A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation (often called simply certification or qualification) is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. Certifications, generally, need to be renewed periodically, or may be valid for a specific period of time (e.g. the life-time of the product upon which the individual is certified). As a part of a complete renewal of an individual’s certification, it is common for the individual to show evidence of continual learning — often termed continuing education — or earning continuing education units (CEU).

Certifications by name

  • Accreditation in Public Relations (APR): by the Universal Accreditation Board (praccreditation.org).
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP): by the Disaster Recovery Institute International([www.drii.org]).
  • Certified Business Manager (CBM) and Certified Associate Business Manager (CABM) : by the Association of Professionals in Business Management (APBM, apbm.org)
  • Certified Director : by the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD, eiod.org)
  • Chartered Director (CDir) : by the Institute of Directors (IoD)
  • Certified Management Consultant (CMC) : by the Institute of Management Consultancy (IMC)
  • Certified Manager (CM) ; offered by the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM)
  • Certified Manager of Animal Resources (CMAR): offered jointly by ICPM and AALAS
  • Certified MBA (CMBA), offered by the International Certification Institute.
  • Chartered Manager (CMgr) : by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
  • Certified in Management (C.I.M.) is administered by the Canadian Institute of Management
  • Chartered Manager (F.CIM) administered by the Canadian Institute of Management
  • Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) administered by the National Contract Management Association
  • Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) administered by the National Contract Management Association
  • Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CcCM) administered by the National Contract Management Association
  • Certified Protocol Consultant (CPC): by the International Association of Protocol Consultants and Officers
  • Certified Protocol Officer (CPO): by the International Association of Protocol Consultants and Officers
  • Electronic Document Professional (EDP) professional designation : administered by Xplor International (xplor.org).
  • Property Manager : certified by the National Property Management Association (NPMA) in durable, movable and fixed asset management; not for buildings, real estate, or housing management. Only for inventory, logistic, acquisition, warehouse, tracking types of personnel. (npma.org)
  • Professional Manager (P.Mgr.) administered by the Canadian Institute of Management
  • Professional Manager (PMgr) : by the Professional Managers Association (PMA)
  • SAPM credential : offered by Stanford University for graduates of the Stanford Advanced Project Management Mastery Program.
  • Small Business Certification : by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and others administer

Grouped by certifying org

The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Certifications

  • Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) and Certifed Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) NCMAHQ.org

The International Association of Protocol Consultants and Officers (IAPC) Certifications & Designations:

  • Certified Protocol Consultants (CPC), Certified Protocol Officer (CPO)

The Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants (ICECC) Board Certifications & Designations:

  • Certified E-Business Consultant(CEC), Certified Software Analyst, Project manager E-Business, Certified E-Marketing Analyst (ICECC, icecc.com)

The Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM) administers:

  • Certified Manager (CM) and the Certified Manager of Animal Resources (CMAR) certification.

RABQSA International administers:

  • Quality System Auditor, Environment System Auditor, HACCAP Inspector, 6 Sigma Implementor, Quality Management Consultant and more (rabqsa.com)

The American Society for Quality (ASQ) administers:

  • Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Auditor, Software Quality Engineer, Reliability, Technician, Six Sigma and more

The Global Management Company GMCoUSA oversees:

  • CGMC (Certified Global Management Consultant and the (CGMP) Certified Global Management Practitioner professional designations.

The Project Management Institute administers:

  • Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and PMI Scheduling Professional credentials.

 Academy of Financial Management

  • MFP – Master Financial Professional
  • MFC – Master Financial Controller

Unknown certifying org

Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA)

Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)

Unknown certifications

The American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM)

The Certified Association Executive

The International Academy of Financial Management (IAFM)

The International Charter

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Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG) : by the American Institute for Philanthropic Studies (plannedgivingedu.com)

The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) oversees a COP (Certified Outsourcing Professional) designation. To become a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) an individual must demonstrate both the practical experience and knowledge it takes to successfully lead an outsourcing initiative across its strategic, implementation and management phases. They must complete an application that demonstrates mastery of all categories of IAOP’s Outsourcing Professional Standards.