SmartCode Education System
Register your Accredited Professional Coach (APC) and specialty course credits earned with the new quick and easy-to-use USPTA SmartCode Education System. This uses your smartphone to instantly register your attendance to all seminars and specialty courses earning APC.
To use the system, you will need:
- A smartphone with data access, Web-browsing capabilities and camera. Apple iPhone and Google Android phones are fully supported. Blackberry and Windows phones may also work.
- A barcode scanning application for your smartphone that can scan QR codes. For iPhone/iPad we recommend Qrafter or the AT&T Code Scanner. For Android we recommend Barcode Scanner. Use your device to search the Apple Store or Google Play for these free applications.
Once you have installed the QR Code scanning application on your phone, test your phone using the QR Code below:
If your test was successful, you should see the SmartCode Education System test Web page with the green "thumbs up" icon.
Using the SmartCode Education System
To use the system at a seminar, general session or specialty course, you must scan two QR codes. One QR code is on your conference badge. The second QR code will be in your conference notebook and cannot be scanned until the end of the session or the beginning of the next session.
Scan one of the QR codes (it does not matter which one you start with) using the QR code scanning app. You will see the SmartCode Education System Web page that confirms that you have scanned the first code. You will see the barcode scan symbol to let you know that you need to scan the second code:
1st Barcode Scan Successful, Now Scan 2nd Code
Once the second barcode is scanned, you will see a green check mark to confirm that your APC or specialty course education credits have been registered in the USPTA education system. You will also receive an email to your primary email address to confirm that your credits were registered.
Credits Successfully Registered
Borrow a Smartphone
The USPTA SmartCode Education System is designed so that you can borrow a friend's smartphone to register your credits. The phone's owner can register his/her credits first by scanning the badge then session code. After confirmation, you can scan your codes to get credit as well.
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Tax deduction
Education expenses incurred to maintain or improve skills required by a person in his or her employment are generally tax-deductible. Educational expenses include tuition (conference registration and specialty courses), books, local transportation and travel, meals and lodging while away from home when the trip is primarily to obtain education (Treasury Regulation 1.162-5). Consult your tax preparer for details regarding deductions.