch.
  3. Complete the corresponding quiz for the webinar. NOTE: You must be logged into your cpsboard.org profile in order to take the quiz. Quizzes are not required to earn community education hours.
  4. A certificate of completion will be generated when the quiz is successfully completed. The certificate of completion is saved in your cpsboard.org profile. NOTE: You will find a hyperlink to the certificate of completion for any quizzes successfully completed under the heading “Course Info” on the bottom, left side of your cpsboard.org profile page.

Guiding You Every Step of the Way

Questions: Email [email protected]

Technical Education Sessions: Webinars and Quizzes

STOP: Register or log in before beginning a quiz or you will not be able to complete the quiz. Get the Instructions for Earning Online Credits.

  • Presenter content is not a statement from the National Child Passenger Safety Board
  • Each webinar below is worth 1 CPST CEU unless otherwise noted.
  1. After the Crash: Why Size Appropriate Child Seats Matter | Quiz (May 28, 2020)
  2. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: How Pediatric Anatomy Affects Injuries | Quiz (Dec. 10, 2020)
  3. How to Know if a Car Seat is Legit – Or Not! | Quiz (SPECIAL: 1.5 CPS CEUs) (Content approved April 14, 2021)
  4. Is it OK to be Little? Is it OK to be Big? How Can You be Sure I Am Safe? | Quiz (June 10, 2020)
  5. LATCH Lessons from the LATCH Manual |Post-Presentation Questions & Answers | Quiz (May 28, 2021)
  6. LATCH Manual 201: Take it to the Next Level | Quiz (April 27, 2020)*
  7. Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety Update: Part 1 | Quiz (Feb. 4, 2021)
  8. Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety Update: Part 2 | Quiz (Feb. 11, 2021)
  9. Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety Update: Part 3 | Quiz (Feb. 18, 2021)
  10. Navigating Non-Standard LATCH & Other Misuse | Quiz (March 23, 2020)
  11. Pickups: Meeting the Tethering Challenge | Quiz (January 2021)
  12. Summer Infant and Transporting Tiny Passengers | Quiz (Content approved April 14, 2021)

* – The concepts in this presentation, though demonstrated using the 2019 LATCH Manual, apply to the current 2021 manual. The 2021 edition should now be used when educating caregivers.

Car Seat Manufacturer Sessions: Webinars and Quizzes

STOP: Register or log in before beginning a quiz or you will not be able to complete the quiz. Get the Instructions for Earning Online Credits.

  • Presenter content is not a statement from the National Child Passenger Safety Board
  • Each webinar below is worth 1 CPST CEU unless otherwise noted.

1. Britax Birth to Big Kid Overview | Quiz (June 10, 2021)

2. Chicco | Quiz (April 27, 2021)

3. Clek | Quiz (Aug. 18, 2020)

4. Diono | Quiz (March 11, 2020)

5. Goodbaby | Quiz (March 9, 2021)

6. KidsEmbrace | Quiz (July 16, 2020)

7. mifold Comfort: Scientific Substantiation for Heightless Booster Seats | Quiz (Nov. 20, 2020)

8. Nuna | Quiz (April 30, 2020)

9. Summer Infant and Transporting Tiny Passengers | Quiz (Content approved April 14, 2021)

10. UPPAbaby | Quiz (Sept. 24, 2020)

Community Education: Webinars

The recorded webinars below meet Community Education requirements. There is no quiz associated with an individual webinar (quizzes are only required for CEU sessions). Community Education is not audited and no proof of completion is provided. After you watch the webinar, enter it in your online profile. You can mix and match to total one hour (minimum requirement).

CPST Instructors can now submit additional Community Education hours in place of teaching hours. These may be earned by watching the approved webinars (marked with an *) below.

  1. Beyond Inspections: CPS Technicians Teaching Classes (60 min)
  2. Child Passenger Safety Virtual Education (44 min)
  3. CPS Course Finalization (25 min)*
  4. CPS and Head Start (60 min)
  5. Engaging Technicians and Parents (30 min)*
  6. Identifying and Maximizing the Teachable Moments (60 min)*
  7. LATCH Manual 101 (2021 Update) (31 min)* 
  8. Lead Instructors: Before and After a Cert Course (45 min)*
  9. Lead Instructors: During a Cert Course (35 min)*
  10. Mentoring Makes Us All Stronger (30 min)
  11. Microaggressions: A mini webinar on tiny insults and dismissals (20 min)*
  12. New Curriculum: Preparing the Team and Making Sure Your New Techs Get (and Stay) Involved (55 min)*
  13. Providing Feedback (40 min)*
  14. Safe Sleep and CPS: Recommendations and Policies (60 min)
  15. Sustainability of a CPS Program: Today, Tomorrow and Years to Come (52 min)
  16. Tech Assistant or Course Assistant: There is a Difference (20 min)*
  17. Understanding Bias: A Guide to Working with Caregivers from Other Cultures(60 min)*
  18. Understanding Heatstroke
  19. Using Technology Curbside: Creating an Electronic Toolkit (20 min)
  20. When the Car is Parked: Common Car Seat Challenges & How Manufacturers are Helping (60 min)
  21. Working with Adult Learners (60 min)*

Additional CEU Opportunities

More self-paced online courses that qualify for CEU credit also can be found on the National Child Passenger Safety Certification training portal. Learn how to use this portal and register for an account.