Florida Contractor Continuing Education Courses

Renew Your General, Building, Residential, A/C, Roofing, or Plumbing Contractor’s License

In the state of Florida, all State Registered and Certified Contractors and Inspectors are required to complete 14 hours of continuing education prior to their renewal period. All Dade County licensed contractors must complete 16 hours of CE.

The next license renewal deadline is August 31st, 2020

Gold Coast School of Construction makes it easy to complete the required continuing education needed to renew your license. Courses are offered in both classroom and online formats for your convenience. If you have any additional questions regarding continuing education requirements, please contact our helpful Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140.

Contractors with Multiple Licenses:

Often, but not always, our continuing education packages can cover the license renewal requirements for several licenses. Gold Coast will report your completions for all state licenses at no additional charge.

Classroom Course:
(View Course Schedule tab for a list of upcoming classes.)

If you are looking to renew your CILB State Certified Contractors license and need to fulfill the 14-hour (or 16-hour Dade County) continuing education requirement, our classroom course is a great option. Simply enjoy a lively review of updates affecting the contracting industry, take advantage of the opportunity to network with others in your profession, and at the end of the course, we will report your completion records to the state for you.

Learn more by visiting the course schedule tab found on this page.

Online Course:

You can now complete your CILB continuing education with our convenient and easy-to-use online course, using your personal computer or iPad. Upon registering, you will be given immediate access to your course materials. The online options is designed to be easy to use, navigate, and complete.

Your course will be active for 1 year from the date of purchase, however we recommend completing your course far in advance of your license renewal deadline.

Grade Your Textbook:

Have you already complete your CE textbook exam? Grade your answers online for immediate results:

Click Here for Online Grading

Need a copy of a continuing education textbook?

If you are interested in taking your CE course by receiving a textbook and completing a paper exam, simply stop by any of our campus locations and pick up your book. You may also contact our Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140 and we will arrange to send a book to you in the mail. Payment for your correspondence course is due when you submit your answers for grading.

Upon completing your exam from the book, grading can be done through the following methods:

Use our online grading to pay for your course and submit your answers Click Here for Online Grading
Stop by any of our 5 locations during business hours to have your answers graded in person
Mail your completed exam along with check payment to: Gold Coast Schools – 5600 Hiatus Rd. Tamarac, FL 33321

Either way, we provide fast results!

If you hold multiple licenses, i.e. a Home Inspector and a General Contractor, etc. call our Career Counselors at 1-800-732-9140 and learn about other convenient packages that we can put together to make renewing your license(s) easy.

If you have an ECLB Electrical Only License please visit our ECLB CE page.

There are currently no scheduled classroom courses available. We will be offer more classes before the next renewal cycle.

If you still need to complete your CE requirements you still can register for our online course options under the “Online Courses” tab.

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Online Courses:

All Contractors Except Dade County:

• 14-hour (CILB) Package ONLINE- $119 Learn More

• 14-hour ELECTRICAL Only Package Online – $119 Learn More

Dade County Contractors: These packages meet the Dade County 16-hour CE requirements.

• 16-hour (CILB) Package ONLINE- $139 Register Now

• 16-hour ELECTRICAL Only Package Online – $139 Register Now

Individual Continuing Education Courses – Learn More

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