Earn your PDH from a practicing PE.
Practical courses built for working mechanical engineers drawn from real design, fabrication. Learn something you'll use on Monday while you stay current on your license.
Continuing education that pulls its weight
Most PDH courses are something you sit through to check a box. These are built the other way around: every course starts from a problem engineers actually run into a drawing that gets kicked back from the shop, a tolerance that can't be inspected, a report that falls apart under cross-examination and works backward to the standards and methods that prevent it.
The result is training you can apply immediately, whether you're designing parts, reviewing a vendor's drawings, specifying lifting equipment or writing up findings for a client.
Who these courses are for
Why engineers choose PAIX
- Real-world content. GD&T, lifting standards, drawing review, technical writing and ethics, taught through actual engineering cases.
- Standards-based. Grounded in the documents you work to ASME Y14.5, ASME B30, CMAA, OSHA and the NSPE Code of Ethics.
- Certificate on completion. Documentation ready for your license renewal records.
- Learn on your schedule. Pick the topics that matter to your practice.
- Built by a multi-state PE. Content shaped by licensure and practice across six states.
What you'll walk away with
- Drawings that survive the shop floorCatch errors, omissions and ambiguous callouts before release not after the parts come back wrong.
- Tolerances you can defendRead, apply and check GD&T per ASME Y14.5-2018 with confidence.
- Safer lifting decisionsKnow which crane and below-the-hook standards apply, and what to verify.
- Reports that hold upWrite calculations and findings that stand up to reviewers, clients and courts.
- Sound ethical judgmentA structured method for conflicts of interest and competing obligations.
Your instructor: Berry Lamy, MS, PE
Licensed Professional Engineer in six states (FL, GA, IN, MD, NC, TX), Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at FIU, and founder of PAIX Engineering Consulting. His work spans product design, finite element analysis, GD&T, production drawings, the same ground these courses cover.
"The best continuing education isn't about hours. It's about the mistake you don't make next month." — Berry Lamy, MS, PE
How it works
- Choose a course from the list
- Click Sign Up and complete the material
- Download your PDH certificate
Frequently asked questions
Will these courses count toward my license renewal?
Requirements vary by state board. Check your board's rules for accepted topics, provider requirements and any limits on hours per subject before you enroll.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. You receive a certificate of completion listing the course title, PDH earned and completion date — keep it with your renewal records in case of an audit.
Can I take more than one course?
Absolutely. Take one course or build your full renewal cycle from the catalog.
Do you offer training for companies?
Yes. Courses can be delivered to engineering teams and tailored to your products, drawings and standards. Get in touch to set it up.
Engineers are responsible for confirming that courses meet the continuing education requirements of their licensing board(s).
CE Course Catalog
This course surveys the standards that govern cranes, hoists and below-the-hook lifting devices: ASME B30, CMAA 70 and 74, ASME BTH-1, and OSHA 1910 Subpart N. It explains what each standard covers, how they relate to one another, and what an engineer must check when designing, specifying or evaluating lifting equipment.
This course teaches a disciplined approach to reviewing two-dimensional technical drawings. It covers drafting conventions, orthographic projection and dimensioning practice, then introduces a checklist method for catching errors, omissions and ambiguities before drawings are released for fabrication or construction.
This course connects drawing interpretation to modern design software. Topics include reading drawings per ASME Y14.5, working efficiently in AutoCAD and Bluebeam Revu, parametric 3D modeling practice, and documenting finite element analysis (FEA) results so they can be reviewed and relied upon.
This course addresses the documents mechanical engineers write most often: calculation packages, failure-analysis and forensic reports, test protocols and professional correspondence. It focuses on organizing technical content, stating findings clearly and defensibly, and writing for clients, reviewers and courts.
A comprehensive course on the GD&T language as defined in ASME Y14.5-2018. It covers datum selection and datum reference frames, then works through form, orientation, location, profile and runout tolerances, and the use of material condition modifiers. Participants come away able to read, apply and check geometric tolerances on engineering drawings with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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CEUs (Continuing Education Units) and PDHs (Professional Development Hours) are both measures of continuing education. In Florida engineering licensure, PDHs are the standard unit used for license renewal.
The standard conversion is:
1 CEU = 10 PDHs
For example, a 0.3 CEU course is equivalent to 3 PDHs -
Florida Professional Engineers must report PDHs, not CEUs. If a course lists CEUs, you can convert them to PDHs using the standard conversion ratio.
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Our completion certificates clearly indicate the approved PDHs earned for Florida PE reporting. If CEUs are also listed, the equivalent PDHs are provided for clarity.
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The number of approved CE credits varies by course. Each course description clearly states the number of Florida-acceptable credits you’ll receive upon successful completion.