Mandatory Continuing Education
Attestation and Compliance Review
Attestation
Satisfying the MCE requirement is a condition of retaining the right to use the CIPM designation. Certificate holders must attest that they have complied with the MCE program as of the end of each three-year MCE period. For example, individuals who are awarded the CIPM certificate in 2007 must attest that they have met the MCE requirements as of 31 December 2010.
Compliance Review
All certificate holders may be subject to a periodic compliance review. The process will include these steps:
1. Certificate Holder’s Obligation: Upon notification that he or she has been selected for a compliance review, the certificate holder has thirty business days to supply the documentation of MCE activities for the most recent three-year MCE period. The certificate holder may be asked to supply additional documentation during the course of the compliance review.
2. Review of Documentation: The supplied documentation will be reviewed to ensure compliance with the MCE program requirements and guidelines.
3. Compliance Review Status: Certificate holders selected for review will receive one of the following statuses:
a. Successful completion: All documentation is acceptable, and
the compliance review is approved.
b. Insufficient/disallowed credits: The certificate holder is
given ninety business days to substitute ineligible or missing
credits.
c. Professional conduct violation: Unsupported, misstated, or
fraudulent reporting of credits is a violation of the CIPM Association
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct (PDF). Such
reporting may be grounds for disciplinary action and will be handled by
the CIPM Association Professional Conduct Program.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
The right to use the CIPM designation is automatically suspended
for one year as of the end of any reporting period in which an individual
does not meet all conditions and requirements
of the CIPM Association Mandatory Continuing Education program.
Accordingly, CIPM certificate holders who are not in compliance must
cease using the CIPM designation as of the end of the MCE period. For
example, individuals who are awarded the CIPM certificate in 2007 but do
not meet all MCE conditions and requirements for the three-year reporting
period ending 31 December 2010 must not use the CIPM designation after 31
December 2010.
If an individual whose right to use the CIPM designation has been suspended fails to satisfy the conditions for reinstatement, as provided below, within one year, the right to use the CIPM designation is automatically revoked. For example, the right to use the designation is revoked as of 31 December 2011 for any individual whose certification is suspended as of 31 December 2010 and who is not informed by the CIPM Association that they have met the reinstatement requirements.
Reinstatement
Individuals whose right to use the CIPM designation has been
suspended due to their failure to meet the conditions and requirements
of the MCE program may apply for reinstatement within one year of the
suspension upon passing the then-current Expert examination or otherwise
meeting all outstanding requirements for the most recent MCE reporting
period and submitting acceptable documentation of qualifying activities
to the CIPM Association. They must not resume using the CIPM designation
unless and until they are notified by the CIPM Association that their
right to use the designation has been reinstated.