9B-70.002 (3)

(3)  Accreditor Review of Courses. Accreditors shall review courses submitted by providers approved by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to determine if the course accurately presents the technical and administrative responsibilities reflected in the current edition of the Florida Building Code, or future editions of the Code if the accreditor is reviewing a course revised to comply with an updated edition of the Code in accordance with subparagraph (4)(f) of this Rule; or Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code. Accreditors shall not mutually accredit each others’ courses. The accreditor shall determine if the course meets the following minimum criteria:
(a) Course Title/Number.  The word “advanced” and, if appropriate, “internet” shall be in the title;
(b) Hours of Credit;
(c) Name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the provider;
(d) Course Description completely describing what the particular course is designed to address;
(e) Course/Learning Objectives;
(f) Course Time allotments for course content;
(g) Course Outline/Instructional Methods – detailed description of course content in sequence of how taught and methods used to teach that content. The following instructional methods are authorized, but are not limited to: exercises, quizzes, discussion groups, reading assignments, projects, simulations, and presentations;
(h) Code edition to which the course relates;
(i) Course references cited in the outline;
(j) Method of Course Evaluations;
(k) A minimum of 50% of the actual training materials content shall be related to the Florida Building Code or Florida Statutes or rules related to the Florida Building Code;
(l) Course materials shall accurately reflect the Florida Building Code and other topics under the jurisdiction of the Florida Building Commission; and
(m) Course materials provided to the student shall be provided to the Accreditor.