Recertification

Professional certification attests to the competence of those in a given profession. To ensure maintenance of these high standards, periodic reassessment is used to verify that competencies are maintained. For CPS and CAP holders, that reassessment is accomplished through a program of recertification.

CPS and CAP holders must recertify every five years to keep their professional certification status. Points are earned in the categories of Education, Experience, Leadership, and an Elective category. 
A total of 90 points are required every five years.

The CPS and CAP ratings make a powerful statement of both meeting initial high standards and maintaining those standards through recertification.

All individuals applying for CPS candidacy January 1, 1988, or later are required to recertify.
All CAP holders are required to recertify.

Individuals not keeping current through recertification will have their rating marked inactive.

A certificate, valid for five years, and a recertification pin will be issued each time a
CPS or CAP holder is recertified.

Detailed information concerning recertification is available in the Recertification Application and/or by contacting the certification department at headquarters.