1. (a) Except as provided in 12 AAC 32.365, to be approved by the department, a continuing education workshop must cover the edition of the National Electrical Code or National Electrical Safety Code adopted in AS 18.60.580.

2. (b) A continuing education workshop sponsored by an individual or organization not identified in (c) of this section must be individually approved by the department. The department will approve a continuing education workshop if

   1. (1) a description of the workshop and the number of hours of instruction are submitted to the department;
   2. (2) the department determines that the workshop meets the requirements in (a) of this section;
   3. (3) the workshop requires participants to register; and
   4. (4) satisfactory completion of the workshop is verifiable.

3. (c) A workshop sponsored by any of the following organizations that meets the requirements of (a) of this section is considered approved by the department:

   1. (1) Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
   2. (2) National Electrical Contractors Association;
   3. (3) National Fire Protection Association;
   4. (4) Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc.;
   5. (5) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.;
   6. (6) International Association of Electrical Inspectors; and
   7. (7) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
4. (d) A course sponsored by or accepted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development on the subjects described in 12 AAC 32.315(b) is approved by the department.

(Eff. 7/7/94, Register 131; am 11/26/94, Register 132; am 12/2/99, Register 152)