Approval and compliance disclosures

Current approval status

Courses published on Meridian Academy display an approval banner on the catalog and course pages. Until a Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) course approval number and provider registration number are recorded by an administrator, the course is offered as non-credit professional training and is not currently valid for Virginia tradesman license renewal continuing education credit.

We do not describe any course as DPOR-approved before an approval number exists in our records. When approval is granted, the approval number and provider registration number appear on the course page and on every certificate issued after that date.

DHCD Code Change Training

Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Code Change Training for building officials and inspectors is a separate program with its own approval process. Nothing on this site should be read as DHCD-accepted training unless the specific course page states a DHCD designation.

Completion requirements

Completion is determined by our servers, not self-reported. Each course requires a minimum amount of tracked instructional time and a passing score on a randomized final assessment. Instructional time and assessment time are tracked separately, and tracking pauses automatically during periods of inactivity.

Recordkeeping and reporting

Completion records, assessment attempts, time logs and certificates are retained for at least five years. When course approval is in place, completions are queued for regulator reporting and can be exported by an administrator.

Certificates

Certificates issued while a course is pending approval are clearly marked as non-credit. They document the training completed and the time invested, but they cannot be submitted for renewal credit.

Contact

Questions about approval status, records or certificates can be directed to Meridian Compliance Group, LLC through meridiancompliancegroup.com.