The term CEU is often misused.
The following is from the IACET website:
Award IACET Continuing Education Units
Organizations that meet IACET's internationally recognized continuing education and training standards are approved as Authorized Providers. Authorized Providers may award IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Organizations transition to an Authorized Provider only after successful completion of an application and site visit. Click here to learn more and get started.
You can award CEUs if you are authorized to do so, its formal approval process.
A CEU is typically ten contact hours.
In washington state our electrical classes are often called CEUs they will be listed as 8 CEU, which would be 80 hours, they are actually on CE, so its an 8 hour class.