As an ASHA Approved Continuing Education (CE) Provider, your organization may wish to conduct cooperative offerings. A cooperative course/offering(s) is when an ASHA Approved CE Provider joins with an organization or entity that is not an ASHA Approved CE Provider to plan, deliver, and evaluate a continuing education course/offering(s) for ASHA continuing education units (CEUs). The ASHA Continuing Education Board (CEB) considers a course/offering(s) a cooperative if another party or entity is not part of the organization that has been approved as the ASHA Approved CE Provider, as detailed in the application to become an ASHA Approved CE Provider.
Conducting cooperative offerings is optional. Some ASHA Approved CE Providers do not conduct cooperative offerings. Others conduct only a select number of cooperative offerings per year. Providers who agree to conduct cooperative CE offerings must ensure that the other organization(s) (not categorized as ASHA Approved CE Providers) adhere to all CEB requirements [PDF] when planning, delivering, evaluating, and reporting on the course/offering(s). The ASHA Approved CE Provider must be involved in all phases of course planning, delivery, and evaluation.
Please read the CEB Manual [PDF] excerpts below, which describe the requirements for conducting cooperative offerings.
Note: The ASHA CE administrator should be the one to contact ASHA CE staff with any questions regarding a cooperative offering.