APA Training CD-ROM's
The Executive Committee has purchased training CD-ROM's from APA.
These CD's will be distributed to those members who are interested via a mailer (i.e. Netflix). Once the CD is viewed, it will be sent to the next person on the list.
To sign out a training CD-ROM, fill out a brief Lending Library request form.
AICP Exam Training
In April, several APA Chapters sponsored an AICP Exam Review webinar. The powerpoint slides from the "How to prepare for the AICP Exam" webinar are now posted here and on the NY Upstate Chapter website: http://www.nyupstateplanning.org/.
Certification Maintenance (CM)
Starting January 1, 2008, all professional planners who are members of APA's professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), are required to engage in mandatory continuing education. The requirement took effect following an April 13, 2007, meeting of the AICP Commission at which commissioners approved a measure known as Certification Maintenance (CM). Their vote affirmed a central principle of AICP membership: the importance of remaining current in the practice of planning and demonstrating professional credibility through continuing education.
AICP's Certification Maintenance program is a direct result of that principle. It links you to training opportunities that will keep you up to date on the latest trends, technologies, and best practices. It also strengthens the value of certification, demonstrating your ongoing commitment to excellence to elected officials, community leaders, and employers.
Program Details
AICP members must earn a total of 32 CM credits (1 hour = 1 CM credit) within their two-year reporting period. AICP members may report credits for activities that were registered since April 14, 2007, and will have an automatic four month-grace period, without penalty, so members are able to continue to earn and log credits for their reporting through April 30 to complete the CM requirement.
A minimum of 1.5 credits must be on the topic of ethics, and another 1.5 credits must be on the topic of current planning law. AICP members may carry over a maximum of 16 credits from one reporting period into the subsequent reporting period; however, ethics and planning law credits cannot be carried over to the next two-year reporting period. AICP members who do not meet CM requirements within four years will lose AICP certification and will be obliged to seek recertification in order to regain the AICP credential.
All professional development activities must be approved and registered to be eligible for CM credit and recorded into your online CM log. The list of registered events is growing every day, so please bookmark the CM website and check back to see whether an event you attended has been added.
Commonly Asked CM Questions
www.planning.org/cm/whatiscm.htm.
History of CM
www.planning.org/cm/history.htm.
Logging Your CM Credits
http://www.planning.org/cm/log/