Are Georgia LPCs Required to Use CE Broker for License Renewal? What Counselors Need to Know
Quick answer: Georgia LPCs are not currently required to use CE Broker for license renewal. However, the Georgia licensing board has discussed CE tracking systems, so counselors are paying closer attention to how CE reporting may evolve over time.
However, counselors continue to hear about CE Broker because the Georgia board has discussed it in relation to continuing education tracking.
What Is CE Broker?
CE Broker is a system that some state licensing boards use to record and track continuing education for license renewal.
It does not approve courses. It also does not decide what counts toward licensure.
Instead, it records completed continuing education and reflects what the licensing board already accepts.
For example, CE Broker allows licensees to:
- View completed continuing education hours
- Track renewal progress
- Store CE records in one place
- Confirm compliance status quickly
How This Actually Works in Practice (Simple Example)
To understand the system clearly, it helps to look at how the three parts work together in real practice.
1. The licensing board (the rules)
The state licensing board sets the rules for continuing education. It decides what counts, how many hours are required, and which topics apply.
Because of this, the board always remains the final authority on CE acceptance.
2. The CE provider (EricGroh.com)
EricGroh.com is a NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #6921).
This matters because approval applies at the provider level, not just individual courses.
As a result, all continuing education offered through EricGroh.com already operates under a standing approval structure.
In practice, this means counselors do not need to verify individual course approval each time they register for CE. Instead, they complete courses that already sit inside a nationally recognized approval framework.
Additionally, many CE providers require separate course-by-course approvals. However, this structure works differently under NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #6921) status.
3. CE Broker (the recording system)
CE Broker does not approve continuing education and does not evaluate course content.
Instead, it records completed CE based on what the licensing board accepts.
So, CE Broker functions as a tracking system rather than an approval system.
Stop Second-Guessing Your CE Requirements
Most confusion around CE Broker and state requirements comes from one issue: counselors don’t need more options — they need clarity on what actually counts and what doesn’t.
If you want CE that already sits inside a nationally recognized approval structure, you can choose directly below.
What This Looks Like When You Take a Course
Step 1 — You complete a course
For example you complete continuing education through EricGroh.com. The course already operates under NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #6921) approval.
Step 2 — Your completion is recorded
After completion, your CE is either sent into CE Broker automatically or uploaded manually through your certificate.
Step 3 — The board reviews your CE
During license renewal, the board reviews the CE record stored in CE Broker as part of the official renewal process.
What Most Georgia Counselors Want to Know
When counselors hear about CE Broker, they usually want simple answers. For example:
- Will I have to use CE Broker?
- Will my CE still count?
- Will I need to change providers?
- Will renewal become more complicated?
Right now, Georgia counselors should continue following the Georgia board’s current requirements.
However, if CE Broker is implemented in the future, the process will likely change how CE is recorded—not whether it is accepted.
What This Means for Georgia Counselors
CE Broker does not change what counts as continuing education.
Instead, it changes how continuing education is recorded.
The licensing board still defines acceptance rules.
Because of this, counselors who complete CE through NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP #6921) already work within an established approval structure that aligns with board expectations.
