What Does COPE Do for CE Administrators?
While COPE was developed originally to reduce the amount of duplicative work carried out by state boards when reviewing courses for CE credit for license renewal, this program has some major benefits for CE administrators. In the past, CE Administrators often submitted their program to several state boards depending on attendee demographics. National and regional meetings obviously had a greater burden than state meetings. All states had different requirements, and the administrative time needed to obtain approval for a program was usually significant. Under the COPE program, instructors submit their course(s) for Qualification once every three years, no matter how many times they are offered, and by developing standardized review criteria, all courses that are Qualified are immediately acceptable to participating boards of optometry when presented by a Qualified Administrator. Having a large number of COPE Approved Courses in a CE program will, naturally, attract a larger attendance.
