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CE Broker: You Survived Georgia Renewal. Now Let’s Talk About What Happens Next.

If you are a Georgia LPC, social worker, or marriage and family therapist, you probably heard plenty about CE Broker during the 2026 renewal cycle.

And if you were trying to renew at the last minute, you may have discovered something that was not entirely obvious when the new system was introduced: getting your CE reported and getting your CE documentation properly recorded in CE Broker are not necessarily the same thing.

The good news is that you do not need to spend the next two years wondering how this is supposed to work.

The Georgia Composite Board’s current CE Broker FAQ tells licensees to record their continuing education in CE Broker and specifically encourages them to load their CE course activities and certificates before applying to renew.

What Is CE Broker?

CE Broker is the electronic system Georgia is using to track continuing education for licensees covered by the new reporting requirement.

Beginning January 1, 2026, Georgia licensees who are required to complete continuing education must record the continuing education they take to satisfy licensure and renewal requirements in CE Broker.

You do not need to purchase a premium CE Broker subscription to do this. The Georgia Board says a free Basic Limited Access account is sufficient.

Think of CE Broker as your electronic CE record. It is where your completed continuing education activities are recorded and where the Board can access your CE information.

Here Is the Part That Caused So Much Confusion

There are really three separate things involved:

1. Your CE course. You attend or complete the educational activity and satisfy the provider’s completion requirements.
2. Your CE certificate. This is your documentation that you completed the course.
3. Your CE Broker record. This is the electronic record of the CE you are using toward licensure and renewal.

Those three things are related, but they are not interchangeable.

If a provider reports your completion to CE Broker, that is extremely helpful. It means you generally do not have to enter that course yourself as a self-reported activity. But it does not mean you should ignore your certificate or assume that everything will automatically take care of itself when renewal time arrives.

So Who Is Responsible for Reporting Your CE?

That depends on the provider.

Some continuing education providers report completed CE directly to CE Broker. Others do not. When the provider does not report your course, you may have to report the activity yourself and provide the required documentation.

This distinction is important because Georgia’s new system is not simply a matter of taking a course and putting the certificate in a drawer until renewal day.

Who Does What?

What If Your CE Provider Does Not Report?

If your provider does not report your course to CE Broker, you should not assume that the course will somehow appear there later.

In that situation, you may need to enter the course yourself and upload the required documentation, including your certificate.

This is one reason it is important to know whether a provider participates in CE Broker reporting before you need the hours for renewal.

What If My Provider Reports My CE for Me?

That’s the easier situation.

For example, when you complete an eligible Eric Groh workshop and satisfy all of the workshop’s completion requirements, we report your eligible completion to CE Broker.

You should still log into your CE Broker account and make sure the course appears correctly. Do not wait until the next renewal deadline to discover that your name, license information, or course record did not match properly.

If something is missing, contact the provider and get it corrected while the course is still easy to locate.

CE Broker Is Not the Same Thing as Your CE Certificate

This is probably the most important distinction to remember.

Your certificate is your evidence that you completed the course.

CE Broker is the electronic record used to track your continuing education.

Even when your provider reports the course for you, keep the certificate.

Georgia’s rules require licensees to maintain documentation of continuing education for four years. The Board also conducts continuing education audits, and licensees selected for an audit may be required to submit documentation of their completed CE.

In other words, provider reporting is not a reason to throw away your certificates.

Do I Need to Upload My Certificate If My Provider Already Reported the Course?

Do not assume that you don’t.

The Georgia Board’s current CE Broker guidance specifically tells licensees to load their CE course activities and certificates before applying to renew and as they take and receive them.

This is especially important because the 2026 renewal cycle demonstrated that CE Broker is not simply a passive database sitting off to the side. Your CE Broker record is now part of the process Georgia uses to track whether you have satisfied your continuing education requirements.

If CE Broker or the renewal process requires supporting documentation, have your certificates available and upload them as instructed.

What If a Course Doesn’t Appear in CE Broker?

Don’t panic, and don’t wait until renewal week.

First, check that you are looking at the correct license and that your personal information and license number are correct.

Then contact the CE provider. If the provider told you that it reports directly to CE Broker, give the provider an opportunity to check the reporting information and correct any problem.

If the provider does not report CE, you may need to self-report the course through CE Broker and upload the required documentation.

The important thing is to resolve the problem while you still have plenty of time.

Why Your Registration Information Matters

This is also why CE providers ask for information such as your full name, license number, and license type.

When a provider reports your completion to CE Broker, the information has to match the license record. A small registration error can turn into a much bigger headache if nobody notices it until renewal.

When you register for a course, take a moment to make sure your name and license information are accurate.

What You Should Do Now — Before the Next Renewal Sneaks Up

You do not need to wait until 2028 to think about CE Broker again.

Instead, make this part of your normal CE routine:

1. Have a free CE Broker account.
2. After completing CE, check your CE Broker course history.
3. Make sure the course appears under the correct license.
4. Keep your certificate even when the provider reports the course for you.
5. Upload certificates or other supporting documentation when CE Broker or the Board requires it.
6. Do not wait until the renewal deadline to discover that something is missing.

That last one may be the most important.

The whole point of keeping your CE record current is to avoid turning license renewal into a scavenger hunt for two years’ worth of certificates.

What Happens When You Take an Eric Groh Workshop?

For eligible Eric Groh continuing education workshops, the process is straightforward:

1. Register for the workshop.
2. Provide accurate registration and license information.
3. Complete the workshop and all required completion steps.
4. Receive your CE certificate.
5. We report your eligible completion to CE Broker.
6. Log into CE Broker and verify that the course appears correctly.
7. Keep your certificate and upload supporting documentation when required.

Our goal is to handle the provider-side reporting so that you are not left wondering whether you have to enter every course yourself.

If you are looking for upcoming Georgia continuing education workshops, you can see the current workshop schedule on the main CE page.

And if supervision is part of your professional-development plans, you can also review Training the LPC Supervisor: Being a Great Mentor.

One Last Thing About the New CE Broker System

The transition to CE Broker created some understandable confusion. Georgia moved from a system in which many licensees primarily kept their own CE documentation to a system in which continuing education is now being electronically recorded and tracked through CE Broker.

That does not mean your certificate has become obsolete.

It means you now have another piece of the puzzle to keep current.

Take the CE. Get the certificate. Make sure the CE gets into CE Broker. Keep your documentation. Then renew.

Doing those things as you go is considerably easier than trying to reconstruct everything a few days before the next renewal deadline.