CSODP
Certified Senior Organization
Development Professional
September 2015
What are the CODI Professional Designations?
• Successful completion of the CODI “Knowledge and Skill
Path” designation process confers the right to use the title
“Certified Organization Development Professional” and the
right to use the initials “CODP” after your name
• Successful completion of the CODI “Portfolio Based Path”
designation process confers the right to use the title “Certified
Senior Organization Development Professional” and the right
to use the initials “CSODP” after your name
What do the CODI Designations Demonstrate?
The CODP and CSODP designations are a mark of quality. They
demonstrate to the public that the OD professional has:
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Met educational and training requirements
Obtained experience in the field of organization development
Passed a knowledge and skill examination (for the CODP)
Demonstrated competence through a portfolio of documented and
validated experience (for the CSODP)
• Obtained professional references
• Agreed to uphold the CODI Ethical Guidelines
• Committed to continuing professional learning and development
Benefits of Designation
To the Individual
• Credibility, Career, Client Confidence, Trust
To the Client/Employer
• Confidence, Standards, Professional Development, code of Ethics
To the Profession
• Aligned expectations and awareness of the profession
• Recognized standards, code of Ethics, professional development,
networking & dialogue
Designation Requirements
To receive a CODP or CSODP designation from CODI,
candidates must demonstrate fulfillment of 4 components:
• Education component including degree component
• Experience component
• Knowledge and skill component (requiring a knowledge
examination or submission of a competency portfolio)
• Ethics component
Knowledge Path and Portfolio Path Summary
Requirements
Portfolio Path (CSODP)
Knowledge Path (CODP)
Experience
10 years + full time
4 years full time
Education
Degree in related field plus
Degree in related field plus
Knowledge
Portfolio documentation to
provide validation of work
experience, competence and
achievements in the field
CODP Knowledge Exam
plus
References
Provide 3 references with
validation letter from each
• based on knowledge and practice
dimensions
• 3 hour exam
• 150 multiple-choice questions
• 70% to pass
plus
Provide 3
Education Component
• For both the knowledge and portfolio based paths candidates
are required to provide evidence of successful completion of a
university degree in OD or a related discipline
• Related disciplines include: social science, sociology, adult
education, organizational psychology, and human resources
Knowledge & Practice Dimension Categories (CSODP)
PART ONE: Foundations of OD & Systems Change
1.1
1.2
Basic History of OD and Systems Change
Theories and Models of Organization Development and
Systems Change
PART TWO: Initial Stages of OD & Systems Change
2.1
2.2
Business of OD and Systems Change
Organization/System Assessment and Feedback
Knowledge & Practice Dimension Categories (CSODP)
PART THREE: Organization and Systems Change Interventions
3.1
3.2
3.3
Strategic Change
Change and Leadership
Human Process Interventions
3.3.1
Interpersonal and Group Dynamics
3.3.2
Team Effectiveness Interventions
3.3.3
Working with Conflict, Power and Resistance
3.4 Techno-structural Interventions
3.4.1. Organization Design and Restructuring
Knowledge & Practice Dimension Categories (CSODP)
• PART FOUR: Emerging & Specialized Applications of OD
• PART FIVE: Use of Self
• PART SIX: Evaluating and Marketing OD and Systems Change
Experience Component
Requirements
Experience
Portfolio Based Path (CSODP)
10 + years full time
Knowledge & Skill Path (CODP)
4 years full time
Ethics Component
• To fulfill the Ethics Component candidates are required to read
and sign the CODI Ethical Guidelines agreeing to uphold the
code of ethics for the profession
• The CODI Ethical Guidelines focus on practicing and
promoting ethical standards in 4 key areas:
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Responsibility to the client and client system
Responsibility for professional development and competence
Responsibility to the profession
Social responsibility
Certification Maintenance
• Proposed recertification every 3 years
• Development of certification maintenance criteria (e.g.
continuing education units/points for experience)
• Development of certification maintenance logs/journals
• Development of potential continuing education partners and
pre-approved courses