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CPE Credits

MSP Collective courses can award CPE (Continuing Professional Education) credits. These credits count toward maintaining industry certifications like CompTIA, CISSP, and other professional designations.

What Are CPE Credits?​

CPE credits are units of learning that professionals earn to maintain their certifications. Most industry certifications (CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, CISSP, etc.) require a minimum number of CPE credits per renewal cycle. MSP Collective courses provide an easy way to earn these credits while learning about MSP tools and practices.

Which Courses Award CPE Credits​

Not all courses award CPE credits. Courses that do will display the number of credits on the course card before you enroll. The credit amount is set by the course creator and is based on the course length and depth.

Look for the CPE badge on course listings in the Courses section.

Earning CPE Credits​

  1. Enroll in a CPE-eligible course
  2. Complete all modules and lessons
  3. Pass the required quizzes (score at or above the pass threshold)
  4. Your CPE credits are automatically added to your balance

Credits are awarded upon course completion — partial completion does not earn partial credits.

Tracking Your CPE Balance​

  1. Go to Profile → CPE Credits
  2. View your total earned credits, broken down by:
    • Course name and date completed
    • Number of credits per course
    • Running total

Submitting Credits to Certifying Bodies​

To apply your CPE credits toward a certification renewal:

  1. Go to Profile → CPE Credits
  2. Download your credit transcript (includes course names, completion dates, credit amounts, and certificate verification hashes)
  3. Submit the transcript to your certifying body per their requirements

Each course certificate includes a unique verification hash that certifying bodies can validate through the public certificate verification page.

CPE Credit Expiration​

CPE credits earned on MSP Collective do not expire within the platform. However, your certifying body may have its own rules about how old CPE credits can be when submitted. Check your certification's renewal requirements for applicable timeframes.

For Course Creators​

If you're a vendor creating courses and want them to be CPE-eligible:

  1. Ensure the course meets minimum content depth and assessment requirements
  2. Set the CPE credit amount when configuring the course
  3. Include meaningful quizzes — courses without assessments cannot award CPE credits
  4. Submit the course for review

The CPE credit amount should reflect the actual learning hours. As a guideline, 1 CPE credit equals approximately 1 hour of structured learning content.