14 Hour Minnesota Contractor Continuing Education Package
14h packageThis package fulfills requirements for Minnesota contractor license renewal. Courses include:
6 Hour Residential Contractor Course 1
6h courseThis 6-hour online course is approved by the state of Minnesota for continuing education credit. This course covers OSHA, Project Management, Professionalism, Business Contracts, and Masonry.
6 Hour Residential Contractor Course 2
6h courseThis 6-hour course is intended to provide contractors in the state of Minnesota with continuing education required to maintain their contractor's license. This course covers project estimation and job costing, liability and risk management, building a structure’s exterior shell, and marketing and sales.
7 Hour Business Practices Package
7h packageThis 7 hour package examines what it means to establish and manage a business. This package is intended for contractors in the State of Minnesota, and will satisfy the 1 Hour of Business Management requirement. In this course we will examine the following topics:
Construction Practices for Contractors
6.25h courseThe principal focus of this class is specialty construction practices including roof maintenance, construction of buildings in cold climates and lead safety.
1h courseThis 1 hour course on business management is designed for contractors in Minnesota. This course will cover topics such as starting a business, writing a business plan, principles of management, accounting, and employee relations. This course meets requirement for 1 hour of business management.
1 Hour Business Management for Contractors
1h courseThis 1 hour course on business management is designed for contractors in Minnesota. This course will cover topics such as starting a business, writing a business plan, principles of management, accounting, and employee relations. This course meets requirement for 1 hour of business management.
1 Hour Residential Energy Code Review
1h courseA 1-hour review of the residential portion of the Minnesota Energy Code. The class covers the adoption process of the 2024 Commercial Code and the ongoing process of adopting a new residential code in 2025. Every significant amendment to IECC-2012 when adapting it for the Minnesota Residential Energy Code is illustrated and discussed as a helpful review as well as in anticipation that many of the same amendments and issues will arise when adapting IECC-2021 for Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) lays out very clear continuing education (CE) guidelines for a variety of license types, including residential contractors and building officials:
Building officials also have a two-year certificate period, which means they need to complete their CE hours on a biennial basis. The hours you need can be either code or non-code, but make sure you're taking the appropriate number of hours for your specific license type. The DLI requirements are as follows:
