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Certification is the road to Success
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She received the call that she PASSED!
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The Certified Professional Secretary designation can provide the advantage you need to advance in your career. Professional certification shows employers, clients and associates that you are committed as a professional. The CPS exam is given twice a year: November and May.
Our chapter wants to assist you as you prepare for the exam. If you would like to participate in a study group, borrow chapter resources as you prepare, or need any other assistance, please contact
Deborah L. Vardell CPS CAP .
Also, for those who already have their CPS certification, there is the certification test called Certified Administrative Professional (CAP). You can find more information and sample questions at the International web site. If you are interested in participating in a study group, please contact Deb.
For more information about CPS/CAP recertification, please click here for the basic recertification guidelines. If you need additional information, please go to the Headquarters' web site.
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Remember:
The CPS/CAP Exam filing deadline dates are:
February 15, 2011 for the May 6th, Part 4 CAP exam,
May 7th, Parts 1-3 CPS & CAP exams
August 15, 2010 for the November 5th, Part 4 CAP exam
November 6th, Parts 1-3 CPS & CAP exams
Click here for the Application forms...
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Do You Want to be Certified?
(use the following links)
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The advantages of certification
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Certification application packet
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Check with your local IAAP chapter for exam review possibilities
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Join your local IAAP chapter
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Certification & Recertification Program Changes
This is the document outlining the changes to the Certification Program
effective November 2011. Also included are the changes to the
Recertification Program effective immediately.
Certification Program Changes
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**Sample EXAM questions are on the International
web site under certification (click here).
A member has asked: "What do those who have not recertified for their CPS do if it is more than five years? Can you take the CAP test if the CPS designation was not recertified?
Vicki Twombly, Certification Specialist, IAAP, responds: "Yes, they can either take Part 4 and if they pass that in May (or Nov) this would recertify them for 5 more years. Or they can gather 90 points from the last 5 years and recertify with those."
(See the Recertification Brochure link above.)
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News from the IAAP Annual Report
regarding college credit equivalency
The American Council on Education (ACE) provides college credit equivalency recommendations for achieving the CPS and CAP recertification. ACE recommends 32 semester hours for the three-part CPS exam and 41 semester hours for the four-part CAP exam. It is up to each educational institution to determine how much credit will actually be awarded.
The ACE will not review the exam for credit under the new blueprint until it has been tested at least three times. The Certification Department and Institute for Certification will work with ACE to update the academic credit recommendation process beginning in 2006. In the meantime, those certifying under the new blueprint can provide their school with the exam outline and current ACE recommendation to assist the school in determining if credit can be awarded. The Certification Department staff is available to answer questions posed by an academic institution.
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Enhance Administrative Careers Through Certification
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Certification Information and Request:
Did you know that the Las Colinas Chapter has CPS/CAP certification exam study materials available for members preparing to sit for the exam may check out? These include manuals and video tapes. Currently, we have study materials available for the "old" exam, but in November a new exam will be administered.
The Certification Committee, chaired by Deborah L. Vardell CPS CAP is currently investigating for purchase the new exam preparation materials. Although not all are in print at this time, the Committee would like to ensure that our members' needs are met as soon as is feasible.
If you are planning to sit for the exam - or know of someone who is - please let Deb know.
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Are you interested in CPS review classes?
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Take this link to IAAP educational opportunities.
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Please email Tammy Hardy Durham if you are available to speak to a business class or a potential new IAAP organization. This will help us in numerous ways--in starting the new organization, plus it will help us on the application for the Avery Dennison award as this can be counted towards having a Speakers' Bureau.
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