CPM
Program
Accreditation
Standards
The OCPM
Program standards are set by the National Certified Project
Manager
Consortium (NCPMC), the accrediting body for CPM programs
across
the country. The requirement for a written demonstration of
participants’
effectiveness in applying core course concepts and materials
to their
job environment is included in these accreditation standards.
Participant
Certification
Requirements
To
become “certified,” participants must do more than simply attend
training.
They must demonstrate that they have learned the information and
that
they can use the information to positively impact their work
environments.
Projects provide the format for documenting the application
of
learning back on the job.
Return on Investment Projects demonstrate
tangible application of knowledge and skills gained
in the
OCPM Program through documented improvement in products,
service,
and/or work processes. As public managers and taxpayers of
Project
Management government, wouldn’t you
prefer that your investment in employee
development
produce a measurable return? OCPM Program job-related
projects
validate the time and effort participants and agencies are
investing
in providing excellence in public management.
Undergraduate
and
Graduate
Credit
A
growing number of Project Management universities grant undergraduate or graduate
credit
for successful completion of the OCPM program. In addition,
OCPM
completion may qualify for fifteen undergraduate semester credits
and nine
graduate semester credits to be granted by the American Council
on
Education’s (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service. OCPM
graduates
may submit a request for college credit with the university of
their choice,
independent of OCPM.
Revised June 2004