On April 13, 2007, the AICP Commission approved a plan for Certification Maintenance (CM) which includes requirements for continuing education for certified planners. Consequently, the voluntary Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program ended on April 13, 2007. Details of the new CM program may be found at:

 

 

Certified planners holding valid CPD certificates will be exempt from CM requirements through the end of the calendar year in which the certificate expiration date occurs or until December 31, 2009 — whichever comes first. The two-year CM reporting cycle for such planners would begin on January 1 of the following year, but no later than January 1, 2010. Starting on January 1, 2010, everyone will be responsible for upholding Certification Maintenance requirements.

There are many details of the program which will be determined in the weeks ahead. Please send your questions about CM to AICP@planning.org, and keep checking the website for updates on the program. We will also be updating members through e-mail communication as program details are resolved.

Credits will be reported by each qualifying AICP member into the CM online logging system. The online CM system for entering credits is expected to be operational in August 2007. Certified planners attending educational programs between April 14, 2007, and the date the CM online logging system is launched should record their activities on a personal paper log. Once the CM online logging system is operational, you should enter those credits online based on your personal paper log.

 

In the following document you will find the answers to the most commonly asked questions that APA has received since the launch of the online logging system.