Yes, we'll take a look to see if we can build a CEU tracker that can connect back to WA via the API. We have an association who does not use WA asking about this, as they aren't happy with their current association management system's (AMS's) ability to track CEUs. So this might drive some new associations your way if we get this rolling. We will review the comments in this wish list thread to develop specifications, but people are also welcome to contact me at dave@stevens-stevens.com if they wish to add other specifications that associations might find generally useful in CEU tracking and reporting, and how they would like it to show up in WA.

Dave, we don't provide any custom development services, so if you're looking to have this built it right now it would probably be best to have your programmer look into it.

But we would be very interested to see your results and of course help in any way we can.

We are new to Wild Apricot via a request from one of our association clients, but I see you have recently added an application programming interface (API) that might allow for us to build an external application for CEUs that could tie back to members but allow for reports and member viewing of their own CEUs via that external system. (I should note that we have been doing custom programming for associations and non-profits for 20 years, and connecting with other association management systems such as YM, so this doesn't seem terribly difficult.) It might be easier for us to build this externally and tie it back than for you to build it into the core WA system. Should I contact someone at WA about this, or just have our programmers look into this?

One of our associations, CEUs are counted based on meeting attendance. Another association tracks specific requirements towards certification based on optional training sessions they attend during the annual conference.

Hi, I like how they do CPD tracking. It would be great if we could have the same in WA as they have.

https://www.memberevolution.com/cpdcpe-point-tracking

Hi,

It is obvious that tracking CPU educational units is a big need for associates. And I see that WA ignores that fundamental requirements. I suppose because of technical misunderstanding of doing it. What I suggest for now is just to create a field in event, so an Admin could set necessary unites for an event. So, once we collect an event CPU units we can immediately create a report to see what courses a member participated and gained unites and at least manually calculate gained units. I think that it is very easy to accomplish and no time consuming to add such a simple field and let us collect CPD units from events. I think, this step is a very good beginning for us to resolve issue with CPD tracking.
The second update is let WA automatically calculate if a user have a minimal cpd units to be a member. But this is the future of 2025 year. )

Well this is very disappointing to me, one of the key functions I’ve been looking for CPE tracking.

Is there a way that a function can be added to a members record which would allow then to record the events they attend as part of continued professional development (CPD).

Ideally this could be in the form of a members calendar entry. Our membership have a minimum annual requirement to record CPD. At present we have to support a satellite website (picture attached to demonstrate the information collected) for them to be able to record this so that we can check their CPD ours before renewals.

The calendar entry would need to record date, start and end time, course title and have a section for adding specific notes about the CPD event. This would seem to be similar to the basic information we would enter in recording an Event (but obvious doesn't require the rest of the Event capabilities).

In an ideal world these calendar entries would be associated with the individual member number and visible to them only in their profile.

Sorry if I don't understand and perhaps WA could enlighten us as too why this is so hard for WA to implement.

After reading WA forum comments from 2008 it just seems like WA really doesn't understand how desperately needed this important feature is to offer users and potential users.

This is the "work around" I presently use but it is of no help to our members because they can't see what I see. It also is very, very time consuming to provide this data to each member.

First I use the "checked in" button to indicate that a member qualified for the CEUs offered by the event. So perhaps the "Checked In" button could be titled "Attended" or perhaps a "Completed" button could be added?? Or maybe WA has a better idea.

Next, once an event is over, I change the event title from a "promo" name to a "CEU" name. For example, "4th Annual Educational Conference" became "Jan 17 2014 Conference 8CEU"

Now for the results: In admin view click on members and select a member. Then click on Events and you will see a list of all the events for which the member was "checked in", AND each event title provides the number of CEUs earned.

Now if WA would setup a way to print or export this data that would help a lot, but it would REALLY help if the same data could be seen, printed or exported by the member.

This may not solve everyone's frustration but maybe it will get others to make suggestions and most important for WA to provide a desperately needed improvement.

Best Regards,
Larry Wasson

Almost all-professional organization would benefit if Apricot add this functionality to its service!
Education and its tracking is one of the main functions of PO. Tracking manually CEP hours and email notifications is very unnecessary tasks that could be put on system automatically!
I see that “Donation engine” is almost solving CEP tracking in Apricot. And even the widget could be easily fixed to display a member`s units earned. It need minimum effort to add this functionality.

So, if I do suggest all who are interested , please vote to this function. As I was said we need at least 10 votes of unique users to start developing CEP tracking in Apricot.
VOTE FOR CEP TRACKING!!!

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Ann, unfortunately, I have no recommendations for you. May be someone else can share there recommendations.

I am looking for a way to resolve the issue for CEU tracking as well. It is critical that I get something integrated asap if this option isn't going to happen very soon. What stand alone applications would be recommended?

Having used many web platforms for our site over a couple decades, we've been on the WA platform for less than a year and love its ease of use, customizable themes, etc. We're looking forward to the enhancements in the new 5.0 platform. Within a year, however, our industry members may be facing a new state-adopted requirement for continuing education for licensing so this thread and possible add-on to WA's functionality is important to us.

In addition to the features proposed by the Maine arborists, Lora and others, we may also need to track CEUs by broad categories. E.g., 6 credits in field X, 6 credits in field Y, 3 credits in field Z. We'll also need to track both members and nonmembers who take our courses, and have a way to produce reports upon which we can certify to the state that such and such people have taken the requisite CEUs.

it seems the most useful way to go to serve different needs of WA clients is to have some # of customizable fields, and ability to customize sub-fields or groupings of data. Hoping this functionality rises up the food chain of development goals. I'd like to avoid having to go out and get this functionality in a stand alone application for our CEU purposes.

Thanks,

Bill

Good Morning,

Wow! This wish goes back to 2008 and is still active in 2014. I'm really disappointed nothing is happening on this in the new update. I can think of many, many professional associations that would totally be sold on your product if you incorporated this feature.

Please, please consider this feature in the near future!

Lora

This is similar to what we would need as well. If the "gadget" could be added into the members profile page that would be ideal. This way each member can track their hours they have earned. Also, in addition to the event name, date, description and hours noted above, if we could have a total hours earned cell (adds up all the hours inputted automatically) that would be great!

Thanks,
Bruce

Please see our profile page (gaspnet.org) now as we have set up a manual method of doing this very thing but without any automated adding of hours or separate cells for descriptors- we just added it all under a text box which has been a bit cumbersome to handle.

The organization I am associated with is looking for this functionality as well. To be able to create a transcript and have them coded with hours, required, elective, instructor, dates. Create certificates for each class and for completing a structured program, as well as tracking the annual/required continuing education. For recurring courses be able to create a file to select from and run reports or rto add to an event. It appears many of these topics have already been touched on in this thread.

We are just now starting to look art this platform to tie into a current website and hope that, based on the feedback you have received, pursue adding this to the package.

No, no progress. Most probably, there will be none in this year.

In your post on 22 November you suggested that you were working on a feature that would allow associations to track certification and CEC credits - and you mentioned that you'd not be doing anything before April 2014.

Is this something you are working on? Can you share any insight into when this feature might be available?

As of now, we cannot suggest any specifically designed functionality to track member activities (hence this wishlist request).

Hi All

I'm looking into tracking our member activities and found this thread. I think this fits best here.

Our members are involved mostly by serving on different committees and we want to have a record of their involvement. Admittedly, we still communicate with members via Outlook for these things because committees include members and non-members and we have kept Wild Apricot an exclusively member database.

The best idea I've come up with is to create a member field with a multiple choice selection of the various committees. However, there are new committees every year so this would in theory be a long an every growing multiple choice list.

I just don't know what the best approach is. I'm grateful for any advice, input you have.

Thank you,

Ann Bertini
Assistant Director for Programs
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering