News
One RatingIAAP has moved from a two rating system to a one rating system, with areas of specialty. The one rating is our Certified Administrative Professional, or CAP. We are also offering specialties, starting with Organizational Management, which will be followed by others in the future.
Effective this week, all active CPS ratings will be changed to CAP, and all active CAP ratings will be changed to CAP with the Organizational Management specialty, CAP-OM. You don't need to do anything to your IAAP record; we will be making the changes automatically.
Active ratings include individuals who have recertified as required every five years. In the case of CPS holders who certified prior to January 1988, your rating is considered active and will be changed. Your certification status has nothing to do with your status as an active member of IAAP.
For candidates who tested in November 2011, any appropriate changes to your records will be made automatically after exam results are available in December.
Recertification
All CAP holders are required to recertify. This is based on the date of your initial rating, or when you last recertified. Passing the Organizational Management exam does not change your recertification date, as this is a specialty exam and not a certification.
These changes do not impact your recertification deadline. Those who previously held a CPS rating will need to recertify five years after they either attained their rating or last recertified. Those who had both the CPS and CAP rating will be expected to recertify five years after they attained or recertified their CAP.
If you have additional questions about recertification, please refer to the Recertification Application.
Proper Usage
Examples of the only proper usage of the CAP rating and Organizational Management specialty are:
- Pat Masters, CAP
- Susan Jones, CAP-OM
To order a replacement certificate or plaque if you are within the U.S. or Canada, please complete and submit this form with payment. For those outside the U.S. or Canada, please complete and submit this form with payment. Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing for replacement certificates, and 6-8 weeks for plaques. If you already have a CAP certificate or plaque, you do not need to order a new one.
If you have questions about the change to your personal certification record, you can contact us at certification@iaap-hq.org.
Athena Bates CPS Memorial Scholarship News
(The Chapter voted to discontinue this scholarship and uses the money for community service projects now.)
Congratulations to the 2007 Athena Bates CPS Memorial Scholarship Winners
In April 2006, Chapter members voted to name our scholarship "The Athena Bates CPS Memorial Scholarship." Athena Bates was a founding member of Satellite Chapter 50 years ago and passed away in 2005. She remained a member until her death.
Silvia Diaz (West Valley Occupational Center) and Loan Hoang (Pierce College) will receive their checks ($100 each) and certificates at the May 2007 Chapter meeting.
Previous Scholarship Winners
2006 -- Wendy Gledhill and LuAnn Robertson
2005 -- America Soto and Laura Rodriguez
These scholarships are awarded to a student studying to become an office professional. The student must receive a recommendation from a sponsor, normally their instructor. The student must submit an application stating why they chose the administrative professional career path. Winners are selected by the Chapter Board of Directors and presentations are made at the May Chapter meeting. Each winner received a check for $100 and a certificate.
Terry Carlton 2008-2009 Program Chair received her CPS in May 2008.
2006-2007 Membership Chair and 2007-2008 President, Mel Yap, received her CPS in November 2004 and her CAP in November 2006.
Tanya Hendrix CPS received her CAP in November 2005.
Administered by the Institute for Certification, a department of IAAP, the Certified Administrative Professional program is the recognized standard of excellence in the administrative profession. More than 250 examination centers worldwide offer the exam, which is given every May and November.
There are currently more than 58,000 CPS recipients with over 10,000 candidates sitting for the examination each year.