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Texas Association for Interior Design

Life Long Learning- Interior Design CEPHs
Continuing education in interior design emphasizes competencies, knowledgeand kills in a specific subject with the goal of enhancing an individual's performance.

A CEPH is a continuing education profession hour. One clock hour of

instruction equates to .1 CEPH: therefore 1.0 CEPH is equal to ten contract hours of instruction (excluding breaks and meals)

IDCEC is Interior Design Continuing Education Council. IDCEC has six

member organizations involved in joint approval of CEPHs.

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
Interior Designers of Canada (IDC)
Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Course content must focus on specific applications and/or knowledge

that directly relates to the practice of interior design.

Subject matter must be generic in nature, product-oriented material and

promotion of products, services, books, video or audio tapes in strictly
prohibited.

Currently 18 States states or jurisdiction require licensed or registered

interior designers to meet continuing education requirements:

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, DC, Wisconsin

For class information in Texas, contact www.supporttaid.org

6/1/2002