The CMP Board of Directors of the CIC approved a new streamlined CMP application that will take effect Jan. 1, 2010.
“The new application is straightforward and easier to complete,” said Kimberly Miles, a senior vice president with the American Hotel & Lodging Association and current CMP board chair.
The revised application will focus on work experience and education and has eliminated some of the sections on industry involvement and the complicated points system. It also gives credit for the experience obtained by candidates who hold a degree in meeting or hospitality management.
Qualifications to apply still require three years of work experience in the industry. Candidates with a degree in meeting, event, exhibition and hospitality/tourism management can apply after two years of work experience. In addition, full-time instructors in a meeting/hospitality university program may also be eligible.
The second area of qualification will focus on completion of twenty-five hours of continuing education or an approved internship/apprenticeship in the industry. Once an applicant is deemed eligible, candidates will have two years to take and pass the exam.
In the coming months, the CMP Recertification Committee will review the recertification application. The focus will remain on maintaining the CMP designation through experience, education and involvement. The revised recertification application will be available early next year.
For questions on the CMP application, contact the CIC at 571.527.3116, or via e-mail cichq@conventionindustry.org.
