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Certification

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

Certifying Organization
International Association of Administrative Professionals
http://www.iaap-hq.org/

Certification Details
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certified Administrative Professional Website

Certification Description
Executive Legal Secretary Examination consists of questions regarding duties of a legal secretary, including general secretarial knowledge, grammar, and ethics; geared to a legal secretary in a small legal office, for an executive, or involved in management or administration, especially for those who have many years of experience.

Certifying Organization
Legal Secretaries International Inc.
http://www.legalsecretaries.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Legal Secretary Specialist: Executive Legal Secretary Website

Certification Description
People who serve organizations as consultants on meeting procedures.The written examination contains multiple choice, short answer and essay questions on parliamentary procedures covered in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, The Standard Code of Procedure, and Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order.

Certifying Organization
American Institute of Parliamentarians
https://aipparl.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Parliamentarian Website

Certification Description
People who serve organizations as consultants on meeting procedures.The oral examination covers the current editions of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order, and Parliamentary Opinions II. Additional suggested reading is as follows: Parliamentary Law, Parliamentary Opinions I, Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law & Procedure, and Riddick's Rules of Procedure.

Certifying Organization
American Institute of Parliamentarians
https://aipparl.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Professional Parliamentarian Website

Certification Description
People who serve organizations as consultants on meeting procedures.

Certifying Organization
American Institute of Parliamentarians
https://aipparl.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Teacher of Parliamentary Procedure Website

Certification Description
Professional Registered Parliamentarian® status indicates to others that that a member has not only the knowledge, but also the practical skills to successfully deliver parliamentary services. Building on the expertise demonstrated at the Registered Parliamentarian level, the PRP designation shows professional clients that the member can provide quality parliamentary services and has agreed to adhere to the code of ethics adopted by NAP. PRPs are also eligible to participate in the National Association of Parliamentarians' professional referral service.

Certifying Organization
National Association of Parliamentarians
http://www.parliamentarians.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 6 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Professional Registered Parliamentarian Website

Certification Description
Registered Parliamentarian® (RP) status demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of parliamentary procedure and a thorough familiarity with Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. This knowledge helps RPs provide quality instruction to others learning about parliamentary procedure; enables them to respond quickly and confidently to questions and situations that arise during the conduct of business in the organizations they serve or in which they participate; and allows them to quickly find details or supporting documentation of any parliamentary topic.

Certifying Organization
National Association of Parliamentarians
http://www.parliamentarians.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 6 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Registered Parliamentarian Website

Certification Description
Candidates for this certification are users who provide structure for information, extend out-of-the-box site features, solve business problems through composite applications, and facilitate collaboration with other site users. Users perform all site user tasks. They optimize Web Part pages for team use by adding and configuring Web Parts from the Web Part gallery. They customize dashboards to target the information presented. Users focus on adapting SharePoint sites to their teams' needs and improving productivity.

Certifying Organization
Microsoft Corporation
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

SharePoint 2010 Certification Website

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