The CPBT-KA credential is valid for 5 years from the date it is awarded. To renew the credential a certificant must either re-take the examination after 5 years or accumulate sixty Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) by attending IATCB approved workshops, seminars, classes, or conferences.
IATCB accepts applications from teachers, instructors, and hosts of such events using a CEU request form. If you wish to have an event that you are attending evaluated for IATCB CEUs please ask the host to complete the form and email it to IATCB.
When you attend an event that has been approved by IATCB for CEUs, please use the Event Attendance form and email it to ceus@iatcb.org to claim your CEUs
Earn CEUs for writing test items.
Certificants may earn CEUs by writing test items. One CEU is awarded for every 5 test items accepted. Test items are questions and four "answers" to the question. Only one answer should be correct, with the other three answers being distractors. Distractors should seem plausible and not obviously incorrect.
Download the Item Developers' Guide written by our testing company, PTC, for full details of item writing. Email your test items to IATCB.
Events approved for IATCB CEUs
This is a dynamic list so please return to this page periodically to check for the latest updates.
| Event | CEUs |
| AZA - Managing Animal Enrichment & Training Programs | 30 |
| AZA - Principles of Program Animal Management | 30 |
| AZA Animal Training Applications in Zoo and Aquarium Settings | 30 |
| Clicker Training with Horses | 20 |
| AZA Virtual Course - Behavioral Husbandry Best Practices for your Animal Welfare Program | 14 |
| IAATE 2023 - Expanding our Feedback Loop: Evolving the Ways to Give Feedback to our Peers Workshop | 1.5 |
| IAATE 2023 - Personal Passion and the Perfect Presentation Workshop | 1.5 |
| IAATE 2023 - Taking a Step Back: Giving Raptors Control over Basic Behaviors Workshop | 1.5 |
| IAATE 2023 Workshop - A Didactic Dialog About Expert Training | 1.5 |
| IAATE Annual Conference 2023 - Thursday | 5 |
| IAATE Annual Conference 2023 - Saturday | 6 |
| IAATE immersion workshop 2023 | 8 |
| Karen Pryor Dog Trainer Comprehensive Course | 12 |
| Colloque Francophone sur le Comportement Animal et Canin (CFCAC) | 24 |
| Operant Conditioning Workshop (Cincinnati Zoo) | 10 |
| ORCA Wicked Minds | 7 |
| California Condor Conservation | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Ethics (PS) | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - The Ethics of Animal Care | 2 |
| San Diego Global - Fundamentals of Animal Learning | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Fundamentals of Animal Learning - Webinar | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Government Regulations and Inspection Readiness | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Hand Rearing Avian Neonates | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Infection Control in Program Animals | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Introduction to Nutritian | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Operant Conditioning and Behavior Management | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Record Keeping | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Safe Handling and Restraint | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Working safely with Dangerous Animals | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Worms, Germs, and You (Introduction to Zoonotic Diseases) | 0.5 |
| San Diego Global - Zoonotic Disease and Biosecurity | 3 |
| San Diego Global -Enrichment (PS) | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Environmental Enrichment and Adaptive Relevance in Zoos | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Introduction to Enrichment | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Introduction to Nutrician (PS) | 2.5 |
| SanDiego Global - Animal Show Development | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Animal Welfare | 2 |
| SanDiego Global - Interpretation basics (Module 1) | 2.5 |
| SanDiego Global - Interpretation basics (Module II) | 2.5 |
| SanDiego Global - Interpretation basics (Module III) | 2.5 |
| SanDiego Global - Solving Behavior Problems - Agression | 1 |
| SanDiego Global - Bloodborne Pathogens and HIV (PS) | 0.75 |
| San Diego Global - Seven Secrets to Effective Public Speaking | 1 |
| San Diego Global - Conducting Conservation Projects in the Field: Education, Culture & Ethics | 1 |
| SanDiego Global - Government Regulations and Inspection Readiness | 2.5 |
| San Diego Global - Birds | 2 |
| SanDiego Global - Animal Ambassador Management | 2 |
| Smart Reinforcement with Ken Ramirez | 20 |
| Susan Friedman LLA student, TA, or auditor | 16 |
| The Convergence of Human & Animal Training and Technology | 13 |
| Zoo Atlanta - Working Bird Husbandry Workshop | 18.75 |
| Oiled Wildlife Specialist Training | 16 |
| Ken Ramirez course Deep Dive: An Advanced Training Course | 20 |
| Comprehensive Bird Biology - Cornell Lab of Ornithology | 15 |
| Introduction to Raptor Husbandry being taught by Joe and Abbey Krumrie | 12 |
| Animal Welfare Workshop | 8 |
| Nei - Coaches for below workshop | 20 |
| NEI - Professional Contemporary Animal Training and Management Workshop | 30 |
| NEI - Professional Bird of Prey Training and Husbandry Workshop | 30 |
| NEI - Ambassador Animal Training and Welfare Online Course | 8 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Introduction Week - The Future of Zoos | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Introduction Week - Training Panel | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Introduction Week - The Art and Skill of Learning as Humans in the Animal Field | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Introduction Week - Don't Say Don't: Moving Past "How Do I Stop My Animal From…" | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - What’s Emotion Got To Do With It- | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Motivation Week: “What’s the Motivation?” Part I | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Motivation Week: “What’s the Motivation?” Part II | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Motivation Week: Training Panel | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - Control Week: "Control: The Other Primary Reinforcer" Part I | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - Control Week: The Other Primary Reinforcer Part II | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Control Week: Training Panel | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - What Experts Do Week: The Top 10 Behaviors of Expert Trainers | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - What Experts Do Week: The Top 10 Behaviors of Expert Human Mentors | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - What Experts Do Week: Panel Discussion | 1.5 |
| NEI- TEC TALK: Birds of Prey: Moving Past 'Traditional' | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Raptor Enrichment | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK Raptors in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - Ambassador Animal Training and Welfare Course | 8 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Trust Week: The Power of Trust | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Trust Week: Building Your Toolkit for Team Trust | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Trust Week: Training Panel | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Zoo Training Week: Increase Your Reach: Tackling Training the Whole Zoo (and Beyond) | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Zoo Training Week: All Together Now: Considerations for Training Animals in Groups | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Zoo Training Week: NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK -Prompt Week: The Power of Prompts Part I | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Prompt Week: In Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Prompt Week: The Power of Prompts Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Least Instrusive Week - Why Animals Need Trainers Who Support the Least Intrusive Principle: Improving Animal Welfare and Honing Trainers' Skills | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Least Instrusive Week - Handling Animal Mistakes Positively | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Least Instrusive Week - In Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Problem Week: Solving Behavior Problems | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Problem Week: Solving Team Problems | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK: Problem Week: In Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Food Management: A Tool for Optimal Health and Welfare | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Contemporary Diet Management with Birds of Prey | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - NEI TEC in Conversation: Diet Management | 1.5 |
| NEI - TEC TALK - Building Resilience and Assessing Risk | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - Tools for Your Animal’s Best Life | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH-TALK - Resilience and Welfare Assesment, NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - The Next Step in Reptile Training | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - Fundamentals of Reptile Enrichment & Training | 1.5 |
| NEI - TECH TALK - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Shaping Week - Shaping Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Shaping Week - Shaping Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Shaping Week - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Human Week - "Interpersonal Communication Skills" - “Effective Interpersonal Communication Skills: Applying What We Know from Contemporary Animal Training to Human Relationships.” Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Human Week - "Interpersonal Communication Skills" - “Effective Interpersonal Communication Skills: Applying What We Know from Contemporary Animal Training to Human Relationships.” Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Human Week - "Interpersonal Communication Skills" - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI - Parrot Behavior and Training Online Course | 8 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Rehab Raptors Week - "Considerations for Program Success". "Selection Process for Non-Releasable Raptors: The First Step in Bird Welfare" | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Rehab Raptors Week - "Considerations for Program Success". "Welfare as a Continuum: A Practical Approach" | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC: What We've Learned and Where We're Going | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Rehab Raptors Week - "Considerations for Program Success". Welfare and Conservation Messaging of Rehabilitated Raptors/ NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: "Blazing Clickers" Week - Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: "Blazing Clickers" Week - Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: "Blazing Clickers" Week - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Conservation Week - “Twenty Years of Species Recovery – What to do with what we’ve learned”- | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Conservation Week - “The World Parrot Trust's approach to ending trade in wild parrots over the past three decades: saving lives, restoring populations, and empowering conservation” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Conservation Week - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Common Confusions Week - Common Confusions Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Common Confusions Week - Common Confusions Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Common Confusions Week - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Show Production Week - Personal Passion and the Perfect Presentation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Show Production Week - Bird Show Structure and Function | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Show Production Week - Connecting with Our Audience, and NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Interactive Animal Experience Week -Touch the Heart to Teach the Mind | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Interactive Animal Experience Week -Getting Guests Involved at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Interactive Animal Experience Week -NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 1 - “Ground School: Your Pre-Flight Checklist” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 1 - “In-Flight Protocols for your Captain and Crew” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 1 - “NEI TEC in Conversation" | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 2 -“Liftoff! The Transition between Ground and Sky” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 2 -“Turbulence Ahead: What to Do When You Hit an Air Pocket" | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Free Flight Week, Part 2 -“NEI TEC in Conversation" | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Live in Dallas! | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Errorless Learning Week -“Tsk, No, Eh-eh: Clearing the Path to Reinforcement with an Errorless Learning Mindset,” Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Errorless Learning Week -“Tsk, No, Eh-eh: Clearing the Path to Reinforcement with an Errorless Learning Mindset,” Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talks: Errorless Learning Week -NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Fine Tuning Your Training Week -“It’s the Little Things: The Fine Art of Training Animals” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Fine Tuning Your Training Week -“The Devil’s in the Details: Holistic Planning for Successful Training” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Fine Tuning Your Training Week -“Making the right behavior easier: antecedent strategies to increase success” and NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk- FOCUS Week: Parrots - “Professional Parrot Practices for Positive Programmatic Progress” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk- FOCUS Week: Parrots - “Preparing Parrots for Multiple Homes” and “Parrot Problems are Parrot Opportunities” | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk- FOCUS Week: Parrots - NEI TEC in Conversation | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Lessons from a Lifetime of Training, Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Lessons from a Lifetime of Training, Part 2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Lessons from a Lifetime of Training, Part 3 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Conservation Outreach Week | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Elevating Team Communication and Connection -“WhatsApp with That? | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Elevating Team Communication and Connection -“Curating a Culture of Caring” Part 1 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Elevating Team Communication and Connection -“Curating a Culture of Caring” Part2 | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Avian Anatomy | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Veterinary Medicine Imaging | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk: Just Culture | 1.5 |
| NEI TEC Talk - Collaborative Conservation | 1.5 |
| ABI - Webinar - Progressive Problem Solving in Ambassador Birds Webinar Series | 5 |
| Master Course - Aggression in Dogs (Michael Shikashio) | 19 |
| Dog-iBox - Life Skills for Puppies | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - The Learning Planet | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - Keep Your Candle Burning: Avoiding Professional Burnout | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - Too Hot to Handle - Understanding and Working with a "Reactive" Dog | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - Desensitization and Counterconditioning - The Details Make all the Difference | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - Stress Matters: Impact of Fear and Anxiety on Learning | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBoxAdvanced Tools for the Modern Trainer: How to get Behavior - Better, Faster, Smarter | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Choice and Control is Not a Single Word | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Errorless Learning | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Myths and Misconceptions | 2 |
| Dog - iBox Shaping or Successive Approximations | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Pitfalls in Socialization | 1.5 |
| Dog-iBox - Behavior Chains - Chains are Good for Dogs | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Beyond Food: The Premack Principle | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - But my dog isn't food-motivated | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Caring for Old Dogs’ Behavioral Needs | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - How to transform a trigger into a cue | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - In Other Words: Extending Non-violence to Clients & Colleagues | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Learning Theory: A Review / Part 1 | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Learning Theory: A Review / Part 2 | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Leash Aggression | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Plenty in Life is Free: Alternatives to Rank-based Training Models | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - What a Cue Can Do – and What it Can’t | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Living & Learning with Animals: A Super Short Course in the Science and Practice of Behavior Change - Part 1 | 2 |
| Dog-iBox - Living & Learning with Animals: A Super Short Course in the Science and Practice of Behavior Change - Part 2 | 2 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Husbandry Course 2021/22 | 6.75 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Medical Care Course Course 2021/22 | 6.75 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Training Course Spring/Fall 2022 | 8 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Exercise, Evaluations and Release 7/8/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Welfare 8/12/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Intake Exams 9/9/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Renesting 10/14/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Orphan Care 11/11/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Anatomy 12/9/22 | 1.5 |
| Carolina Raptor Center - Raptor Care and Husbandry Course - 2023 | 6.45 |
| Care and Management of Captive Raptors Workshop; Zoom in – Knowledge Building in Our Virtual Classroom | 15 |
| How Research Works: A Practical Course for Becoming a Competent and Critical Consumer of Behavioral Research for Animal Professionals | 16 |
| Zoo Atlanta - Ambassador Bird Welfare Workshop | 8 |
| Foundations of Ambassador Animal Management | 8 |
| Animal Training Fundamentals Lecture Series, part of week long training consultation | 16 |
| HARI - Bird Care and Training Seminar | 3 |
| Animal Behavior and Training Workshop - Avian Behavior International | 24 |
| Advanced Animal Training - Dr. Westlund | 17 |
| BRAINWORK FOR DOGS: Teaching Cognitive Skills To Dogs! | 7.5 |
| Shaping Behavior - Bitesize Behaviour Series - Observable Behaviour | 1.5 |
| Shaping Behavior - Bitesize Behaviour Series - Husbandry Training | 1.5 |
| Shaping Behavior - Bitesize Behaviour Series - Free lofting previously tethered birds | 9 |
| Shaping Behavior -Animal Training and Behaviour Management Workshop for animal keepers and Practical Animal Training | 10 |
| BIAZA Animal Trainer Accreditation | 30 |
| Karen Pryor Academy - Dog Trainer Professional Program | 30 |
| Karen Pryor Academy -Better Veterinary Visits | 12 |
| Karen Pryor Academy - Basic Cat Training | 10 |
| AAZK Conference 2022 | 9 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - PCC Unplugged: Toronto Zoo Browse Silage | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Ally Skills Workshop | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Behavioural Husbandry is a Team Sport: Impacts of Collaboration, Creativity, Animal Welfare and Beyond | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - PCC Unplugged: Polar Bear Behavioural Husbandry | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Integrated Pest Management | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Playing It Safe -Creating Safe Enrichment for All Animals | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - The Scoop on Poop: Noninvasive Methods to Manage 1.3 Reticulated Giraffe Herd | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Assessing the Conservation Role of Zoos in Species Recovery | 4 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - PCC Unpugged: Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Their Impact on Animal Transportation | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Are Beavers Really That Difficult? Basic Management and Care for North American Beaver | 2 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - The Bear Necessaties: Advanced Polar Bear Care | 12 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Everything You Need to Rhin-KNOW! Advanced Rhinoceros Care | 12 |
| AAZK 2022 Workshop - Animal Transportation | 12 |
| Avian Behavior and Training with Debbie Foster, CPBT-KA and CPBC | 2 |
| IAABC - Community Connection - Parrot Flock | 1 |
| IAABC - Lemonade conference - Enrichment Foundations for Success | 1 |
| IAABC - Fear Free Certification | 10 |
| IAABC - Pamela Clark - Communication with clients | 1 |
| Parrot Kindergarten - Introducing Your Bird to Other People | 1.5 |
| Parrot Kindergarten - Crate Train Your Birds for Checkups, Vacations & Trips! | 1.5 |
| Behavior Explorer - Building reinforcement systems for accelerated learning | 10 |
| ABMA/ IMATA annual conference 2023 | 30 |
| ABMA/ IMATA 2023 workshop: Intro to Animal Training w/ Ken Rameriez | 4 |
| ABMA/ IMATA 2023 workshop: Advanced training w/ Ken Ramereiz | 3 |
| National Wildlife Rehabers Conference | 7.5 |
IATCB requires proof of completion of the above events. In the case of events that provide a cetificate of completion please email a copy of this to IATCB. In cases where where no certificate is provided please contact IATCB for the required form before attending so that the host may complete and sign it. Again, send a copy of the form to IATCB.
Please note that all CEUs MUST be claimed with two (2) months of the event, submissions will not be accepted after this period!
Once awarded the CEUs will be posted to the certificants online profile.