Once certification is earned, EMCFs and EMCPs must maintain certification through earning professional development units (PDUs) within three years.  Failure to maintain certification requires reapplication, reexamination and remittance of the examination fee in full.

• To maintain certification, those holding the EMCP credential must earn and demonstrate 45 Professional Development Units (PDUs) within 3 years of their certification date.
  
• Those holding EMCF certification are encouraged to apply for EMCP examination before the end of their three-year certification period.  Nonetheless, they must also earn and demonstrate 45 PDUs within three years of their certification date to maintain certification.

At the time of certification renewal, certified EMCFs and EMCPs must remit a certification maintenance fee of USD75,- along with or shortly following submission of PDU activity documentation.

PDU DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

· 15 units from direct training through management courses offered by EMCI-AKPs.

· 30 units from any of the following:

o Successful completion of:

§ ASME/CEI's online professional development courses;

§ College/university-credit courses in Management;
§ Continuing education courses in Management;
§ Correspondence, televised, video-/audio-taped, and other short courses or tutorials in Management;
§ ASME’s online professional development courses; and/or
§ ASME/CEI-approved courses offered by EMCI-AKPs.

o Active participation in:

§ Seminars, in-house project leadership/courses, workshops, and professional conventions related to EM
§ Professional/Technical societies as an officer or active committee member that focus on EM-related activities or events

o Publishing papers, articles, or books relating to Management

o Teaching Management-related courses

PDU DETERMINANT CRITERIA

PDU Source	Source Unit Value	EMCI PDU Value
ASME Online Professional Development Courses	1 Continuing Ed Unit (CEU)	10
Management Courses offered by EMCI-AKPs	1 contact hour ****	1****
College/University-Credit Courses	1 course ***	30
Continuing Education Courses	1 CEU	10
Correspondence, televised, video-/audio-taped, and other short courses and tutorials	1 contact hour	1*
Participation in seminars, in-house project leadership/ courses, workshops, and professional conventions	1 contact hour	1*
Participation in professional/technical societies	N/A	2**
Publishing papers, articles, or books	N/A	2*
Teaching	1 contact hour	1*

* One PDU awarded per demonstrated contact hour of professional development activity
** Maximum of 4 PDUs per year
*** Based on semester-length courses at three (3) semester hours per course
**** One PDU per contact hour awarded (e.g., 8 hour seminar = 8 PDUs)

The CEU and EMCI PDU values listed above are derived from the following procedures:

· College/university-credit courses are assigned PDU value based on the credit value scheme at the given college or university

· CEUs for ASME/CEI and EMCI-approved courses offered by EMCI-AKPs are evaluated and approved by the ASME Board on Professional Development in accordance with the criteria established by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).  Records of PDUs are maintained centrally by EMCI.

· All remaining PDU activities, with the exception of publishing and professional/.technical society participation as an officer or active committee member, will be assessed by EMCI or an EMCI-AKP.  To receive PDUs for publishing or active professional society participation with responsibility, the EMCF or EMCP must provide EMCI with requisite documentation confirming such activity within the 3-year certification period.

Please attach experience verification forms appropriate for your designation to any supporting documentation.