For Certified Technicians

How to Re-certify

Complete Five Seat Checks Approved by an Instructor

Five seat checks approved by a certified instructor (you may use the technician proxy option). You can do the checks at any time during your certification cycle as long as they are entered online and a certified instructor approves them before your re-certification date.
- Rear-facing infant child safety seat
- Rear-facing convertible child safety seat
- Forward-facing child safety seat with harness
- Belt-positioning booster
- Installation with LATCH
Details at http://www.safekids.org/certification/recertification/regRequirments.html#log

Participation in at least one two-hour checkup event with at least one other CPS technician using any standardized checklist to provide documentation, if needed.

OR
Provide at least four hours of community education. Examples include making presentations to parents, educators, kids, organizations (such as PTAs or law enforcement), or other stakeholders who are not technicians.

A minimum of six hours of CPS technical continuing education units earned and reported during a current two-year certification cycle.
Categories of CEUs
1. In-person Session/Workshop (maximum 6 CEUs)
2. Teleconferences (maximum 5 CEUs)
3. Online/Web sessions (maximum 5 CEUs)
  - Passenger Safety offers a 5 Hour Online CEU Course at: http://extensiononline.tamu.edu/login.php?CourseId=109
4. Newsletters/Manuals/Journals (maximum 3 CEUs

To get to the payment screen, you must have:
- All five seat checks approved
- Entered at least six CEUs
- Entered your community event information
Once all three are done, you will see a “Click Here to Continue” button which will take you to the payment screens. Once your registration is complete, your re-certification will be processed in two to four days.

Contact National Safe Kids at 877-366-8154
Contact Passenger Safety
- Myrna Hill - 979-862-4658/210-452-1496 or mrhill@ag.tamu.edu
- Bev Kellner - 979-862-1782/979-571-3925 or bkellner@ag.tamu.edu