Education and Courses from SPIE

SPIE professional development courses are available in multiple formats, offering continuing education and training tailored to fit your schedule and meet your needs. Let us help you improve your job performance, meet changing job demands, and increase your value to your organization.

Courses at Conferences

Formal training sessions conveniently offered during SPIE conferences.

Online Courses

On demand optics and photonics courses, streamed over the web, with a quiz component for earning CEUs.

In-Company Training

Bringing SPIE courses directly to your facility.

Course Catalog

Online, dynamically updated version of the SPIE Education Catalog, featuring 300+ of the most current and valuable SPIE courses.

Courses on DVD & CD

Self-directed educational products that allow you to learn at your own pace.

Outreach Resources

Resources for Educators and Students

Education Updates

SPIE Education Catalog

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Continuing Education Units

Document noncredit work and training in specifically developed activities.

A "Green Lab" program supported by SPIE at the Pennsylvania State Univ. Electro-Optics Center gives high-school students lab experience in analyzing power consumption incandescent, compact fluorescent, and LED lighting sources.

"The lab inspires students to think about the environment and the economy," said Jim Einsporn of the Penn State project. "Students discover first-hand the amount of energy used in each source, and the long-term costs of each."