Live webinars offer the benefit of up-to-date topics and most allow you to submit questions. When you can’t travel to attend a seminar in person, they can be a convenient option. However, they still occur at a specific time–usually weekdays in the middle of the business day, local time. If you need webinars to view at odd times of day, on non-business days, or just from a distant timezone, on-demand webinars might be just what you need. Many on-demand webinars were presented live and then recorded to be viewed on-demand.
On-demand webinars on a variety of topics are abundant in free and paid options. Some still offer continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development hours (PDHs), although even for free offerings, the sponsoring entity may charge a fee either for a quiz or for a certificate. If you need a certificate, read the details before spending your time on a session! If you are looking primarily for knowledge, all of these listings offer learning potential.
The following are some resources to check into if you are looking for on-demand webinars. Most of these are relevant to structural engineering, but the listing may expand in the future if there is interest. If you would like to suggest an item for this list, comment here.
Structural On-demand PDH Opportunities
- Several at BNP Media, https://continuingeducation.bnpmedia.com/library.php?S=S including content sponsored by AISC, MBMA, and Metal Construction Association (MCA). There are webinars on various topics, but for structural, the offerings seem to consist mostly of text, some photos and 2-d graphics, and a quiz (no video or audio).
- MBMA: Sustainable Metal Buildings (1.25 PDH, FREE)
- MBMA: Creative Design Alternatives Using Metal Building Systems (1 PDH, FREE)
- MBMA: Specifying the Latest in Metal Buildings (1 PDH, FREE)
- MCM: Individual Parts Bring a Greater Whole (1 PDH, FREE)
- Hanley Wood University, https://www.hanleywooduniversity.com/library/. Many topics but not all offer credit or include audio.
- CFSEI
- Online courses ($100 each, PDH’s generally about 7 hours)
- Webinars ($100 each, generally 1.5 PDH)
- AISC recorded webinars, conference proceedings, available on-demand; quiz to get PDH available for $50-100 for 1-1.5 PDH up to $100-200 for 4.5 PDH
- SJI, check first to see if webinar has an associated quiz for PDH
- HILTI
- Tilt-Up Association
- ASCE
- Woodworks.org (Wood Products Council) offers previously recorded webinars for free viewing; however it appears they do NOT offer certificates of attendance or completion for pre-recorded webinars.
- American Wood Council (AWC)
- American Concrete Institute (ACI)
- Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
- The Masonry Society (TMS)
- National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)
- For AIA/CES credits: http://www.ncma-cpu.org/ProductSubCats.aspx?SubCatID=48
- All courses: http://www.ncma-cpu.org/ProductSubCats.aspx?SubCatID=47
- Events (including webinars–may not offer PDHs): https://members.ncma.org/imis/NCMA/Events/NCMA/Events/Events_List.aspx?hkey=98e396ba-021c-4782-9c43-14655cb4c7da
