Need a large amount of clock hours for your certification? Enroll in a VESi online course today!

The NWESD has partnered with VESi (Virtual Education Software, Inc.) to provide online courses that are available for clock hours.

Courses are offered for 30 or 45 clock hours.

VESi course fees are $150 per class and are paid directly to VESi. NWESD clock hour fees are an additional $90 (30-hour course) or $135 (45-hour course).

Why VESi?

  • Convenient, relevant and affordable continuing education courses for K-12 educators.
  • Choose from over 35 VESi course offerings (30-45 clock hours at a time) on a wide variety of topics.
  • Courses are compatible on all devices with narrated text and informational videos.
  • You control your own schedule, with courses that can be taken anytime, anywhere.
  • Participants can feel confident that the courses have been vetted by the NWESD and are approved for Washington State clock hours.
  • The VESi Child Abuse course satisfies the OSPI Issues of Abuse requirement.

Course Deadlines: There is a two-week minimum for course completion. Courses must be completed within one calendar year of registration with VESi. Please contact VESi directly for further information on timelines and maximum course enrollment per term.

Upon completion of the course, you will submit your course materials online to VESi’s office. Please allow approximately two weeks for VESi to process your materials and to notify us of your course completion. Once we are notified of your completion, your clock hours will be processed in pdEnroller, recorded to your official transcript, and be automatically uploaded to the state E-Certification system (provided your accounts are properly linked).

FAQs for VESi Online Classes

Yes. When pre-paying for clock hours through the NWESD, you can be assured the class has been fully vetted by the NWESD and approved for clock hours.

If an ESD within your region offers the same VESi course, we request that you register through your local ESD. If that class is not offered by your regional Educational Service District, you may register and pay for clock hours under the NWESD. Be certain to notify VESi that you are registering through the NWESD 189 so that course completion documentation will be sent to the correct ESD.

When you register through the NWESD for a VESi course, you pre-pay for the clock hours to the NWESD. You must then continue and register and pay the course fee to VESi who will work with you directly once you’ve completed the registration process.  There will be two separate charges on your credit card statement (NWESD and VESi).

This two week minimum time frame is a VESi course requirement. Clock hours will not be recorded to your transcript any sooner than 14 days from the date of registration/payment through the NWESD.

VESi courses must be completed within one calendar year from registration with VESi, unless a formal exception is approved by VESi.

Several courses do offer specialized credits. Check the individual course description to ensure the course meets the requirement.

Yes, currently the VESi ‘Child Abuse: Working with Abused & Neglected Children’ course meets the state requirement. Verify any updated information by checking the individual course description in pdEnroller.

Please allow approximately two weeks for VESi to process your materials and to notify the NWESD of your course completion. Once the NWESD is notified of your completion, your clock hours will be processed in pdEnroller, recorded to your official transcript, and be automatically uploaded to the state E-Certification system (provided your accounts are properly linked).