Your Path to Certification
[CFCM, CCCM, CPCM]: D1A
Jimmy E. Sorrell, CPCM, CFCM
NCMA Chapter 043 Certification Advocate
(834) 574-0570
jimmy.sorrell@forceprotection.net
Overview: Your Path to Certification
[CFCM, CCCM, CPCM]: D1A
• D – Degree – A bachelor’s degree from an
accredited College/University
• 1 – One year of experience in the
contracting management field
• A – Action. Develop an Action Plan and
Execute the Plan
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Your Path to Certification
[CFCM, CCCM, CPCM]: D1A
• D – A Bachelor Degree from an accredited
college or university (with appropriate CPEs).
• A degree waiver may be requested with a
minimum of 10 years experience.
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Your Path to Certification [CFCM,
CCCM, CPCM]: D1A
1 – One year of experience in the contracting field
(Contract Management or related business areas:
(finance, program management, &/or, etc.).
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Your Path to Certification
[CFCM, CCCM, CPCM]: D1A
• A – Action. Develop an Action Plan and Execute the Plan.
1. Pull together your: a) resume, b) transcript(s) &
c) training certificates (make copies to submit).
2. Complete the eligibility application for certification testing.
3. Submit the completed package (1 & 2 above) and pay the
eligibility evaluation fee.
4. Upon approval determine the method of testing (Testing
Center or Chapter proctored location). Pay the appropriate
fee and set testing date and test.
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CFCM Certification – Backup Charts
D1A
• D - Degree waiver will be considered with 10 years of
contract management/administration experience.
– Provide proper documentation to the NCMA HQ certificate
administrator.
• Business related degree & training – any business or contract
classes over the basic 4 year degree is eligible for 15
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits per semester
hour. A 3 credits semester class will earn 45 CPEs (3X15 =
45).
• Note: 5 quarter credits are equal to 4 semester hours.
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CCCM Certification – Backup Charts
D1A
• A Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) certification
validates your education, training, experience, and knowledge of
the Uniform Commercial Code.
• How to prepare for the exam:
– Cornell University Law School Legal Information Website
• http://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/
– Chapter study group
– Practice Exam
• Contracting professionals who deal with commercial contracts
and have a minimum of one year of experience.
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CPCM Certification – Backup Charts
D1A
• A Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) certification demonstrates recipient
has met NCMA’s:
– highest standards for education, training, and experience, and
– Demonstrated knowledge of the contract management competencies in the
Contract Management Body of Knowledge.
• How to prepare for the exam:
– CPCM Study Guide, Second Edition
– Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK), 3rd Edition, July 2011
– Desktop Guide to Basic Contracting Terms
– Practice exam
• Who takes the certification exam?
– Contracting professionals who have mastered the majority of the contract
management competencies in the Contract Management Body of Knowledge
(CMBOK), have extensive business education and training, and a minimum of 5
years of experience.
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CFCM & CCCM Certification – Backup Charts
D1A
• 1 – One year contract experience is required to
obtain your CFCM or CCCM, but it is recommended
-- if you attempt this approach -- to have numerous
training classes under your belt or your “cap &
gown.”
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Certifications – Backup Charts
D1A
A – Action Plan
• Costs
• Websites
• NCMA HQ/Local Chapter POCs
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CFCM Certification – Backup Charts
D 1 A: Costs
Costs
• Application for CFCM costs $150
• New Membership costs $150
• Study Materials:
– 1) Books CFCM Study Guide $65; Desktop Guide to Basic
Contracting Terms $35
– 2) Practice Exam $25 (Retake same price)
• On-line Instructor-led program $495 (Jul thru Sep)
• NCMA sponsored Training Seminars –testing included with cost of
seminar (i.e., World Congress) $500 to $1,500
• Colleges/Universities, AFIT, DAU and other training centers
(Thousands of dollars)
• Exam @ Testing Center $95 or @ Local Chapter $50
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Certifications – Backup Charts
D 1 A: Websites
Websites:
• http://www.ncmahq.org/files/PDFs/Application
-CFCM.pdf (Application & Fees)
• http://www.ncmahq.org/ProfessionalDevelopm
ent/cfcm.cfm?ItemNumber=10674&navItemNu
mber=9986 (Books/Practice Exam)
• learningcenter@ncmahq.org (Online Prep Course)
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Certifications – Backup Charts
D 1 A: POCs
• Points of Contact:
– Chapter 043 Certification Advocate – Jimmy Sorrell, (843)
574-0570, or jimmy.sorrell@forceprotection.net
– NCMA HQ Certification Program Administrator – Blake
Boynton, (800)344-8096, or
blake.boynton@ncmahq.org
– NCMA HQ Director of Certification – Charles L. (Chuck)
Woodside, (517) 382-1132, or
charles.woodside@ncmahq.org
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Certifications – Personal Notes
D1A
– Certifications exams are offered through Kryterion
Learning Centers (600 training sites across the USA).
– If you are already approved to take a certification exam, you
may log into your Kryterion account to register.
– Online Prep Course (To get on the waiting list contact:
(learningcenter@ncmahq.org).
– Degree Waiver with 10 years of Contracting experience.
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Certifications – Personal Notes
- Continued -D 1 A
How are CPE's measured by NCMA?
• NCMA uses the following conversion for CPE's:
1 CPE = 50 mins or 1 hour of classroom instruction
1 CEU = 10 CPE's
1 college/semester credit = 15 CPE's
1 full day seminar = 7 CPE's (unless otherwise
stated on your transcript/certificate)
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