Skills and Competencies
The skills and competencies listed below are required for all levels of certification, unless specified otherwise. The skills and competencies needed for the certification in include:
Professional Level:
Senior Level:
- All competencies at the Professional Level above.
Master Level:
- All competencies at the Professional and Senior Levels above.
Phase 1 Eligibility Requirements
To determine your eligibility to apply for certification in your experience and education must meet the minimum requirements below.
Specific Eligibility Requirements:
- Professional Level
- Three (3) years of relevant experience
- If you have an associate degree, technical/career certificate/diploma, or higher, only two (2) years of relevant experience is required.
- 25% of required experience must be within the last 5 years
- Senior Level
- Five (5) years of relevant experience
- If you have an associate degree or technical/career certificate/diploma, only four (4) years of relevant experience is required.
- If you have a bachelor's degree or higher, only three (3) years of relevant experience is required.
- 25% of required experience must be within the last 5 years
- Must have 1 year of project lead or supervisory experience
- Master Level
- Seven (7) years of relevant experience
- If you have an associate degree or technical/career certificate/diploma, only six (6) years of relevant experience is required.
- If you have a bachelor's degree or higher, only five (5) years of relevant experience is required.
- 25% of required experience must be within the last 10 years
- Must have 1 year of project lead or supervisory experience
- Must have 1 year of managerial experience
Important Eligibility Notes
The following are specific experience and education requirements:
- Experience:
- Experience must be relevant.
- The experience requirement must come from US-based companies.
- If you are an independent contractor or consultant that perform project work and not fully employed, you can submit individual industry projects. The project work must equate to the amount of required work experience.
- Education: (college degree, technical/career certificate or diploma)
- Must be in a relevant field.
- The education requirement must come from U.S. based institutions.
- At this time we do not accept international applicants. We do not have international offices or staff.
Relevant Fields for Education Requirement
Your college degree or technical/career certificate or diploma must be in one of the following fields or similar fields.
Phase 2 Competency Requirements
Once your eligibility has been determined in phase 1, the next step is to complete the Competency-Based Assessment in your certification field, .
Phase 2 Activities
- Submit Assessment and Certification Fee
- Professional Level:
- Senior Level:
- Master Level:
- Veterans and First Responders receive a 20% discount on certifications.
- Competency-Based Assessment (AI Design Assisted)
- Complete and Submit the Competency-Based Assessment
- Peer evaluated based on Assessment Rubric
- Feedback Provided and Recommendation Decision
- You will be provided feedback for your Competency-Based Assessment submission.
- Competency-Based Assessment evaluation results:
- You will have earned your certification when you pass the assessment!
- If it does not meet the certification standards, you will be able to re-work and re-submit your Competency-Based Assessment.
Requirements to Pass the Competency-Based Assessment
- Complete and submit the Competency-Based Assessment.
- Meet or exceed all of the requirements provided for the Competency-Based Assessment project.
- The submitted project work must demonstrate the appropriate level of skills and competencies for the certification.
- The submitted project work must be professional and demonstrate industry quality standards.
Certification
After you have successfully completed both phases, you will be awarded your certification in ! You will receive your certification certificate by mail and documented on your Professional Career Portfolio.
