2010 Session Form

APA Certification Maintenance (CM) Criteria:

• are designed to meet a specific planning-related training objective.
• are led by one or more experts on the subject. An expert is a professional who has made a contribution to the profession through practice, teaching, research or publications; completed works that proclaim individuality and mastery of the principles of planning taught; and whose work demonstrates outstanding quality and professionalism.
• are designed to teach subject matter appropriate in depth and scope and at a level beyond a planner with at least two years of professional planning experience.
• are non promotional in nature.
• address demonstrated educational needs.
• communicate a clearly identified educational purpose or objective.
• use learning methodologies and formats that are appropriate to the activity’s educational purpose or objectives.
• use evaluation mechanisms to assess an activity’s quality and relevance.

For more information on APA CM criteria, please visit www.planning.org.