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</div> </a> <ul id="toc-Biomedical-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chiropractic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chiropractic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Chiropractic</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chiropractic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Communications" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Communications"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Communications</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Communications-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Computer_technology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Computer_technology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Computer technology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Computer_technology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Dance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Data_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Data_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.10</span> <span>Data management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Data_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dentistry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dentistry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.11</span> <span>Dentistry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dentistry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Electronics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Electronics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.12</span> <span>Electronics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Electronics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Emergency_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Emergency_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.13</span> <span>Emergency management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Emergency_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Engineering" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Engineering"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.14</span> <span>Engineering</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Engineering-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Event_planning" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Event_planning"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.15</span> <span>Event planning</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Event_planning-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Warehousing_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Warehousing_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.16</span> <span>Warehousing management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Warehousing_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Environment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.17</span> <span>Environment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Environment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Environmental_health" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environmental_health"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.18</span> <span>Environmental health</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Environmental_health-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Explosive_atmospheres" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Explosive_atmospheres"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.19</span> <span>Explosive atmospheres</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Explosive_atmospheres-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fiber_optics_and_data_cabling" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fiber_optics_and_data_cabling"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.20</span> <span>Fiber optics and data cabling</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fiber_optics_and_data_cabling-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Genealogy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Genealogy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.21</span> <span>Genealogy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Genealogy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Health_leadership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Health_leadership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.22</span> <span>Health leadership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Health_leadership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hospitality_and_tourism" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hospitality_and_tourism"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.23</span> <span>Hospitality and tourism</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hospitality_and_tourism-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Insurance_and_risk_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logistics_and_transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.27</span> <span>Logistics and transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Logistics_and_transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Management_Consulting" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Management_Consulting"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.28</span> <span>Management Consulting</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Management_Consulting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Marketing" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Marketing"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.29</span> <span>Marketing</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Marketing-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ministers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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class="vector-toc-numb">4.33</span> <span>Physical asset management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Physical_asset_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Project_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Project_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.34</span> <span>Project management</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Project_management-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.35</span> <span>Public relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Real_estate_management" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Real_estate_management"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit">improve this article</a>, discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Professional_certification" title="Talk:Professional certification">talk page</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_wizard" title="Wikipedia:Article wizard">create a new article</a>, as appropriate.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> <b>Professional certification</b>, <b>trade certification</b>, or <b>professional designation</b>, often called simply <i>certification</i> or <i>qualification</i>, is a designation earned by a person to assure qualification to perform a job or task. Not all certifications that use <a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters" title="Post-nominal letters">post-nominal letters</a> are an acknowledgement of educational achievement, or an agency appointed to safeguard the public interest. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A certification is a third-party attestation of an individual's level of knowledge or proficiency in a certain industry or profession. They are granted by authorities in the field, such as <a href="/wiki/Professional_society" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional society">professional societies</a> and universities, or by private certificate-granting agencies. Most certifications are time-limited; some expire after a period of time (e.g., the lifetime of a product that requires certification for use), while others can be renewed indefinitely as long as certain requirements are met. Renewal usually requires ongoing education to remain up-to-date on advancements in the field, evidenced by earning the specified number of <a href="/wiki/Continuing_education" title="Continuing education">continuing education</a> credits (CECs), or <a href="/wiki/Continuing_education_unit" title="Continuing education unit">continuing education units</a> (CEUs), from approved professional development courses. </p><p>Many certification programs are affiliated with professional associations, trade organizations, or private vendors interested in raising industry standards. Certification programs are often created or endorsed by professional associations, but are typically completely independent from membership organizations. Certifications are very common in fields such as aviation, construction, technology, environment, and other industrial sectors, as well as healthcare, business, real estate, and finance. </p><p>According to <i>The Guide to National Professional Certification Programs</i> (1997) by Phillip Barnhart, "certifications are portable, since they do not depend on one company's definition of a certain job" and they provide potential employers with "an impartial, third-party endorsement of an individual's professional knowledge and experience".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Certification is different from professional licensure. In the United States, licenses are typically issued by state agencies, whereas certifications are usually awarded by professional societies or educational institutes. Obtaining a certificate is voluntary in some fields, but in others, certification from a government-accredited agency may be legally required to perform certain jobs or tasks. In other countries, licenses are typically granted by professional societies or universities and require a certificate after about three to five years and so on thereafter. The assessment process for certification may be more comprehensive than that of licensure, though sometimes the assessment process is very similar or even the same, despite differing in terms of legal status. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/American_National_Standards_Institute" title="American National Standards Institute">American National Standards Institute</a> (ANSI) defines the standard for being a certifying agency as meeting the following two requirements: </p> <ol><li>Delivering an assessment based on industry knowledge that is independent from training courses or course providers</li> <li>Granting a time-limited credential to anyone who meets the assessment standards</li></ol> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Credentialing_Excellence" title="Institute for Credentialing Excellence">Institute for Credentialing Excellence</a> (ICE) is a U.S.-based organization that sets standards for the accreditation of personnel certification and certificate programs based on the <i><a href="/wiki/Standards_for_Educational_and_Psychological_Testing" title="Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing">Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing</a></i>, a joint publication of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Many members of the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Test_Publishers" title="Association of Test Publishers">Association of Test Publishers</a> (ATP) are also certification organizations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Categorization">Categorization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Categorization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are three general types of certification. Listed in order of development level and portability, they are: corporate (internal), product-specific, and profession-wide. </p><p>Corporate, or "internal" certifications, are made by a <a href="/wiki/Corporation" title="Corporation">corporation</a> or low-stakes organization for internal purposes. For example, a corporation might require a one-day training course for all sales personnel, after which they receive a certificate. While this certificate has limited portability – to other corporations, for example – it is the most simple to develop. </p><p>Product-specific certifications are more involved, and are intended to be referenced to a product across all applications. This approach is very prevalent in the <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">information technology</a> (IT) industry, where personnel are certified on a version of <a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">software</a> or hardware. This type of certification is portable across locations (for example, different corporations that use that software), but not across other products. Another example could be the certifications issued for shipping personnel, which are under international standards even for the recognition of the certification body, under the <a href="/wiki/International_Maritime_Organization" title="International Maritime Organization">International Maritime Organization</a> (IMO). </p><p>The most general type of certification is profession-wide. Certification in the medical profession is often offered by particular specialties. In order to apply professional standards, increase the level of practice, and protect the public, a professional organization might establish a certification. This is intended to be portable to all places a certified professional might work. Of course, this generalization increases the cost of such a program; the process to establish a legally defensible assessment of an entire profession is very extensive. An example of this is a <a href="/wiki/Certified_public_accountant" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified public accountant">certified public accountant</a> (CPA), which would not be certified for just one corporation or one piece of <a href="/wiki/Accountancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Accountancy">accountancy</a> software but for general work in the profession. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_certificates_awarded_by_tertiary_education_providers">Professional certificates awarded by tertiary education providers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional certificates awarded by tertiary education providers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Many tertiary education providers grant professional certificates as an award for the completion of an educational program. The curriculum of a professional certificate is most often in a focused subject matter. Many professional certificates have the same curriculum as master's degrees in the same subject. Many other professional certificates offer the same courses as master's degrees in the same subject, but require the student to take fewer total courses to complete the program. Some professional certificates have a curriculum that more closely resembles a baccalaureate major in the same field. The typical professional certificate program is between 200 and 300 class-hours in size. It is uncommon for a program to be larger or smaller than that. Most professional certificate programs are open enrollment, but some have admissions processes. A few universities put some of their professional certificates into a subclass they refer to as advanced professional certificates. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Advanced_professional_certificate">Advanced professional certificate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Advanced professional certificate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Advanced professional certificates</i> are professional credentials designed to help <a href="/wiki/Professional" title="Professional">professionals</a> enhance their <a href="/wiki/Job_performance" title="Job performance">job performance</a> and marketability in their respective fields. In many other countries, certificates are qualifications in <a href="/wiki/Higher_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education">higher education</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, a certificate may be offered by an institute of higher education. These certificates usually signify that a student has reached a standard of knowledge of a certain <a href="/wiki/Vocation" title="Vocation">vocational</a> subject. Certificate programs can be completed more quickly than associate degrees and often do not have general education requirements. </p><p>An advanced professional certificate is a result of an educational process designed for individuals. Certificates are designed for both newcomers to the industry as well as seasoned professionals. Certificates are awarded by an <a href="/wiki/Educational_program" title="Educational program">educational program</a> or <a href="/wiki/Academic_institution" title="Academic institution">academic institution</a>. Completion of a certificate program indicates completion of a course or series of courses with a specific concentration that is different from an educational degree program. Course content for an advanced certificate is set forth through a variety of sources i.e. <a href="/wiki/Faculty_(academic_staff)" class="mw-redirect" title="Faculty (academic staff)">faculty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Committee" title="Committee">committee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teacher" title="Teacher">instructors</a>, and other subject matter experts in a related field. The end goal of an advanced professional certificate is so that professionals may demonstrate knowledge of course content at the end of a set period in time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Areas_of_certification">Areas of certification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Areas of certification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">dynamic list</a> and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Professional_certification" title="Special:EditPage/Professional certification">adding missing items</a> with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources">reliable sources</a>.</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accountancy,_auditing_and_finance"><span id="Accountancy.2C_auditing_and_finance"></span>Accountancy, auditing and finance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Accountancy, auditing and finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Professional_certification_in_financial_services" title="Professional certification in financial services">Professional certification in financial services</a></div> <p>There are many professional bodies for accountants and auditors throughout the world; some of them are legally recognized in their jurisdictions. <a href="/wiki/Public_accounting" class="mw-redirect" title="Public accounting">Public accountants</a> are the <a href="/wiki/Accountancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Accountancy">accountancy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Management_accounting" title="Management accounting">control</a> experts that are legally certified in different <a href="/wiki/Jurisdiction" title="Jurisdiction">jurisdictions</a> to work in public practices, certifying accounts as <a href="/wiki/Statutory_auditor" title="Statutory auditor">statutory auditors</a>, eventually selling advice and services to other individuals and businesses. Today, however, many work within private corporations, financial industry, and government bodies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Accounting_and_external_auditing">Accounting and external auditing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Accounting and external auditing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cf. <a href="/wiki/Accountancy_qualifications_and_regulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Accountancy qualifications and regulation">Accountancy qualifications and regulation</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CPA_Canada" title="CPA Canada">CPA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Professional_Accountant" title="Chartered Professional Accountant">Chartered Professional Accountant</a>), the unified accounting designation in Canada conferred by <a href="/wiki/CPA_Canada" title="CPA Canada">CPA Canada</a>.</li> <li>CA or <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Accountant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Accountant">Chartered Accountant</a> conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Institute of Chartered Accountants of India">Institute of Chartered Accountants of India</a>.</li> <li>Institute of Chartered Accountants within the Commonwealth e.g. Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Canada (before merger into CPA). With mutual recognition with each other and with the UK</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants_in_England_and_Wales" title="Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales">ACA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants_in_England_and_Wales" title="Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales">FCA</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Accountant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Accountant">CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Accountant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Accountant">Chartered Accountant</a>) conferred by Institutes of <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Accountants" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Accountants">Chartered Accountants</a> in various territories, namely the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chartered_Institute_of_Management_Accountants" title="Chartered Institute of Management Accountants">ACMA</a> or FCMA (Associate or Fellow Chartered Management Accountant) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Institute_of_Management_Accountants" title="Chartered Institute of Management Accountants">Chartered Institute of Management Accountants</a> (UK)</li> <li>Associate or Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (<a href="/wiki/Association_of_Chartered_Certified_Accountants" title="Association of Chartered Certified Accountants">ACCA</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Certified_Accountant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Certified Accountant">FCCA</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Chartered_Certified_Accountants" title="Association of Chartered Certified Accountants">Association of Chartered Certified Accountants</a> (UK)</li> <li>AFA or FFA (Associate or Fellow Incorporated Financial Accountant) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Financial_Accountants" title="Institute of Financial Accountants">Institute of Financial Accountants</a> (UK)</li> <li>AAIA or <a href="/wiki/FAIA" class="mw-redirect" title="FAIA">FAIA</a> (Associate or Fellow International Accountant) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Association_of_International_Accountants" title="Association of International Accountants">Association of International Accountants</a></li> <li>MIPA or FIPA (Member or Fellow of the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Public_Accountants" title="Institute of Public Accountants">Institute of Public Accountants</a> who use the designation "Public Accountant") conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Public_Accountants" title="Institute of Public Accountants">Institute of Public Accountants</a> (Australia)</li> <li>CPA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Public_Accountant" title="Certified Public Accountant">Certified Public Accountant</a>) conferred by State Accountancy Boards in the US, Hong-Kong, Canada ...</li> <li>CMA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Management_Accountant" title="Certified Management Accountant">Certified Management Accountant</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Certified_Management_Accountants" title="Institute of Certified Management Accountants">Institute of Certified Management Accountants</a> (ICMA in Australia), <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Management_Accountants" title="Institute of Management Accountants">Institute of Management Accountants</a> (IMA in US)</li> <li>CCC (Chartered <a href="/wiki/Cost_control" class="mw-redirect" title="Cost control">Cost Controllers</a>) issued and conferred by the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Financial_Management" title="American Academy of Financial Management">American Academy of Financial Management</a> USA Certifying Board (<a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Financial_Management" title="American Academy of Financial Management">AAFM</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CFS (Certified Finance Specialist) conferred by IQN</li></ul> <div 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Mary</a>, Florida, with chapters in many countries</li> <li>CFE (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Fraud_Examiner" title="Certified Fraud Examiner">Certified Fraud Examiner</a>) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_Fraud_Examiners" title="Association of Certified Fraud Examiners">Association of Certified Fraud Examiners</a> (ACFE) headquartered in Texas with chapters in many countries</li> <li>CFF (<a href="/wiki/Certified_in_Financial_Forensics" title="Certified in Financial Forensics">Certified in Financial Forensics</a>) awarded by the <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_CPAs" class="mw-redirect" title="American Institute of CPAs">American Institute of CPAs</a></li> <li>CISA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Information_Systems_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Information Systems Auditor">Certified Information Systems Auditor</a>) awarded by the <a href="/wiki/ISACA" title="ISACA">Information Systems Audit and Control Association</a> headquartered in the US with chapters in many countries</li> <li>CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) offered by <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_Anti-Money_Laundering_Specialists" title="Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists">Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists</a> (ACAMS) and advanced CAMS</li> <li>CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_Anti-Money_Laundering_Specialists" title="Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists">Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists</a> (ACAMS)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Finance">Finance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CFA (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Financial_Analyst" title="Chartered Financial Analyst">Chartered Financial Analyst</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/CFA_Institute" title="CFA Institute">CFA Institute</a> (CFA)</li> <li>CIIA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_International_Investment_Analyst" title="Certified International Investment Analyst">Certified International Investment Analyst</a>) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_International_Investment_Analysts" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Certified International Investment Analysts">Association of Certified International Investment Analysts</a> (ACIIA)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Investments">Investments</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Investments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CFA (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Financial_Analyst" title="Chartered Financial Analyst">Chartered Financial Analyst</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/CFA_Institute" title="CFA Institute">CFA Institute</a> (CFA)</li> <li>CIPM (<a href="/wiki/Certificate_in_Investment_Performance_Measurement" title="Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement">Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/CFA_Institute" title="CFA Institute">CFA Institute</a> (CFA)</li> <li>CIIA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_International_Investment_Analyst" title="Certified International Investment Analyst">Certified International Investment Analyst</a>) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_International_Investment_Analysts" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Certified International Investment Analysts">Association of Certified International Investment Analysts</a> (ACIIA)</li> <li>ASA (Accredited Senior Appraiser), AM (Accredited Member), and CEIV (Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Appraisers" title="American Society of Appraisers">American Society of Appraisers</a></li> <li>CBV (Chartered Business Valuator) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/CBV_Institute" title="CBV Institute">CBV Institute</a>.</li> <li>CAIA (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Alternative_Investment_Analyst" title="Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst">Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst</a>) conferred by the CAIA Association</li> <li>FRM (<a href="/wiki/Financial_Risk_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial Risk Manager">Financial Risk Manager</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Global_Association_of_Risk_Professionals" title="Global Association of Risk Professionals">Global Association of Risk Professionals</a> (GARP)</li> <li>PRM (<a href="/wiki/Professional_Risk_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Risk Manager">Professional Risk Manager</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Professional_Risk_Managers%27_International_Association" title="Professional Risk Managers' International Association">Professional Risk Managers' International Association</a> (PRMIA)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FMVA (Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Corporate_Finance_Institute" title="Corporate Finance Institute">Corporate Finance Institute</a> (CFI).</li> <li>CQF (<a href="/wiki/Certificate_in_Quantitative_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Certificate in Quantitative Finance">Certificate in Quantitative Finance</a>), conferred by the CQF Institute <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Payroll">Payroll</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Payroll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) and FPC (Fundamental Payroll Specialist) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/American_Payroll_Association" title="American Payroll Association">American Payroll Association</a>.</li> <li>Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) and Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/National_Payroll_Institute" title="National Payroll Institute">National Payroll Institute</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Personal_finance">Personal finance</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CFA (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Financial_Analyst" title="Chartered Financial Analyst">Chartered Financial Analyst</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/CFA_Institute" title="CFA Institute">CFA Institute</a> (CFA)</li> <li>CFP (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Financial_Planner" title="Certified Financial Planner">Certified Financial Planner</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Certified_Financial_Planner_Board_of_Standards" title="Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards">Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Financial_Planning_Standards_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial Planning Standards Board">Financial Planning Standards Board</a></li> <li>EA (<a href="/wiki/Enrolled_Agent" class="mw-redirect" title="Enrolled Agent">Enrolled Agent</a>) by the <a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> (IRS)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Public_finance">Public finance</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Public finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Certified_California_Municipal_Treasurer" title="Certified California Municipal Treasurer">CCMT</a> (<a href="/wiki/Certified_California_Municipal_Treasurer" title="Certified California Municipal Treasurer">Certified California Municipal Treasurer</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/California_Municipal_Treasurers_Association" title="California Municipal Treasurers Association">California Municipal Treasurers Association</a> (CMTA)</li> <li>CGAP (Certified <a href="/wiki/Government_audits" class="mw-redirect" title="Government audits">Government Auditing</a> Professional) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Internal_Auditors" title="Institute of Internal Auditors">Institute of Internal Auditors</a>, based on the US <a href="/wiki/Government_Auditing_Standards_(Yellow_Book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book)">Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book)</a> and additionally on <a href="/wiki/Committee_of_Sponsoring_Organizations_of_the_Treadway_Commission" title="Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission">COSO</a>, IIA standards and <a href="/wiki/INTOSAI" class="mw-redirect" title="INTOSAI">INTOSAI</a> ISSAI standards recognized worldwide in public finance</li> <li>CDFM (Certified Defense Financial Manager) conferred by American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)</li> <li>CFO (Certified Financial Officer) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Carl_Vinson_Institute_of_Government" title="Carl Vinson Institute of Government">Carl Vinson Institute of Government</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">University of Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CGFM" class="mw-redirect" title="CGFM">CGFM</a> (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Government_Financial_Manager" title="Certified Government Financial Manager">Certified Government Financial Manager</a>) conferred by Association of Government Accountants (AGA)</li> <li>CGAT (Certified Governmental Accounting Technician), conferred by Government Finance Officers Association of Alabama<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CGFO (Certified Government Finance Officer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Government_Finance_Officers_Association_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Finance Officers Association of Texas">Government Finance Officers Association of Texas</a> (GFOAT)</li> <li>CMFO (Certified Municipal Finance Officer<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) conferred by Government Finance Officers of New Jersey,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a>, and the State of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li>CMFO (Certified Municipal Finance Officer<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) conferred by Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Municipal_Technical_Advisory_Service" title="Municipal Technical Advisory Service">Municipal Technical Advisory Service</a></li> <li>CPFO (Certified Public Finance Officer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Government_Finance_Officers_Association" title="Government Finance Officers Association">Government Finance Officers Association</a></li> <li>CPFA (Certified Public Finance Administrator) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Public_Treasurers_of_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada">Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada</a> (APTUSC)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>AIA (Member, American Institute of Architects) conferred by <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a></li> <li>FAIA (Fellow, American Institute of Architects) conferred by <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Architects" title="American Institute of Architects">American Institute of Architects</a></li> <li>RA (<a href="/wiki/Registered_Architect" class="mw-redirect" title="Registered Architect">Registered Architect</a>) conferred by National Council of Architecture Registration Boards</li> <li>NCARB (<a href="/wiki/Certified" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified">Certified</a>) issued by National Council of Architecture Registration Boards – this allows for state-state reciprocity.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Archival_science,_information_privacy,_and_records_management"><span id="Archival_science.2C_information_privacy.2C_and_records_management"></span>Archival science, information privacy, and records management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Archival science, information privacy, and records management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CA (Certified Archivist), conferred by <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Certified_Archivists" title="Academy of Certified Archivists">Academy of Certified Archivists</a></li> <li>CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) conferred by <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Privacy_Professionals" title="International Association of Privacy Professionals">International Association of Privacy Professionals</a></li> <li>CIPP (Certified Information Privacy Professional) conferred by <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Privacy_Professionals" title="International Association of Privacy Professionals">International Association of Privacy Professionals</a></li> <li>CIPT (Certified Information Privacy Technologist) conferred by <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Privacy_Professionals" title="International Association of Privacy Professionals">International Association of Privacy Professionals</a></li> <li>CRA (Certified Records Analyst) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Certified_Records_Managers" title="Institute of Certified Records Managers">Institute of Certified Records Managers</a></li> <li>CRM (Certified Records Manager) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Certified_Records_Managers" title="Institute of Certified Records Managers">Institute of Certified Records Managers</a></li> <li>IGP (Information Governance Professional) conferred by <a href="/wiki/ARMA_International" title="ARMA International">ARMA International</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aviation">Aviation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Aviators" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviators">Aviators</a> are certified through theoretical and in-flight examinations. Requirements for certifications are quite equal in most countries and are regulated by each National Aviation Authority. The existing certificates or pilot licenses are: </p> <ul><li>SPL (Sport Pilot License) conferred by the FAA (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Private_Pilot_License" class="mw-redirect" title="Private Pilot License">PPL</a> (Private Pilot License) conferred by the FAA (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>) or JAA (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Aviation_Authorities" title="Joint Aviation Authorities">Joint Aviation Authorities</a>)</li> <li>CPL (<a href="/wiki/Commercial_Pilot_Licence" class="mw-redirect" title="Commercial Pilot Licence">Commercial Pilot Licence</a>) conferred by the FAA (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>) or JAA (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Aviation_Authorities" title="Joint Aviation Authorities">Joint Aviation Authorities</a>)</li> <li>ATP (<a href="/wiki/Airline_Transport_Pilot_License" class="mw-redirect" title="Airline Transport Pilot License">Airline Transport Pilot</a>) conferred by the FAA (<a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>) or JAA (<a href="/wiki/Joint_Aviation_Authorities" title="Joint Aviation Authorities">Joint Aviation Authorities</a>)</li></ul> <p>Licensing in these categories require not only examinations but also a minimum number of flight hours. All categories are available for Fixed-Wing Aircraft (<a href="/wiki/Airplane" title="Airplane">airplanes</a>) and Rotatory-Wing Aircraft (<a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">helicopters</a>). Within each category, aviators may also obtain certifications in: </p> <ul><li>Instrument Flight Rules (<a href="/wiki/Instrument_flight_rules" title="Instrument flight rules">IFR</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Multi-engine_aircraft" title="Category:Multi-engine aircraft">Multi-engine aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">Turbojet</a> Engines</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Jet Engine">Jet Engines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Experimental_aircraft" title="Experimental aircraft">Experimental aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_aircraft" title="Amphibious aircraft">Amphibious aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaplane" title="Seaplane">Seaplanes</a></li></ul> <p>Usually, aviators must be certified also in their log books for the type and model of aircraft they are allowed to fly. Currency checks as well as regular medical check-ups with a frequency of 6 months, 12 months, or 36 months, depending on the type of flying permitted, are obligatory. An aviator can fly only if holding: </p> <ul><li>A valid pilot license</li> <li>A valid medical certificate</li> <li>Valid certifications for the type of aircraft and type of flight.</li></ul> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Air_Navigation_Service_Provider" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Navigation Service Provider">ANSP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_controller" title="Air traffic controller">ATCO</a> & ANSP technicians are certified according to EUROCONTROL Safety Regulatory Requirement (ESARRs) (according to <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">EU</a> regulation 2096/2005 "Common Requirements"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Biomedical">Biomedical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Biomedical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>BMD (Biomedical Electronics Technician) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>BIET (Biomedical Imaging Electronics Technician) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chiropractic">Chiropractic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Chiropractic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_chiropractic_credentials" title="List of chiropractic credentials">List of chiropractic credentials</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Communications">Communications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, several communications certifications are conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Computer_technology">Computer technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Computer technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Professional_certification_(computer_technology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional certification (computer technology)">Professional certification (computer technology)</a></div> <p>Certification is often used in the professions of <a href="/wiki/Software_engineering" title="Software engineering">software engineering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">information technology</a>. </p> <ul><li>CITP (Chartered IT Professional) conferred by <a href="/wiki/British_Computer_Society" title="British Computer Society">British Computer Society</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Institution_of_Engineering_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="The Institution of Engineering and Technology">The Institution of Engineering and Technology</a> and by other professional engineering institutions in the UK and commonwealth</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dance">Dance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Conferred by the International Dance Council CID<sup id="cite_ref-cid-portal.org_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cid-portal.org-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at UNESCO, the International Certification of Dance Studies<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is awarded to students who have completed 150 hours of classes in a specific form of dance for Level 1. Another 150 hours are required for Level 2 and so on till Level 10. This is the only international certification for dance since the International Dance Council CID<sup id="cite_ref-cid-portal.org_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cid-portal.org-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the official body for all forms of dance; it is usually given in addition to local or national certificates, that is why it is colloquially called "the dancer's passport". Students cannot apply for this certification directly – they have to ask their school to apply on their behalf. This certification is awarded free of charge, there is no cost other than membership fees. </p><p>International Dance Council CID<sup id="cite_ref-cid-portal.org_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cid-portal.org-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at UNESCO administers the International Certification of Dance Studies. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Data_management"><a href="/wiki/Data_management" title="Data management">Data management</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Data management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Business Intelligence and Data Analyst (BIDA) by <a href="/wiki/Corporate_Finance_Institute" title="Corporate Finance Institute">Corporate Finance Institute</a> (CFI).</li> <li>Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) by <a href="/wiki/DAMA_International" class="mw-redirect" title="DAMA International">DAMA International</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dentistry">Dentistry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Dentistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dentistry#Education_and_licensing" title="Dentistry">Dentistry § Education_and_licensing</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electronics">Electronics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Electronics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, several electronics certifications are provided by the <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emergency_management">Emergency management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Emergency management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Management_Institute" title="Emergency Management Institute">Emergency Management Institute</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency" title="Federal Emergency Management Agency">Federal Emergency Management Agency</a>'s EMI offers credentials and training opportunities for United States citizens. Students do not have to be employed by FEMA or be federal employees for some of the programs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Engineering">Engineering</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Engineering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering" title="Regulation and licensure in engineering">Regulation and licensure in engineering</a></div> <p>Professional engineering is any act of planning, designing, composing, measuring, evaluating, inspecting, advising, reporting, directing or supervising, or managing any of the foregoing, that requires the application of engineering principles and that concerns the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public interest or the environment. </p> <ul><li>P.Eng. (<a href="/wiki/Professional_Engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Engineer">Professional Engineer</a>), conferred by provincial licensing bodies in Canada.</li> <li>Ir. or P.Eng. (<a href="/wiki/Professional_Engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Engineer">Professional Engineer</a>), conferred by Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) in Malaysia.</li> <li>PE (<a href="/wiki/Professional_Engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Engineer">Professional Engineer</a>), conferred by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) and state licensing bodies in the United States.</li> <li>PE (<a href="/wiki/Stationary_engineer" title="Stationary engineer">Power Engineer</a>), conferred by provincial safety authorities in Canada.</li> <li>EUR ING (<a href="/wiki/European_Engineer" title="European Engineer">European Engineer</a>), conferred by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI).</li> <li>C.Eng. (<a href="/wiki/Chartered_Engineer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Engineer">Chartered Engineer</a>), conferred by professional engineering institutions in the UK and commonwealth.</li> <li>SMIEEE (Senior member of the <a href="/wiki/IEEE" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE">IEEE</a>), a <a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_designations_in_the_United_States" title="List of professional designations in the United States">professional designation</a> throughout all of the United States.</li> <li>CET (<a href="/wiki/Certified_engineering_technologist" title="Certified engineering technologist">certified engineering technologist</a>) or AScT (<a href="/wiki/Applied_science_technologist" title="Applied science technologist">applied science technologist</a>), conferred by provincial licensing bodies in Canada.</li> <li>SPE <a href="/wiki/SPE_Certified_Petroleum_Professional" title="SPE Certified Petroleum Professional">Society of Petroleum Engineers Certificate</a> Is a program whereby it certifies the technical knowledge of petroleum engineers. The certification is granted based on an examination in conjunction with experience of the applicant.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Event_planning">Event planning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Event planning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Event_planning" class="mw-redirect" title="Event planning">Event planning</a> includes budgeting, scheduling, site selection, acquiring necessary permits, coordinating transportation and parking, arranging for speakers or entertainers, arranging decor, event security, catering, coordinating with third-party vendors, and emergency plans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warehousing_management">Warehousing management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Warehousing management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A warehouse management system (WMS) is a part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of materials within a warehouse and process the associated transactions, including shipping, receiving, putaway and picking. The systems also direct and optimize stock putaway based on real-time information about the status of bin utilization. A WMS monitors the progress of products through the warehouse. It involves the physical warehouse infrastructure, <a href="/wiki/Tracking_system" title="Tracking system">tracking systems</a>, and communication between product stations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More precisely, warehouse management involves the receipt, storage and movement of goods, (normally finished goods), to intermediate storage locations or to a final customer. In the multi-echelon model for distribution, there may be multiple levels of warehouses. This includes a central warehouse, a regional warehouses (serviced by the central warehouse) and potentially retail warehouses (serviced by the regional warehouses).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment">Environment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CEnvP" title="CEnvP">CEnvP</a> – Certified Environmental Practitioner <i>of Australia and New Zealand</i> (CEnvP)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_health">Environmental health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Environmental health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CPHI(C)" class="mw-redirect" title="CPHI(C)">CPHI(C)</a> – Certified Public Health Inspector (Canada)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Explosive_atmospheres">Explosive atmospheres</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Explosive atmospheres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>IECEx<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> covers the specialized field of explosion protection associated with the use of equipment in areas where flammable gases, liquids and combustible dusts may be present. This system provides the assurance that equipment is manufactured to meet safety standards, and that services such as installation, repair and overhaul also comply with IEC International Standards on 60079 series. The UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), cited IECEx as one example of a practice model for the verification of conformity to IEC Standards, for European smaller countries with no certification schemes for such equipment. It published a "Common Regulatory Framework" as a suggestion for those countries implementing a certification program for the explosive atmospheres' segment.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiber_optics_and_data_cabling">Fiber optics and data cabling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Fiber optics and data cabling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>DCI (Data Cabling Installer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>FOI (Fiber Optics Installer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>FOT (Fiber Optics Technician) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>FOT-OSP (Fiber Optics Technician-Outside Plant) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>FOD (Fiber Optics Designer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>TTT (Termination and Testing Technician) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Genealogy">Genealogy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Genealogy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CG (Certified Genealogist) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Board_for_Certification_of_Genealogists" title="Board for Certification of Genealogists">Board for Certification of Genealogists</a> (BCG).</li> <li>CGL (Certified Genealogical Lecturer) conferred by the <a href="/wiki/Board_for_Certification_of_Genealogists" title="Board for Certification of Genealogists">Board for Certification of Genealogists</a> (BCG).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_leadership">Health leadership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Health leadership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CHE (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Health_Executive" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Health Executive">Certified Health Executive</a>) conferred by the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hospitality_and_tourism">Hospitality and tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Hospitality and tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CHA (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Hotel_Administrator" title="Certified Hotel Administrator">Certified Hotel Administrator</a>) conferred by American Hotel & Lodging Association</li> <li>CMP (<a href="/wiki/Certified_Meeting_Professional" title="Certified Meeting Professional">Certified Meeting Professional</a>) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Convention_Industry_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Convention Industry Council">Convention Industry Council</a></li> <li>CEM (Certified in Exhibition Management) conferred by <a href="/wiki/International_Association_of_Exhibitions_and_Events" title="International Association of Exhibitions and Events">International Association of Exhibitions and Events</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Insurance_and_risk_management">Insurance and risk management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Insurance and risk management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, insurance professionals are licensed separately by each state. Many individuals seek one or more certifications to distinguish themselves from their peers. </p> <ul><li>American College of Financial Services: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chartered_Life_Underwriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Life Underwriter">Chartered Life Underwriter</a> (CLU)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chartered_Financial_Consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Chartered Financial Consultant">Chartered Financial Consultant</a> (ChFC)</li></ul></li> <li>American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (The Institutes): <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chartered_Property_Casualty_Underwriter" title="Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter">Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter</a> (CPCU®)</li> <li>Associate in Risk Management (ARM)</li></ul></li> <li>National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Insurance_Counselor" title="Certified Insurance Counselor">Certified Insurance Counselor</a> (CIC)</li> <li>Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) administers <a href="/wiki/Registered_Professional_Liability_Underwriter" class="mw-redirect" title="Registered Professional Liability Underwriter">Registered Professional Liability Underwriter</a> (RPLU).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language_education">Language education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Language education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/English_language_learning_and_teaching" class="mw-redirect" title="English language learning and teaching">TESOL</a> is a large field of employment with widely varying degrees of regulation. Most provision worldwide is through the <a href="/wiki/State_school" title="State school">state school</a> system of each individual country, and as such, the instructors tend to be trained primary- or <a href="/wiki/Secondary_school" title="Secondary school">secondary school</a> teachers who are <a href="/wiki/Native_speakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Native speakers">native speakers</a> of the language of their pupils, and not of English. Though native speakers of English have been working in non-English speaking countries <a href="/wiki/TEFL" class="mw-redirect" title="TEFL">in this capacity</a> for years, it was not until the last twenty-five years or so that there was any widespread focus on training particularly for this field. Previously, workers in this sort of job were people engaging in <a href="/wiki/Backpacker_tourism" class="mw-redirect" title="Backpacker tourism">backpacker tourism</a> hoping to earn some extra travel money or well-educated professionals in other fields <a href="/wiki/Volunteering" title="Volunteering">volunteering</a>, or retired people. These sort of people are certainly still to be found, but there are many who consider TESOL their main profession. </p><p>One of the problems<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (April 2017)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> facing these full-time teachers is the absence of an international governing body for the certification or licensure of English language teachers. However, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">Cambridge University</a> and its subsidiary body <a href="/wiki/UCLES" class="mw-redirect" title="UCLES">UCLES</a> are pioneers in trying to get some degree of accountability and quality control to consumers of English courses, through their <a href="/wiki/CELTA" class="mw-redirect" title="CELTA">CELTA</a> and <a href="/wiki/DELTA_(ELT)" class="mw-redirect" title="DELTA (ELT)">DELTA</a> programs. <a href="/wiki/Trinity_College_London" title="Trinity College London">Trinity College London</a> has equivalent programs, the <a href="/wiki/CertTESOL" title="CertTESOL">CertTESOL</a> and the <a href="/wiki/LTCL_DipTESOL" title="LTCL DipTESOL">LTCL DipTESOL</a>. They offer initial certificates in teaching, in which candidates are trained in <a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">language</a> awareness and <a href="/wiki/Classroom" title="Classroom">classroom</a> techniques, and given a chance to practice teaching, after which feedback is reported. Both institutions have as a follow-up a professional diploma, usually taken after a year or two in the field. Although the initial certificate is available to anyone with a high school education, the diploma is meant to be a post-graduate qualification and can in fact be incorporated into a master's degree program. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legal_affairs">Legal affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Legal affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Professional_certification" title="Special:EditPage/Professional certification">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">April 2017</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An increasing number of attorneys are choosing to be recognized as having special expertise in certain fields of law. According to the <a href="/wiki/American_Bar_Association" title="American Bar Association">American Bar Association</a>, a lawyer who is a certified specialist has been recognized by an independent professional certifying organization as having an enhanced level of skill and expertise, as well as substantial involvement in an established legal specialty. These organizations require a lawyer to demonstrate special training, experience and knowledge to ensure that the lawyer's recognition is meaningful and reliable. Lawyer conduct with regard to specialty certification is regulated by the states. </p><p>Legal administrators vary in their day-to-day responsibilities and job requirements. The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) is the credentialing body of the Certified Legal Manager (CLM) certification program.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CLMs are recognized as administrators who have passed a comprehensive examination and have met other eligibility requirements.:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logistics_and_transport">Logistics and transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Logistics and transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Logistician" class="mw-redirect" title="Logistician">Logistician</a> is the profession in the logistics and transport sectors, including sea, air, land and rail modes. Professional qualification for logisticians usually carries post-nominal letters. </p><p>Certification granting bodies include, but are not limited to, <a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Supply_Management" title="Institute for Supply Management">Institute for Supply Management</a> (ISM), <a href="/wiki/APICS" class="mw-redirect" title="APICS">Association for Operations Management</a> (APICS), <a href="/wiki/Chartered_Institute_of_Logistics_and_Transport" title="Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport">Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport</a> (CILT), <a href="/wiki/International_Society_of_Logistics" title="International Society of Logistics">International Society of Logistics</a> (SOLE), <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Institute_of_Traffic_and_Transportation" title="Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation">Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation</a> (CITT), and <a href="/wiki/Allied_Council_for_Commerce_and_Logistics" title="Allied Council for Commerce and Logistics">Allied Council for Commerce and Logistics</a> (ACCL). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Management_Consulting">Management Consulting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Management Consulting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Management_consulting" title="Management consulting">Management consulting</a> is the practice of providing consulting services to organizations to improve their performance or in any way to assist in achieving any sort of organizational objectives. </p><p>The profession's primary certification is the "<a href="/wiki/Certified_Management_Consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Management Consultant">Certified Management Consultant</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>" (CMC) designation. </p><p>Certification granting bodies are the approximately 50 Institutes of Management Consulting belonging to the <a href="/wiki/International_Council_of_Management_Consulting_Institutes" title="International Council of Management Consulting Institutes">International Council of Management Consulting Institutes</a> (ICMCI).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marketing">Marketing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Marketing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>CME (Certified Marketing Executive), conferred by <a href="/wiki/Sales_%26_Marketing_Executives_International" title="Sales & Marketing Executives International">Sales & Marketing Executives International</a>, Inc..</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers">Ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Churches have their own process of who may use various religious titles. <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> churches typically require a <a href="/wiki/Masters_of_Divinity" class="mw-redirect" title="Masters of Divinity">Masters of Divinity</a>, accreditation by the <a href="/wiki/Christian_denomination" title="Christian denomination">denomination</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ordination" title="Ordination">ordination</a> by the local church in order for a minister to become a "<a href="/wiki/Reverend" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverend">Reverend</a>". Those qualifications may or may not also give government authorization to solemnize <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriages</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medicine">Medicine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Medicine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Medical_credentials" title="Medical credentials">Medical credentials</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Board_certification" title="Board certification">Board certification</a> is the process by which a physician in the United States documents by written, practical or computer based testing, illustrating a mastery of knowledge and skills that define a particular area of medical specialization. The <a href="/wiki/American_Board_of_Medical_Specialties" title="American Board of Medical Specialties">American Board of Medical Specialties</a>, a not-for-profit organization, assists 24 approved medical specialty boards in the development and use of standards in the ongoing evaluation and certification of physicians. </p><p>Medical specialty certification in the United States is a voluntary process. While medical licensure sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients, it is not specialty specific.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Board certification demonstrates a physician's exceptional expertise in a particular specialty or sub-specialty of medical practice. </p><p>Patients, physicians, health care providers, insurers and quality organizations regard certification as an important measure of a physician's knowledge, experience and skills to provide quality health care within a given specialty. </p><p>Other professional certifications include certifications such as <a href="/wiki/Medical_license" title="Medical license">medical licenses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Membership_of_the_Royal_College_of_Physicians" class="mw-redirect" title="Membership of the Royal College of Physicians">Membership of the Royal College of Physicians</a>, Fellowship of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons_of_Canada" title="Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada">Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nursing_board_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Nursing board certification">nursing board certification</a>, diplomas in <a href="/wiki/Social_work" title="Social work">social work</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Commission_for_Certification_in_Geriatric_Pharmacy" title="Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy">Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy</a> certifies pharmacists that are knowledgeable about principles of geriatric pharmacotherapy and the provision of pharmaceutical care to the elderly. Additional certifying bodies relating to the medical field include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_and_New_Zealand_College_of_Radiologists" title="Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists">Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_College_of_Emergency_Physicians" title="American College of Emergency Physicians">American College of Emergency Physicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australasian_College_of_Physicians" title="Royal Australasian College of Physicians">Royal Australasian College of Physicians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fellowship_of_the_Royal_College_of_Surgeons" class="mw-redirect" title="Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons">Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Membership_of_the_College_of_Emergency_Medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine">Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Commission_on_Allied_Health_Personnel_in_Ophthalmology" title="Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology">Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Registry_for_Diagnostic_Medical_Sonography" title="American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography">American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peer_support">Peer support</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Peer support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NCPRP stands for "National Certified Peer Recovery Professional", and the NCPRP credential and exam were developed in collaboration with the International Certification Board of Recovery Professionals (ICBRP) and is currently being administered by <a href="/wiki/PARfessionals" title="PARfessionals">PARfessionals</a>. </p><p>PARfessionals is a professional organization and all of the available courses are professional development and pre-certification courses. </p><p>The NCPRP credential and exam focus primarily on the concept of <a href="/wiki/Peer_support" title="Peer support">peer recovery</a> through mental health and addiction recovery. It has the main purpose of training student-candidates on how to become <a href="/wiki/Peer_support_specialist" title="Peer support specialist">peer recovery professionals</a> who can provide guidance, knowledge or assistance for individuals who have had similar experiences.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each student-candidate must complete several key steps which include initial registration; the pre-certification review course; and all applicable sections of the official application in order to become eligible to complete the final step, which is the NCPRP certification exam.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NCPRP credential is obtained once a participant successfully passes the NCPRP certification exam by the second attempt and is valid for five years.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical_asset_management">Physical asset management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Physical asset management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>MMP – <a href="/wiki/Maintenance_Management_Professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Maintenance Management Professional">Maintenance Management Professional</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Project_management">Project management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Project management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizations that offer various certifications include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Project_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="American Academy of Project Management">American Academy of Project Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Management_Institute" title="Project Management Institute">Project Management Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a> through the Stanford Advanced Project Management Certificate Program</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_Project_Management" title="Association for Project Management">Association for Project Management</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_relations">Public relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Public relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the US, the Universal Accreditation Board, an organization composed of the <a href="/wiki/Public_Relations_Society_of_America" title="Public Relations Society of America">Public Relations Society of America</a>, the Agricultural Relations Council, the National School Public Relations Association, the Religious Communicators Council and other <a href="/wiki/Public_relations" title="Public relations">public relations</a> professional societies, administers the <a href="/wiki/Accreditation_in_Public_Relations" title="Accreditation in Public Relations">Accreditation in Public Relations</a> (APR), a voluntary certification program for public relations practitioners. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Real_estate_management">Real estate management</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Real estate management"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Building Owners and Managers Association and the <a href="/wiki/International_Facility_Management_Association" title="International Facility Management Association">International Facility Management Association</a> offer professional certifications for the operation and management of commercial properties.<sup id="cite_ref-BOMI_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOMI-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Renewable_energy">Renewable energy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Renewable energy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>PVIP (PV Installation Professional) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>PVDS (PV Design Specialist) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>PVIS (PV Installation Specialist) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>PVCMS (PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>PVSI (PV System Inspector) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>PVTS (PV Technical Sales) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>SHI (Solar Heating Installer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>SHSI (Solar Heating System Inspector conferred by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Board_of_Certified_Energy_Practitioners" title="North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners">North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners</a></li> <li>EVT (Electronic Vehicle Technician) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>PVI (Photovoltaic Installer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li> <li>SWI (Small Wind Installer) conferred by <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Technicians_Association" title="Electronics Technicians Association">Electronics Technicians Association</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Safety_and_Occupational_Hygiene">Safety and Occupational Hygiene</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Safety and Occupational Hygiene"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Certified_Safety_Professional" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Safety Professional">Certified Safety Professional</a> offered by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_hygiene#Professional_credentials" title="Occupational hygiene">Certified Industrial Hygienist</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sales">Sales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Sales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizations offering certification include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sales_%26_Marketing_Executives_International" title="Sales & Marketing Executives International">Sales & Marketing Executives International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Professional_Sales_Association" title="Canadian Professional Sales Association">Canadian Professional Sales Association</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security">Security</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ASIS_International" title="ASIS International">ASIS International</a> administers the Certified Protection Professional – Board-Certified in Security Management (CPP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASIS_International" title="ASIS International">ASIS International</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Physical_Security_Professional" title="Physical Security Professional">Physical Security Professional</a>, Board-Certified (PSP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASIS_International" title="ASIS International">ASIS International</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Certified_Investigator" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional Certified Investigator">Professional Certified Investigator</a>, Board-Certified (PCI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_of_Certified_Fraud_Examiners" title="Association of Certified Fraud Examiners">Association of Certified Fraud Examiners</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Fraud_Examiner" title="Certified Fraud Examiner">Certified Fraud Examiner</a> (CFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Foundation_for_Protection_Officers" title="International Foundation for Protection Officers">International Foundation of Protection Officers</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Protection_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Protection Officer">Certified Protection Officer</a> (CPO)</li> <li>Society of Payment Security Professionals (SPSP) administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Payment-Card_Industry_Security_Manager" title="Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager">Certified Payment-Card Industry Security Manager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Certified_Information_Systems_Security_Professional" title="Certified Information Systems Security Professional">Certified Information Systems Security Professional</a> (CISSP) from ISC2.org</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Sheriffs%27_Association" title="National Sheriffs' Association">National Sheriffs' Association</a> administers the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Certified_Homeland_Protection_Professional&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Certified Homeland Protection Professional (page does not exist)">Certified Homeland Protection Professional</a> (CHPP) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Registered_Locksmith" class="mw-redirect" title="Registered Locksmith">Registered Locksmith</a> (RL) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Registered_Locksmith" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Registered Locksmith">Certified Registered Locksmith</a> (CRL) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Professional_Locksmith" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Professional Locksmith">Certified Professional Locksmith</a> (CPL) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the <a href="/wiki/Certified_Master_Locksmith" class="mw-redirect" title="Certified Master Locksmith">Certified Master Locksmith</a> (CML) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the Certified Professional Safe Technician (CPS) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Associated_Locksmiths_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Locksmiths of America">Associated Locksmiths of America</a> administers the Certified Master Safe Technician (CMST) Certification</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Industry_Association" title="Security Industry Association">Security Industry Association</a> administers the Certified Security Project Manager (CSPM) Certification</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_applications">Other applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Other applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_of_Environmental_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="American Academy of Environmental Engineers">American Academy of Environmental Engineers</a> board certifies licensed environmental engineers (Board Certified Environmental Engineer—BCEE) and unlicensed environmental engineering practitioners (Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member—BCEEM) for those with a degree in engineering and at least 8 years of practice and responsible charge in environmental engineering.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/American_Institute_of_Floral_Designers" title="American Institute of Floral Designers">American Institute of Floral Designers</a> offers two levels of certification for individuals in the field of professional floral design. Certified Floral Designer (CFD) and accredited membership (AIFD) are both designed to establish a gold standard in professional floral design while ensuring the certified individual maintains that standard through continued education credits. While many state-level floral associations also offer state-level floral design certification known as Master Florist certification, AIFD certification is the highest level of professional floral design awarded in the United States.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Association_of_Infrared_Imaging_Technologists" title="Canadian National Association of Infrared Imaging Technologists">Canadian National Association of Infrared Imaging Technologists</a> (AIIT) awards the IIT designation to infrared thermographers who meet the training standards regulated by the association. AIIT aims to ensure service delivery standards and public trust through regulating training standards, codes of conduct and continuing education.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Society_for_Technical_Communication" title="Society for Technical Communication">Society for Technical Communication</a> (STC) is planning to create a certification program for <a href="/wiki/Technical_communication" title="Technical communication">technical writers</a> in 2011.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/International_Society_of_Arboriculture" title="International Society of Arboriculture">International Society of Arboriculture</a> (ISA) is the International body who administers ANSI-accredited certification programs for arborists and tree care specialists. Certifications vary from Tree Worker to Certified Arborist to Master Arborist.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticisms">Criticisms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Criticisms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Political commentators have criticized professional or <a href="/wiki/Occupational_licensing" title="Occupational licensing">occupational licensing</a>, especially medical and legal licensing, for restricting the supply of services and therefore making them more expensive, often putting them out of reach of the poor.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The proliferation of IT certifications (both offered and attained) has led some technologists to question their value. Proprietary content that has been distributed on the Internet allows some to gain credentials without the implied depth or breadth of expertise.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Academic_inflation" class="mw-redirect" title="Academic inflation">Academic inflation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_professional_qualification_directives" class="mw-redirect" title="European professional qualification directives">European professional qualification directives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homologation" title="Homologation">Homologation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_for_Certification_of_Computing_Professionals" title="Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals">Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Occupational_licensing" title="Occupational licensing">Occupational licensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Product_certification" title="Product certification">Product certification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_certification_(business)" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional certification (business)">Professional certification (business)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_degree" title="Professional degree">Professional degree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tech_certificate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tech certificate">Tech certificate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vocational_Competence_Certificate" title="Vocational Competence Certificate">Vocational Competence Certificate</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Professional_certification&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: 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