The EIC recognizes  "quality providers" of  professional development  to the engineering community by authourizing them to award EIC continuing education units, the  “CEU^EIC “. These providers are recognizable by their use of the EIC logo.

One EIC^CEU represents ten hours of instruction in an activity complying with standards adapted from those of the International Association of Continuing Education and Training for the Canadian engineering community by the EIC.  Compliance is assessed by the Institute and, through its member societies, the necessary technical expertise is available for the verification of the qualifications of instructors and the technical content of a learning activity. 

The EIC recommends that engineering professionals have their earned CEU’s registered in the EIC CEU registry. Providers, recognized by the EIC, have agreed to register CEUs they award when it is requested by the individual. The EIC ensures that these registrations are confidential and provides transcripts of recorded activity to registered individuals upon request. This service provides a convenient way for engineering professionals to keep track of continuing education completed at different times in various locations. 

The purpose  is to help engineering professionals identify quality providers and to facilitate their record keeping.