CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION℠ RECERTIFICATION POLICY
LAST REVISED JULY 2025
Purpose of Recertification
The purpose of recertification is to ensure BCSIs℠ are maintaining competence in practice as they progress through their professional life. In keeping with the diversity of our profession and the creative people within it, many activities count towards recertification requirements.
Recertification Application Timing
BCSIs who are due to recertify in 2025 will do so November-December 2025. BCSIs who passed the Certification Exam for Structural Integration℠ (CESI℠) in 2024 will recertify in 2025. New BCSIs who passed the Certification Exam for Structural Integration℠ (CESI℠) in 2025 will recertify in 2027.
Recertification Requirements
CBSI℠ recognizes two categories of classes and activities as Continuing Education (CE) hours: SI-Specific and Elective. Each recertification application must include a total of at least 24 CE hours, with at least 12 SI-Specific CE hours. The remainder of the required 24 CE hours can be Elective or SI-Specific. The CE hours must have been completed after the applicant’s previous recertification or initial certification, whichever is most recent. Documentation of CE hours must be retained for three years, but submission of documentation is not required unless requested by CBSI. The recertification application must be completed online at the CBSI website. The $100 non-refundable application fee supports maintenance of the CESI, as well as the operation and quality assurance of the entire certification program. A BCSI who does not meet recertification requirements on time will not have the right to use or display the BCSI certificate mark. The CESI cannot be passed for recertification more than one time without specific approval from CBSI.