PDIS Continuing Education: Keeping 15+ Hours (Colorado ECE)

PDIS Continuing Education: Keeping 15+ Hours (Colorado ECE)

Info
Quick answer
  • What: Your Ongoing PD Taken (last 12 months) in PDIS must be 15 hours or more
  • When: By your one-year anniversary with HelloSubs, then once a year after that
  • What counts: Any PDIS course, including renewing courses you've already taken
  • Who: All Colorado ECE substitutes (Assistant and Lead)

Why this matters

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) requires everyone working in licensed childcare to keep learning each year. Staying at 15+ hours keeps you eligible for ECE jobs with HelloSubs.

How it works: a rolling 12 months

PDIS only counts courses you finished in the last 12 months. When a course turns a year old, its hours drop off your total. To stay at 15+, plan to take a few courses throughout the year instead of all at once.

How to complete your hours

  1. Log in to Colorado Shines PDIS.
  2. Go to Learning > Learning Search and pick any course.
  3. Check your progress on your PDIS Dashboard. The Ongoing PD Taken (last 12 months) box shows your current total.

In this example, the teacher has 16.5 hours, so they're meeting the requirement.
  1. Keep an eye on that number. If it's getting close to 15, take another course.
  2. Upload your screenshot. Take a screenshot of your PDIS Dashboard showing 15 or more hours in the Ongoing PD Taken (last 12 months) box. In the HelloSubs app, go to Requirements > PDIS Continuing Education Check and upload it. Your upload is good for one year. Before it expires, upload a new screenshot showing 15+ hours.
💡 Tip: Renewals count! Several onboarding courses expire every year, including Standard Precautions, Infant Safe Sleep, Child Abuse & Neglect, Injury Prevention and Playground Safety. Renewing them adds to your 15 hours, so you're working on both at once.
⭐ Bonus: Work toward Lead Teacher at the same time. Courses tagged Colorado Shines Level 2 count toward your 15 hours and earn points toward Lead Teacher (Level 2) qualification. Lead Teachers can take more jobs and higher-paying jobs. To find them, go to Learning Search > Filters > Subject > Colorado Shines Level 2. Here's how to become Lead Teacher qualified.

Recommended courses (all Level 2)

  • Recognizing the Impact of Bias on Early Childhood Professionals
  • How Experiences Impact the Developing Brain
  • Positive Guidance Strategies (Positive Guidance Sequence)
  • Guiding with Child Development in Mind (Positive Guidance Sequence)
  • Welcoming Children with Special Needs
  • Social and Emotional Health and Development
  • Introduction to Essential Infant and Toddler Program Practices
  • Let's Get Moving! Physical Activity in Early Care and Learning

FAQ

When is my deadline?
Your one-year anniversary with HelloSubs. After that, upload a new screenshot showing 15+ hours once a year.

What happens if I drop below 15?
Nothing right away. Your screenshot is good for one year from the date you upload it. Just make sure you're back at 15+ hours before that date so you can upload a new one.

Does a course I took at another center count?
Yes. If it shows in your PDIS total, it counts.

Questions?
Email support@hellosubs.co.