Mandatory Continuing Education

 

Attestation and Compliance Review

 

Attestation

Satisfying the MCE requirement is a condition of retaining the right to use the CIPM designation. Certificants must attest that they have complied with the MCE program as of the end of each three-year MCE cycle. For example, individuals who were awarded the CIPM certificate in 2007 must attest that they have met the MCE requirements as of 31 December 2010. (Certificants will be notified of the process details for completing their attestation.)

Compliance Review

All certificants may be subject to a periodic compliance review. The process will include these steps:

1. Certificant’s Obligation: Upon notification that he or she has been selected for a compliance review, the certificant has thirty business days to supply the documentation of MCE activities for the most recent three-year MCE cycle. The certificant may be asked to supply additional documentation during the course of the compliance review.

2. Review of Documentation: The supplied documentation will be reviewed to ensure compliance with the MCE program requirements and guidelines.

3. Compliance Review Status: Certificants selected for review will receive one of the following statuses:

a. Successful completion: All documentation is acceptable, and the compliance review is approved and concluded.
b. Insufficient/disallowed credits: The certificate holder is given ninety business days to substitute ineligible or missing credits. Any credits accrued during the ninety business days to satisfy the ineligible or missing credits cannot also be counted in the then-current MCE cycle.
c. Professional conduct violation: Unsupported, misstated, or fraudulent reporting of credits is a violation of the CIPM Association Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct (PDF). Such reporting may be grounds for disciplinary action and will be handled by the CIPM Association Professional Conduct Program.

 

Penalties for Non-Compliance
The right to use the CIPM designation is suspended as of the end of any reporting cycle in which a certificant does not meet all conditions and requirements of the CIPM Association MCE Program. Accordingly, CIPM certificants who are not in compliance must cease using the CIPM designation as of the end of the MCE cycle. For example, individuals who are awarded the CIPM certificate in 2007 but do not meet all MCE conditions and requirements for the three-year reporting cycle ending 31 December 2010 must not use the CIPM designation after 31 December 2010.

 

Reinstatement
Once the right to use the CIPM designation has been suspended due to failure to meet the conditions and requirements of the MCE Program, the individual must pass the then-current Expert examination, or otherwise meet all outstanding requirements for the most recent MCE reporting cycle and submit acceptable documentation of the educational activities to the CIPM Association. Individuals must not resume using the CIPM designation until they are notified by the CIPM Association in writing that their right to use the designation has been reinstated.