Recertification and Continuing Education Contact Hours
Recertification
Certification certificates expire after three years. To apply for Recertification, each CCP must submit an Application for RECERTIFICATION no later than 30 days before the expiration date of his/her certified status.
Recertification requires each applicant to document that he or she has completed the requisite number of continuing education contact hours. This information will be used as the basis for verifying that the CCP has during the past three years:
- Successfully completed the required number and type of Continuing Education Contact Hours
- Continued to function in the occupational group for which s/he was certified; and
- Received satisfactory (or better) performance evaluations from his/her immediate supervisor, who also deems the applicant for RECERTIFICATION as being a person in good standing.
Recertification Fee
Category |
#Contact Hours |
Non-Member |
ACA Member |
Executive |
100 |
$220 |
$176 |
Manager |
80 |
$200 |
$160 |
Supervisor |
60 |
$140 |
$112 |
Officer |
40 |
$100 |
$80 |
Nurse |
40 |
$170 |
$110 |
Nurse Manager |
80 |
$255 |
$195 |
Continuing Education Contact Hours
Continuing Education Contact Hours consist of completing activities in two or more of the following six categories:
- Taking relevant corrections-related training/education courses
- Attending or making presentations at corrections-relevant conferences
- Publishing a book/chapter/professional article dealing with corrections
- Participating in a formal, corrections-related reading/study group
- Participating in staff training beyond the minimum agency requirement, or
- Similar activities that comply with the Certification Commission's policies
You will be sent more detailed information "Recertification and You!" after you have received your certification credential.
