Alaska Plumbing Continuing Education
Our Alaska Plumbing continuing education courses are approved by the state to satisfy your continuing education requirements. We are approved with the Alaska Department of Labor to offer the Plumbing Continuing Education you need, as @ 1 Attempt!
Alaska 16 Hour Plumber Renewal Package
This 16 hour package was designed with the plumber in mind, and contains all of the required code and industry related topics for renewing your license. The course begins with a comprehensive industry related class on all aspects of residential water heaters followed by an in-depth survey of some of the most often cited violations in plumbing and how to address them. Then, this package provides an introduction to the Uniform Plumbing Code, and covers all the major changes made to the UPC.
Each of these topics work together to give you all of the code training you need to renew your license, all at your own pace!
Alaska 8 Hour Plumbing CE Industry-Related: Water Heaters & Common Problems
This class provides eight hours of content on topics central to the plumbing trades. It includes a comprehensive class on all aspects of residential water heaters followed by an in-depth survey of some of the most often cited violations and thorny plumbing areas and how to address them.
Alaska 8 Hour Plumbing CE: Industry-Related: Sanitary Drainage, Rainwater, Graywater and OWTS
This class provides eight hours of content on topics central to the plumbing trades. It begins with a comprehensive course of study on all aspects of residential and commercial sanitary drainage systems, followed by a survey of the most recent developments in grease interceptors. This is followed with a survey in the principles and specific applications of Rainwater Harvesting in Alaska. The final part of the class covers two related topics, both experiencing rapid changes - POWTS (Private Onsite Water Treatment Systems) and systems that reuse graywater.
Alaska 8 Hour 2018 UPC Code Update Course
This 8 hour course was designed with the plumber in mind, and contains all of the required code topics for renewing your license. The course includes an introduction to the Uniform Plumbing Code, and covers the major changes made to the UPC.
Each of these topics work together to give you all of the code training you need to renew your license, all at your own pace!
CE Requirements to Renew an AK Plumbers License
- Plumbing professions including Plumber Gas, Plumber Utility, Journeyman Plumber licensees, and Mechanical Administrators must obtain 8 hours of continuing education on the currently adopted UPC every two years to renew their license.
- In addition, Journeyman Plumbers must obtain an additional 8 hours of continuing education on industry related topics.

Alaska State Approval Letters
THE STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Commerce, Community,
and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806
Main: 907.465.2550
Fax: 907.465.2974
@ 1 Attempt
1383 2ND AVE.
GOLD HILL, OR 97525
Course Name; Alaska 8 Hour 2018 UPC Update Course
Credit Type: Code / Industry Related
Credit Hours: 8
ONLINE Anytime
Instructors: Chris D'Amato
THE STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Commerce, Community,
and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0806
Main: 907.465.2550
Fax: 907.465.2974
@ 1 Attempt
1383 2ND AVE.
GOLD HILL, OR 97525
November 6, 2019
To Continuing Education Provider:
I am pleased to inform you that the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing has approved the course listed below for continuing education for Mechanical Administrators and/or Journeyman Plumbers.
Mechanical Administrators in the State of Alaska are required to obtain eight hours of UPC and/or eight hours
of IMC continuing education depending upon their license category (ies), every two years, based on the current state adopted codes or their later revisions.
Journeyman Plumbers in the State of Alaska are required to obtain 16 hours of continuing education with at least 8 hours of UPC code credit. To be approved for continuing education credit, courses must be based on the codes currently adopted by the State of Alaska.
Please continue to submit information on any additional courses that you would like to have reviewed for approval.
You may view approved continuing education courses on our website at: http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/pmec3.htm
Course # 16686
Course Name; Alaska 8 Hour Water Heaters & Common Problems
Exp. Date: 12/31/21
Credit Type: Industry Related
Credit Hours: 8
* Course credit will not be approved for the 'student if a more recent version of the code has been adopted at the time the course was taken.*
Sincerely,
Jerry Hannasch Licensing Examiner