IETCC Continuous Learning Course
Annual Professional Development for Energy Transportation Personnel
Stay Current – Stay Competent
The IETCC Continuous Learning Course offers an annually updated training program that keeps you informed of the latest Regulations, Codes, Standards, Industry Recommended Practices, and official interpretations.
Built for engineers, inspectors, operators, and managers, this program provides the knowledge you need to maintain credentials, strengthen expertise, and stay ahead of regulatory change.
This comprehensive program provides 10 professionally developed training modules during the year through our on-demand platform.
How It Works
- Annual Course Cycle (July 1 – June 30)
- 8 Training Hours providing:
- 6 hours of industry-wide learning
- 2 hours in your specialty: Design, Construction, or Operations
- Optional Add-On: 2–4 extra hours of advanced specialty content
- Flexible Delivery: On-demand modules released throughout the year
- 6 hours of industry-wide learning
- 2 hours in your specialty: Design, Construction, or Operations
Course Overview
Core Skill Training for Ongoing Certification & Competency Maintenance
Choose 1, 2, or 3 Streams to Tailor Your Continuous Learning Experience
Prerequisites
None
Course Materials Included
- 10 professionally developed modules each year
- Real-time updates on regulatory and code changes
- Practical insights from industry incidents and lessons learned
- Annual Certificate of Completion (8–12 CEU/PD credits)
- Automatic record entry for IETCC CoPC holders
- Knowledge checks (3–5 questions per module) to reinforce learning
Course Overview
Flexible, On-Demand Learning for Energy Industry Professionals
The annual IETCC Continuous Learning course is designed to ensure energy transportation professionals can maintain their credentials and competencies to the latest industry requirements.
This training content is newly developed each year, covering regulatory updates, emerging industry trends, and best practices in:
- Technical Professionals: Design & Management Systems
- Field Professionals: Construction & Inspection
- Operational Professionals: Operations & System Integrity
Participants can select 1, 2, or 3 streams to tailor their learning experience. 6 hours of core content is common to all training streams, with specialized content provided for each dedicated stream.
This training can support IETCC Certificate of Personnel Competence (CoPC) holders, fulfilling annual continuous education requirements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for:
- Energy transportation professionals with responsibility for design, construction, or operation of energy transportation infrastructure
- Engineers, inspectors, operators, managers and other professionals who require relevant information for update purposes
- Industry personnel seeking CEU/PD hours to maintain external accreditations or certifications
Note to IETCC Certificate of Personnel Competence holders: This program is included in your program renewal
On Demand & Remote Access to Training
This course is delivered with 10 recorded lectures available with an on-demand format.
All courses require access to a suitable electronic device (computer/laptop/tablet) with an internet connection for access to the training dashboard, video modules, and end of module knowledge checks.
Students will establish a unique login credential for accessing the Training Dashboard during the registration process.
2026/2027 Course Training Topics
Core Modules (6 hours)
- Competency Records & Industry Best Practices
- Lessons Learned – 2025/6 Pipeline and Vessel Incident Reviews: includes material and weld failure data
- Introduction to Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blends
- Trenchless Technology Requirements and Recommendations
- Design, Construction and Use of Launchers for Cleaning and Inline Pipelines Assessments
- Document and Record Management Strategies – Office versus Field
- Non-metal Pipeline Considerations and Pitfalls
- Annual Regulatory Update
Specialized Tracks (2 Hours Per Stream, Select 1, 2, or all 3)
Technical Professionals: Design & Management Systems Stream
- Advances in Heat Treatment Stability and Traceability for Steel Pipeline Materials using the New ISO 20431:2023
- Time Critical Engineering Assessments for Active Construction Deviations
Field Professionals: Construction & Inspection Stream
- Weld Inspection with Heat Affected Zone Softening – Best Practices
- Pipeline Construction, Welding & In-service Testing Practices
Operational Professionals: Operations & System Integrity Stream
- Robots, Drones, & Advanced Field Monitoring Strategies
- Frequency Determinations and Documentation to Demonstrate Regulatory Conformance
Certification & Record of Training
- Upon completing all required modules, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion attesting (8–12 PD/CEU hours)
- IETCC CoPC holders will have their training automatically registered in their IETCC Transcript for public employer verification
The training certificate issued from this course may be used to support evidence of training required to meet credential renewals such as IETCC, CWB, CSA, API, & other Engineering Professional Associations.
Completion certificates include includes hours of instruction, marking designation (A or B), and training subject matter content list.
Note: Participants who do not achieve a B (65-79%) grade will be required to review the training and rewrite the knowledge check
