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Certification
Internationally Recognized Professional Certifications The Employee Involvement Association's primary objective in providing a certification program is to improve the image, role and effectiveness of suggestion system administrators and managers.
Certified Administrator of Suggestion Systems (CASS) is available to EIA members. Currently, on-site certification training is offered in conjunction with the EIA Annual Conference. The next training and recertification will be provided offered on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 at the Hilton at the St. Louis Ballpark in St. Louis, MO. Recertification will also be available to take on-line through-out the year. You will be able to register for this program with your Annual Conference Registration, available spring of 2010.
Certification Program Objectives
- Establish professional standards of excellence
- Assist management in recruiting, selecting and evaluating personnel
- Provide a means for qualified individuals to receive professional recognition for the knowledge of the principles and practices
- Stimulate greater pride and satisfaction
We're proud to welcome the newest CASS designation holders: Adrienne Finley-Plummer, Hope Stallworth, Robbie Daniel, Susan Engelbrecht, Pilate Bradley, Jr., John Walsh, Jason Greegor, Nicole Tarver, Jennifer Mallcolm and Steve Gabbard.
Updating your CASS designation
The CASS designation is awarded by the Employee Involvement Association to individuals who attend the CASS workshop and successfully complete the CASS test. The professional designation is valid for three years and can be renewed every three years if the following requirements are met. If certification is allowed to lapse for longer than 12 months, the workshop and test must be repeated. Renewal requirements: If you took the certification within the last 5 years and your certification has lapsed, EIA will allow you to take the recertification training in 2010 at the conference or on-line without having to repeat the full workshop at the renewal fee listed below.
- Continued involvement in suggestion program administration
- $300 renewal fee ($75 for EIA members)
- Completion of the renewal application form -- click here for the form. (PDF) Information requested is outlined below.
Please indicate the dates during which you have been involved in suggestion program administration and the percentage of work time spent in suggestion program administration: To qualify for recertification, you must spend at least 33% of your time in suggestion program administration.
Please outline your professional activities during the last 3 years related to suggestion program administration including articles written, continuing education classes taken, presentations at professional seminars, training classes conducted: To be recertified, you must document a minimum of five (5) professional activities. Participation at the EIA Conference counts for each year you have attended.
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