Certified Meeting Professional
®
Handbook
A guide to application and candidacy
1
Create an account online
www.eventscouncil.org
2
Review CMP
resources
• CMP Handbook
• CMP-IS (CMP
International
Standards)
The path to earning your CMP
3
Track education
Document 25 clock hours of continuing
education activities (use a Preferred
Provider for pre-accepted CE) activities or
complete an industry-specific internship
4
Submit your CMP application
Submit resume, education and
work experience
5
Prepare for
the exam
Access prep
materials on the
Events Industry
Council website
6
Pay the exam fee
Online through your Events
Industry Council account
7
Take the exam
Within a year of your
application approval
The CMP credential is recognized globally as the badge of excellence inthe meeting,
convention, exhibition and event industry.
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Recertify every five years
The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program is a
two-part process:
1. Complete the CMP application
2. Pass a written examination
CMP Application Requirements
To be eligible to sit for the CMP exam, your application must include proof of
both EXPERIENCE and EDUCATION (within the past five years):
Section I –
Professional Experience
• 36 months of full-time
work experience
• 24 months of full-time work
experience with a degree
inhospitality
• 36 months as a full-time instructor
at an educational institution
Section II –
Internship or Continuing Education
• 25 Clock Hours of Continuing
Education Related to the CMP
International Standards*
• Internship (200 hours)
*The CMP International Standards (CMP-IS) define and categorize the skills, competencies
and abilities an individual needs in order to be successful in the events industry. Continuing
education must directly relate to at least one of the 9 key domains to qualify.
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Events Industry Council general information ..........1
Office hours .......................................................................1
Website ............................................................................. 1
Events Industry Council contact information...........1
Certified Meeting Professional programme ............ 2
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP
®
) .................................2
Healthcare subspecialty (CMP-HC
®
) ....................................2
CMP International Standards ........................................ 3
Submit your application online! ................................... 4
Defining industry-specific ................................................... 4
Step 1: Applying for the CMP exam ............................ 5
Professional experience — choose 1 of 3 options ......... 5
Option 1: 36 months of professional experience ................... 5
Option 2: 24 months of experience
and an industry-specific degree .......................................... 5
Option 3: 36 months as an educational instructor ................. 5
Continuing education — choose 1 of 2 options ....................5
Option 1: 25 clock hours of continuing education activities ...... 5
Option 2: Industry internship ............................................... 7
Submitting the application ............................................ 8
Application documentation .................................................8
Defining clock hours ..........................................................9
Important reminders ...........................................................9
Application fee ................................................................... 9
Step 2: Approval notification
from Events Industry Council ..................................... 10
Application review and notification .....................................10
Appeals ........................................................................... 10
Step 3: Pay your exam fee ............................................ 11
Exam fee .........................................................................11
Step 4: Schedule your exam ....................................... 12
Making your exam appointment ........................................12
Testing accommodations .................................................. 12
Accommodations for candidates with disabilities
and other special considerations ......................................12
English as a second language .......................................... 12
Step 5: Sit for the exam ................................................ 13
Check-in procedures ........................................................ 13
What to bring and not bring ..............................................13
During the exam ..............................................................13
Security ........................................................................... 14
Exam results ....................................................................14
Comments, concerns, and feedback ..................................14
Weather emergencies .......................................................14
Cancellation policy ...........................................................15
Rescheduling policy ..........................................................15
Missing the exam .............................................................15
What is on the CMP exam? .......................................... 16
Exam structure .................................................................16
Scoring the exam ............................................................. 16
Scoring methodology ........................................................16
Retaking the exam ...........................................................17
Studying for the exam ....................................................17
Recommended reading list ...............................................17
CMP recertification ......................................................... 18
Recertification requirements .............................................18
Maintaining your contact information .................................18
CMP Healthcare subspecialty (CMP-HC) ............... 19
CMP-HC standards ..........................................................19
Eligibility requirements ......................................................19
Documenting CMP-HC professional experience .................. 19
Documenting CMP-HC continuing education ...................... 20
Application documentation ................................................20
CMP-HC fees ................................................................... 20
Scheduling the exam ........................................................20
Study options and reading list ...........................................20
Exam structure .................................................................20
CMP-HC recertification requirements .................................21
Events Industry Council confidentiality policies ......22
Non-discrimination ........................................................... 22
About the Events Industry Council ...........................22
About the CMP governance commission ............... 22
About Prometric, Events Industry
Council’s testing partner ..............................................22
CMP Handbook Content
1 • CMP Handbook
Events Industry Council
general information
This handbook contains all the policies and procedures
related to application and candidacy for the CMP
programme. It is the responsibility of each applicant to
be aware of these guidelines and to meet all required
deadlines. This version of the CMP Handbook was
released on 1 January 2020. It supersedes all
previousversions.
Office hours
Events Industry Council office hours are Monday
through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT/UTC-
04:00 / EST/UTC-05:00 EDT.
Website
The website, www.eventscouncil.org, is a
valuable resource for CMPs and candidates for
CMP certification. In addition to CMP programme
information, the site includes a directory of all active
CMPs. Policy changes, date changes and new
programmes are updated on the website.
Events Industry Council contacts you
primarily through email, so be sure to
add @eventscouncil.org to your email’s
safe sender list.
Events Industry Council
contact information
Events Industry Council
1120 20th Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036, USA
T: +1 202 712 9059
certification@eventscouncil.org
If you have any questions about the policies
andprocedures for the CMP application and
exam,contact the Events Industry Council at
certification@eventscouncil.org.
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Certified Meeting Professional programme
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP
®
)
The Events Industry Council launched the Certified
Meeting Professional (CMP) programme in 1985 to
enhance the knowledge and performance of meeting
professionals, promote the status and credibility of the
meeting profession and advance uniform standards
ofpractice.
Today, the CMP credential is recognised globally as
the badge of excellence in the events industry. The
qualifications for certification are based on professional
experience, education and a rigorous exam.
The CMP exam was developed and is maintained
by meeting professionals from all over the world who
volunteer their time to ensure that the programme reflects
current best practices in the meeting management field.
More than 22,000 meeting professionals in 62
countries have held the CMP designation. This unique
community represents every sector of the industry,
from corporations and associations to government and
institutional organisations.
The CMP programme aims to increase the expertise
and sophistication of meeting and event professionals
in all sectors of the industry by:
• Identifying a comprehensive body of knowledge
inthe meetings and events profession
• Promoting industry standards, practices and ethics
• Advancing the art and science of
meetingmanagement
• Increasing the value of CMPs to their employers
• Maximising the value received from the products
and services provided by CMPs
Certified Meeting Professional –
Healthcare (CMP-HC
®
)
In 2014, Events Industry Council launched the Certified
Meeting Professional – Healthcare subspecialty (CMP-
HC) programme to address the needs of a growing
number of CMPs who manage meetings in the
healthcare industry. Those seeking this certification
must first pass the CMP exam.
The CMP-HC credential is designed to validate CMPs
who have demonstrated a superior understanding and
mastery of the specific regulations, laws and proven
practices that must be followed in planning, managing
and conducting healthcare-focused meetings.
3 • CMP Handbook
CMP International Standards
The CMP exam is based on the CMP International
Standards (CMP-IS). All exam questions relate to this
body of knowledge. The standards were developed
and are updated by subject matter experts who hold
the CMP designation and are working in the field.
The standards are updated every five years through
a job analysis study to ensure that they reflect the
current knowledge needed to be a successful events
professional through the development of a competency
profile of a well-round events professional as outlined in
the CMP-IS. Updating and maintaining the CMP-IS in
an ongoing iterative process.
In 2016, the standards were updated again (the last
update was in 2012). These updates were included on
the CMP exam beginning in May 2017. In most cases,
the standards remained the same; however, in some
cases, the skill statements were modified to be more
concise but their meaning remained the same. Other
changes to the standards include:
• In some cases, skills and/or sub skills were
deleted because they were already addressed in
anotherdomain.
• All “Common Knowledge” statements were
eliminated. This information was redundant from one
domain to the next and is not included on exam.
• Domain J: Professionalism was eliminated because
these knowledge statements are included in the
CMP Standards of Ethical Conduct, which all CMPs
and potential CMPs are required to sign and agree
to abide by.
During the job analysis study’s validation survey, all current
CMPs were asked to rate the importance and frequency
of each of the skills and subskills in the CMP International
Standards (e.g., how important is this skill to your job and
how frequently to you perform this skill). Based on these
results, there were shifts is the percentage of items that
test takers will receive for each of the domains. The table
on the following page shows these percentage shifts.
The CMP-IS can be found at www.eventscouncil.org.
All candidates should download the standards and
become familiar with them.
Achieving the CMP: A 5-step process
1. Fill out the online application and submit it to
Events Industry Council at http://myaccount.
eventscouncil.org
2. Receive approval notification from Events Industry
Council (within 6-8 weeks)
3. Pay your exam fee to Events Industry Council
4. Schedule your exam date with Prometric
5. Sit for the CMP exam (within 365 days of
receivingapproval)
Testing
The CMP Exam is administered year-round by our
testing partner Prometric. Prometric has test centers
throughout the world and offers remote proctoring of
the CMP exam, allowing you to take the exam virtually
anywhere.
Application and exam fees
CMP application fee – $250 USD
CMP exam fee – $475 USD
CMP-HC application fee – $155 USD
CMP-HC exam fee – $280 USD
All fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Fees
are subject to change at any time.
Domain Previous
CMP-IS
Updated
CMP-IS
Strategic planning
16% 10%
Project management
15% 6%
Risk management
8% 5%
Financial management
10% 11%
Human resources
3% 4%
Stakeholder management
8% 4%
Meeting or event design
16% 34%
Site management
12% 14%
Marketing
11% 12%
Professionalism
2% 0%
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Submit your application online
All applications must be submitted through the CMP
portal. Applications may be submitted at any time.
Using your CMP portal, you can:
• Create an online profile.
• Track your continuing education activities as you
completed them.
• Upload supporting documentation (e.g., event
session descriptions and registration information,
resume, transcripts).
• Once your application is complete, you may submit
it online at any time.
• Once your application is approved, you may
pay your exam fee at any time (within your
eligibilityyear).
• Once you’ve paid the fee, you may schedule your
exam for any day during your eligibility year.
You already have an online account if you:
• Were a CMP but your certification has expired
• Have ever applied to take the CMP exam
• Have taken the CMP exam and failed
If you’ve never created an online profile with
Events Industry Council, click on the “Account
Login” button in the upper right-hand corner of
eventscouncil.org, then click on “Don’t have an
account yet?” andfollow the prompts.
Your username is the email Events Industry
Council has on record for you. If you can no
longer access this email address, please contact
certification@eventscouncil.org or call Events
Industry Council at +1 202 367 1190.
If you had an account at eventscouncil.org
on our old system, the first time you login to the
new online system you’ll need to reset your
password.You can access your account directly
atmyaccount.eventscouncil.org.
If you forgot your password...
• Click on “Account Login” in the upper right-hand
corner of eventscouncil.org.
• Click on “Reset” under the “Forgot Your
Password?”heading.
• Enter the email associated with your Events Industry
Council records and you will receive an email with
instructions on how to proceed.
Once your password has been reset, you’ll use
your email and your new password to access your
onlineaccount.
Defining ‘industry-specific’
The term “industry-specific” is used throughout
this handbook. “Industry-specific” is defined as
any activity that relates to the hospitality, tourism,
meetings, conventions, exhibitions and events industry
and can be tied to one of the domains in the CMP
InternationalStandards.
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Step 1: Applying for the CMPexam
There are three “E’s” to earning the CMP designation:
• Professional experience
• Continuing education
• Exam
You must document both your experience and
your education on the application before you are
eligible to take the exam.
Professional experience – choose 1
of 3 options
You must select one of three options for the
Experience section of the application.
Option 1: 36 months of professional experience
For this option, you must:
• have 36 total months of full-time work experience
in the meeting, event, exhibition, hospitality and
tourism industry. The 36 months do not have to
be consecutive, but they must be within the past
fiveyears.
• provide a resume or CV with your application. The
experience you list on your resume or CV should
demonstrate meeting management responsibilities
or your role in contributing to the planning, execution
and results of meetings.
Option 2: 24 months of experience and an
industry-specific degree
For this option, you must:
• have an industry-related degree (Associates,
Bachelors, Masters or an equivalent) (e.g., a degree
in Hospitality Management, Event and Meeting
Management, Hotel Management, etc.). You must
provide a copy of your transcript or diploma.
General business degrees (for instance, business,
communications or marketing) will not be accepted.
• provide a resume or CV with your application.
The experience you list on your resume should
demonstrate meeting management responsibilities
or your role in contributing to the planning,
execution, and results of meetings.
Both the degree and the 24 months of experience do
not have to be consecutive but must have taken place
in the past five years at the time of application.
Option 3: 36 months as an
educationalinstructor
For this option, you must:
• be a full-time instructor of meeting, event, exhibition,
hospitality or tourism management at an educational
institution or university programme. You must submit
an official course outline and syllabus.
• have 36 months of full-time experience in academia
in the past five years.
Continuing education – choose 1
of 2 options
You must select one of two options for the Education
section of the application.
Option 1: 25 clock hours of continuing
education activities
For this option, you must document 25 clock hours
of educational activities in the past five years at the
time of application. (Events Industry Council awards
clock hours on an hour-for-hour basis up to the quarter
hour. For example, a 90-minute session would be 1.5
clock hours.) These activities may be face-to-face
conferences, webinars (both live and on-demand),
classes or individual sessions. The subject matter
must relate to one of the domains in the CMP
International Standards. You are not required to
have educational activities in all nine domain areas.
Of the 25 clock hours needed to be eligible for the
exam, 20% (5 hours) may be non-industry-specific
if the learning objective of the activity relates to
one of the nine domains in the CMP International
Standards (e.g., project management, marketing or
financialmanagement).
On your application, you must list each session/
course you attended; it is not enough to give the
name of the meeting or conference. Specific dates are
also required; a range of dates will not be accepted.
Only the primary domain to which the activity relates
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is required. Networking receptions, meal functions
without an educational component and exhibit hall
hours do not count as continuing education. If you
attend an Events Industry Council-Preferred Provider
pre-accepted programme, you will not need to list
each session attended; you will only need to report
your total clock hours. See “CMP Preferred Provider
programme” below for details.
Note: General education activities that are not
industry-specific are not accepted through the
Preferred Provider programme and must be reported
on your application on a session-by-session basis
and include both a session description and proof
ofattendance.
Tips on submitting continuing education activities
1. List each session you attended, not just the entire
event. For instance, if you attended ABC’s annual
convention, you’ll need to report each continuing
education session you attended and make sure
the subject matter is aligned with one of the nine
domains in the CMP International Standards. For
each entry, you’ll need to upload one scan that
includes two documents: a session description
provided by the hosting organisation and
proof that you attended the event (e.g., event
registration confirmation, name badge, etc.).
2. If you attended an event that has been accepted
through Events Industry Council’s Preferred Provider
programme, your attendance will be loaded into
your online account (please allow 4 weeks after the
event has ended). For Preferred Provider programme
activities, you don’t need to list each session; just
the amount of approved sessions you attended
(these will be marked on the onsite programme).
Each time your attendance at a Preferred Provider
programme has been uploaded into your account,
you will receive an email from Events Industry
Council requesting that you claim your hours. If
you don’t receive this email, it is because the email
you provided the host organisation does not match
your email address in your Events Industry Council
account. you’ll be required to self-report your
attendance following the steps outlined in #1 above.
5 top reasons CMP applications are not accepted
1. The continuing education (CE) activity is personal,
not professional, development. Common
examples of these sessions include: how to
minimise stress in your life, how to network,
dressing for success and personal branding tips.
2. The session does not align with one of the nine
domains in the CMP International Standards
(CMP-IS). Make sure you are familiar with the
knowledge and skills outlined in the CMP-IS before
you submit an activity.
3. Not enough information was provided to align
the activity with the CMP-IS. Titles of sessions often
don’t provide enough information for Events Industry
Council’s application reviewers to know whether the
activity relates to the CMP-IS. This is why a session
description is vital to include in your upload.
4. The higher education degree is not industry-
specific. Degrees in hospitality, event and meeting
planning, and tourism will count for CMP credit.
Degrees in communication, marketing or business
will not count for credit.
5. The CE was company-specific. In-house
educational activities are not accepted if the learning
objectives are company-specific.
CMP Preferred Provider programme
If your continuing education activity has been accepted
through the CMP Preferred Provider programme, your
attendance will be uploaded into your Events Industry
Council account (please allow four weeks). You should
only claim the amount of hours you spent in accepted
sessions. You will receive an email from Events Industry
Council when the activity has been loaded into your
account. The email address you provide the host
organisation must match the email address in
your Events Industry Council account for the
information to be transferred. Host organisations
that participate in the Preferred Provider programme
will indicate on their materials which activities have
been approved for CMP credit. If your email address
does not match, you can still receive credit by self-
reporting your attendance.
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Note: General education activities that are not
industry-specific are not accepted through the
Preferred Provider programme and must be reported
on your application on a session-by-session basis.
How to claim Preferred Provider hours
• Receive the email from Events Industry Council
indicating your attendance has been loaded into
your account.
• Login to your online account.
• Click “Add or Edit Continuing Education” button
atbottom of page.
• Select “Edit” for the event.
• Record only the total number of clock hours
for the sessions you attended. You do not need
to list each pre-approved session separately.
(Clock hours are awarded on an hour-for-hour basis,
so a 90-minute session would be 1.5 hours.)
• Click “Submit.”
Option 2: Industry internship
Instead of documenting 25 clock hours of continuing
education activities, you may report an industry-
specific internship. This option is typically used by
those who have chosen Option 2 in the Experience
section of the application.
The internship must have:
• taken place in the past five years at the time of
application, and
• included a minimum of 200 hours of industry-related
work experience with a professional organisation
through an accredited educational institution
oruniversity.
To receive credit, your application must include a
letterfrom your faculty/internship advisor or supervisor
(not the employer) certifying that you completed the
internship and have met the above requirements.
Thisletter must be on official letterhead and
signed bytheadvisor.
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Submitting the application
You may submit your online application at any time
once it is complete. Please allow at least 6-8 weeks for
your application to be reviewed.
As long as your application is still in your online profile,
you may change or update it as often as necessary.
However, once you submit it to Events Industry
Council, you will not be permitted to make any
changes or add any documentation.
Your application must include all the necessary
documentation (e.g., resume or CV, transcripts,
diplomas, session descriptions or certificates of
completion). All documents must be submitted in
English or accompanied by a translation.
Application documentation
On your online application, you will be asked for:
• Sessions/course titles
• CMP-IS domain to which each activity relates
• Programme sponsors/providers
• Locations
• Dates
• Clock hours
To receive credit for your continuing education
activities, Events Industry Council will need proof
that you attended the session and a session
description. Please upload both as one pdf.
Each session that you self-report in the Professional
Development section of your account must contain
both proof of attendance and proof of alignment to
the CMP-IS.
Proof of attendance and proof of alignment to the
CMP-IS can be captured in one attachment for each
continuing education session. The attachment should
include both your attendance and Session Description/
Learner Outcomes section on the same attachment.
You may also complete the Session Description box
and provide an attachment for proof of attendance.
Sometimes, a session’s title will be enough to ensure
this alignment (for instance, “Risk Management for
Meeting Professionals”). In these cases, attendance
documentation will be enough. When the title is not
clear (for instance, “How to Float Their Boat”) you will
need to provide a session description too. When in
doubt, please provide both. Only 5 hours of general
educational activities that are not industry-specific
will be approved if the subject matter aligns with
one of the nine domains in the CMP-IS (for example,
general project management, marketing or financial
management courses). Personal development courses
will not be accepted.
To confirm attendance, your documentation
caninclude:
• Registration confirmation
• Payment receipt
• Organisation transcript
• Certificate of completion
• Name badge
To confirm alignment with the CMP-IS, your
documentation can include:
• Course description from the host organisation
• Course syllabus
• Onsite programme
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Defining clock hours
• Clock hours are the direct amount of time spent
in the classroom/session, calculated down to the
quarter hour. Events Industry Council uses the
quarter hour to represent partial hours, including 15
minutes (0.25), 30 minutes (0.50), and 45 minutes
(0.75). An example would be a 90-minute session =
1.5 clock hours.
• CEU conversion: 0.1 CEU = 1 clock hour
CEUs-to-clock-hours conversion chart
Duration of
instruction
in minutes
60 90–120 121–180 181–240
CEUs
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
CMP clock
hours
1.0 1.5–2.0 2.5–3.0 3.5–4.0
Important reminders
In filling out the application, make sure that:
• Your meeting and event experience is defined as
being employed within the industry in a position with
responsibilities and decision-making authority that
would affect the results of the meeting.
• Your experience and coursework have been
completed at the time the application is submitted.
• You have not listed volunteer work, which
does not count toward fulfilling the professional
experiencerequirement.
• You have included all your documentation (e.g.,
resume or CV, proof of continuing education activities).
Application fee
• The $250 USD CMP application fee is
nonrefundable and nontransferable.
• This fee entitles you to a thorough review of your
application to determine whether you qualify for the
CMP designation.
• Both the application and fee must be received
before an application is reviewed.
The application fee may be paid by credit card (VISA,
Master Card, American Express), international bank
transfer, money order, cashier’s cheque, or personal
cheque made payable to Events Industry Council. All
cheque payments must be in US dollars drawn on a
bank with a US address. A $25 USD service charge
will be assessed for any declined or returned payment,
including returned checks or chargeback by a financial
institution. The service charge will be added to the
total amount due, and Events Industry Council will only
accept payment by money order, certified cheque, or
wire transfer. Cheques, money orders or wire transfers
must be received by Events Industry Council before
your application can be reviewed.
You will not be permitted to send additional
activities after you submit your application to Events
Industry Council, and the $250 USD application fee
isnonrefundable.
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Step 2: Approval notification from Events
Industry Council
Application review and notification
The online application portal has made it possible for
Events Industry Council to convert to an application
audit process in which a specific percentage of
applications are randomly selected for an in-depth
review. Please allow 3-5 weeks for this audit to
becompleted.
All applicants are notified via email of the status of
the review. Our primary means of communication
is through email, so please add certification@
eventscouncil.org to your personal email contact list.
Once you receive your approval email, you may pay
your exam fee and schedule a test date.
If your application is denied, an email will specify the
sections in which minimum requirements were not
met. If you choose to reapply, you must complete a
new application and pay the application fee again. An
application may be denied if it is incomplete, includes
activities or experience not aligned to the CMP-IS,
more than 5 continuing education hours are not
relevant to the meetings industry, lacks supporting
documentation or includes documentation that is not
in English or translated. To avoid problems with your
application, carefully follow all the instructions detailed
in this handbook. Once you have submitted your
application, you will not be permitted to make changes
or add information.
Appeals
An applicant who has been notified of ineligibility has
just one opportunity within 14 calendar days of the
notice to appeal the decision. The appeal process is
your opportunity to clarify or provide further explanation
of any items that were disallowed or determined not
to meet the requirements. In your appeal, you may
submit information that supports what you have
already submitted, but you may not submit additional
activities that were missing from the first application
(e.g., continuing education activities not included in the
original application).
Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Events
Industry Council office and must include a cover letter
addressed to the Certification Manager via email only
at certification@eventscouncil.org. The subject line
must read: CMP Application Appeal [Your Name].
Appeals are not allowed for applications judged
ineligible due to missing or misrepresented information.
Fraudulent or willfully misrepresented qualifications will
result in permanent disqualification of the applicant.
The participants in the appeal process are the
applicant, Events Industry Council staff and the CMP
Governance Commission. Applicants should refrain
from engaging any other parties to write letters of
support, make telephone calls or otherwise attempt to
influence the appeal process. Doing so may result in
immediate termination of the appeal.
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Step 3: Pay your exam fee
To pay your exam fee, login to your online record and
go to the CMP Certification tile. In the tile, click “pay
exam fee.” Once your exam fee has been submitted
and processed, you will receive an email with
instructions for scheduling your exam.
Exam fee
• The $475 USD exam fee is nonrefundable
andnontransferable.
• This fee entitles you to register for one exam attempt.
The fee may be paid by credit card (VISA, Master Card,
American Express), international bank transfer (from
a company only), money order, cashier’s cheque, or
personal cheque made payable to Events Industry
Council. All cheque payments must be in US dollars
drawn on a bank with a US address. A $25 USD
service charge will be assessed for any declined or
returned payment, including returned cheques or
chargeback by a financial institution. The service
charge will be added to the total amount due, and
Events Industry Council will only accept payment
by money order, certified cheque, or wire transfer.
Any outstanding fees must be paid before you may
schedule your exam.
If you fail the exam, you may take it again if you are
still in your eligibility year there is a 90-day wait period
between exam attempts. If your eligibility year expires
prior to the end of the 90-day wait period you must
submit a new CMP application, once approved and
the 90-days have passed you will be able to pay and
schedule a new exam. The exam fee is nonrefundable;
however, if you schedule an exam and need to change
the exam appointment time, you may reschedule within
your eligibility year (see rescheduling policies below).
Once your eligibility year has expired, you will
be required to start the process over and pay all
relatedfees.
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Step 4: Schedule your exam
You have one year from the date of your approval
notification to take the exam. Once you’ve paid your
exam fee to Events Industry Council, you will receive
instructions on scheduling your exam with Prometric.
These instructions will include your Exam Eligibility
ID number. You may take the exam on any available
testing date during your eligibility year.
Making your exam appointment
The Prometric network of testing centers offers
hundreds of locations throughout the world. Find
your nearest location at www.prometric.com/
EventsIndustryCouncil. We share these test centers
with other organisations; therefore, we recommend
scheduling your exam as soon as your desired date is
available. Test center seats fill up quickly. If you wait,
you may lose your first choice date and location.
After you pay your exam fee with Events Industry
Council, you can make your exam appointment with
Prometric online at www.prometric.com/Events
Industry Council.
Testing accommodations
Accommodations for candidates with
disabilities and other special considerations
Events Industry Council and its testing agency,
Prometric, comply with the provisions of the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) (42 USCG Section 12101,
et. seq.) and with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 2000e, et. seq.). Events Industry
Council uses the guidelines in these documents to
address similar requests made by candidates outside
the United States. A person who has a physical
or cognitive impairment or limitation that prevents
them from taking the exam under standard testing
conditions may request special accommodations.
The types of accommodations that might be available
include providing a person to read the questions and/
or mark the answer sheet, extending the testing time
or providing a separate testing room.
You must request testing accommodations
before you submit your exam fee to Events
Industry Council. Testing accommodations
approved by Events Industry Council will be
transmitted to Prometric along with your testing
authorisation. Accommodation requests should
be submitted a minimum of 45 days before
the anticipated exam date for consideration
andreview.
A completed Testing Accommodation Form found
at https://www.eventscouncil.org/CMP/Future-
CMPs/Schedule-An-Exam and appropriate
supporting documentation are required for each
testing accommodation request. Please note that all
sections of the form are required. Incomplete forms
may delay the decisions process.
Events Industry Council makes every effort to
accommodate appropriate and reasonable
accommodation requests in accordance with industry
best practices unless fulfilling them might alter the
exam or results, or cause an undue burden on the
testing center. There is no additional charge for
testingaccommodations.
English as a second language
The CMP exams are given only in English. Candidates
whose primary language is not English may request
an additional 30 minutes in which to take the exam.
To help Events Industry Council evaluate a request
for extra testing time, the candidate must submit
documentation that proves that English is their
second language (e.g., proof of citizenship, passport
a minimum of 45 days before the anticipated exam
date.). Requests and supporting documentation
must be submitted to Events Industry Council
before you pay your exam fee.
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Step 5: Sit for the exam
For Remote Proctoring Procedures please refer to the CMP Handbook Addendum
Plan to arrive 30 minutes to allow time for check-in
procedures. If you will be driving, identify in advance
the exact location, the best route and where to park.
If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, Prometric
Testing Center (PTC) staff may choose not to seat
you if doing so would disrupt other exam takers. If
this occurs, your exam registration fees will not be
refunded. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Check-in procedures
You must have the following items or you will not be
admitted to the exam:
• Prometric Confirmation Number (from the email you
get when you schedule your exam).
• Exam Eligibility ID number (from the email you get
from Events Industry Council when you have paid
your exam fee).
• Original, valid (unexpired), government issued photo
& signature bearing identification. The name on your
ID must match the name Events Industry Council
has on file and is associated with your records.
Contact Events Industry Council at least 7 business
days before your exam if your name needs to be
updated. Name change requests after that date
cannot be honored.
If you are testing outside your country of citizenship,
you must present a valid passport. If you are testing
in your country of citizenship, you may present a
passport, driver’s license, national ID or military ID.
The identification document must be in Latin
characters and must contain your photograph
and signature. The name on the identification
must match the name on your exam registration.
If the names do not match, contact Events
Industry Council before your exam appointment.
Expired IDs will not be accepted. If you fail to bring the
proper identification, you will not be allowed to take the
exam and will forfeit the entire exam fee.
You will be required to sign the Prometric logbook, and
the signature will be checked against the signature
on your ID. You will also be required to sign out when
taking unscheduled breaks and upon completion of
the exam. No one may enter the exam center without
registering through Events Industry Council and
scheduling an appointment with Prometric.
You will be required to raise your pants legs above your
ankles, empty and turn all pockets inside-out and raise
shirt sleeves above your wrists prior to every entry into
the test room. If you are wearing eyeglasses you will be
required to remove them for visual inspection to ensure
they don’t contain a recording device. Large jewelry
items must be stored in your locker due to concerns
over concealed recording devices.
Eating, drinking and smoking are not permitted during
the exam. If you bring a jacket or sweater, you will
be required to wear it at all times in the testing room.
Visitors are not allowed in the test center, and child
care is not provided.
What to bring and not bring
For test security reasons, all personal items such as
purses, book bags, cell phones, etc., must be placed
in a locker during the exam, so please limit what you
bring to the testing center. You may not access your
locker or anything placed within it during the duration
of your exam. Jewelry outside of wedding and
engagement rings and for religious purposes
is prohibited and all accessories are subject
toinspection.
Please refrain from using ornate clips, combs,
barrettes, headbands and other hair accessories
as you may be prohibited from wearing them into
the testing room and asked to store them in your
locker. Violation of security protocol may result in
confiscation of prohibited devices and filing a report
with localauthorities.
During the exam
Once you have completed the check-in process,
you will be assigned to a testing station. You will be
provided with an onscreen calculator, two erasable
note boards and dry erase markers.
• No scratch paper, dictionaries, calculators, books,
notes or other personal aids are permitted in the
testing area.
• Erasable laminated sheets and markers will be
provided for notes during the exam.
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• To use the restroom, candidates should notify the
test center administrator (TCA).
• No breaks are scheduled.
• No conversation about the test is permitted with
theTCA or other test takers.
The exam does permit unscheduled breaks. Each
time you leave the test room you must sign-out.
Access to your locker, your cell phone or notes within
in, during an unscheduled break is not permitted in
anycircumstance.
Repeated or lengthy departures from the test room will
be reported to Events Industry Council. Upon return
from a break, without exception, you must go through
all security checks, present valid ID and sign-in.
A 15-minute onscreen tutorial will orient you to the
features of the computer testing environment. When
you have completed the tutorial, you will start the exam.
These tips will help you during the exam:
• Relax. Reducing physical stress will help you be
more alert.
• Find the right work pace. Don’t rush or go too
slowly. Find a pace that is comfortable.
• Follow the directions and work carefully.
• Read all the options for each question before
marking the answer.
• Skip difficult questions. Come back to them later.
If you’re still not sure, make an informed guess.
• Both unanswered questions and wrong answers are
counted as wrong responses. Your score is based
on the total number of correct responses.
Security
The performance of all candidates is monitored and
may be analysed to detect fraud. Candidates who
violate security measures will not have their exams
scores validated by Events Industry Council.
If you offer or receive help during the exam, you will be
escorted from the testing center and reported to the
CMP Governance Commission. Your exam will not be
scored, exam fees will not be refunded and you will be
prohibited from taking the CMP exam again.
All exam materials, including all questions and all forms
of the exam, are copyrighted and the property of Events
Industry Council. Any distribution of these materials
through reproduction or oral or written communication
is strictly prohibited and punishable by law.
Exam results
You will receive your official score as soon as you
complete the exam. The score will indicate whether
you have passed or failed the exam, and it is final. If
you fail the exam, your results will also include your
scaled score and how you performed on each of the
nine domains.
The identities of CMP candidates are confidential,
as is all information concerning them. Information
regarding exam results is communicated in writing from
Prometric directly to the candidate. Exam results are
never provided over the phone.
Comments, concerns and feedback
At the end of the exam, you will be given the
opportunity to provide Events Industry Council with
feedback. These comments will have no bearing
on your score results. Comments are reviewed by
Events Industry Council on a regular basis to ensure
examquality.
If you believe something associated with the exam
process affected your ability to successfully complete
the exam, bring your concerns to the attention of the
TCA immediately and report them in writing to the
Events Industry Council office within three business
days. If Events Industry Council is not informed of the
issue within three business days of your exam, it may
decline to act.
Weather emergencies
Events Industry Council’s testing partner, Prometric,
may delay, cancel or postpone the exam during
weather-related or other emergencies. If severe
weather or a natural disaster makes the testing center
inaccessible or unsafe, the exam will be rescheduled
or cancelled. If conditions are ambiguous, candidates
are encouraged to check the Prometric site closure
website (https://www.prometric.com/closures),
which provides real-time updates on site closures as
their exam date draws near.
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Cancellation policy
You may not cancel your exam. If you are unable to
keep your exam appointment, you must tell Prometric
you need to reschedule. If you are not eligible to
reschedule, your exam fee is forfeit.
Rescheduling policy
Exam rescheduling requests are processed by
Prometric. You may reschedule your exam at any time
during your eligibility year. The deadline is midnight
US Eastern Time, five business days before
your exam date. There is a $75 USD rescheduling
fee each time you reschedule. Visit Prometric at
https://prometric.com/test-takers/search/cic
to reschedule. You cannot reschedule your exam
appointment if your eligibility year ends before the
next testing periodbegins.
If you do not reschedule and do not appear on the
day of the exam, you will forfeit your exam fee. Events
Industry Council recognises that serious issues may
arise that could prevent a candidate from taking the
exam on the scheduled day:
• Serious illness or disabling injury—yourself
oran immediate family member (e.g., spouse,
child,parent)
• Death in the immediate family (e.g., spouse,
child,parent)
• Court appearance or jury duty
• Unexpected military duty call-up
• Civil disobedience or acts of terrorism/war
If you miss your scheduled exam appointment
because of one of those reasons, you must submit
a written explanation to Events Industry Council and
Prometric within 10 calendar days. The explanation
must be accompanied by meaningful supporting
documentation, such as the following:
• Serious illness or disabling injury: Doctor’s note
or emergency room admittance, with the date of the
medical visit
» Must indicate that the onset of the illness or injury
was 24 hours before the exam date
» Must be signed by a licensed physician and
include contact information
» Does not need to include details of the
illnessoremergency, but the doctor should
indicate that the condition prevented the
candidate fromtesting
• Death in the immediate family: Death certificate
or doctor’s note
» Must be signed by a licensed physician or
mortician and include contact information
• Court appearance or jury duty: Court or jury
summons, subpoena
» Must include date and your name
• Military duty: Duty letter
» Must include date and your name
Events Industry Council reserves the right to request
additional evidence to support your reason for failing
to appear. If Events Industry Council and Prometric
accept the explanation, you will be permitted to
schedule a new appointment within your eligibility year
without paying the rescheduling fee.
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What is on the CMP exam?
The exam is based on the CMP International
Standards (CMP-IS), and each question is tied to
one of the nine domains. It is a different exam, with
a new selection of questions from the CMP Item
Bank, a database of questions prepared by meeting
industry subject matter experts and experts in testing
and assessment. All the questions have undergone
an extensive review process to ensure that the exam
accurately measures a meeting professional’s level of
knowledge, competency and skill.
Exam structure
The CMP exam is computer-based and is composed
of 165 multiple-choice questions. Applicants have
three and a half hours to answer 15 pretest (unscored)
questions and 150 operational (scored) questions. Four
possible answers are provided for each question. Only
one answer is correct. There are no “all of the above”
or “none of the above” options and no trick questions.
Because the exam is designed to measure competency
rather than academic excellence, it is scored as either
pass or fail. The exam is offered only in English.
Pretest questions are newly written or revised
questions. They are included on the exam to enable
Events Industry Council to obtain statistics on their
effectiveness. They are inserted randomly throughout
the exam, are not labeled as pretest, and do not count
in your score. Pretesting allows Events Industry Council
to remove any problematic questions and add only
valid and reliable ones to the Item Bank.
Scoring the exam
Your score is based on the total number of correct
answers you select; it is to your advantage to answer
all questions. Candidates do not compete with
one another, and there is no limit to the number of
candidates who can pass a given exam.
Scores are determined by converting the number
of questions answered correctly to a scaled score
(see Scoring Methodology below) that ranges from
approximately 20 to above 55. You need a total
scaled score of at least 55 to pass the exam.
If you pass the exam, your score report will indicate
that you passed but will not provide a numerical score.
By passing the exam, you have demonstrated subject
matter mastery at or above a level determined by
the CMP Governance Commission to represent the
minimum to receive the CMP credential.
If you do not pass the exam, you will receive a report
with a score between 20 and 54. You will also receive
a diagnostic message for each of the nine domains
included in the exam. These messages are intended to
help you identify areas of strength and weakness, and
to direct your focus of study for subsequent exams.
The two diagnostic messages reported to failing
candidates are:
• Below the level of minimum competence
• At or above the level of minimum competence
Scoring methodology
Before a question is used on the exam, it is pretested.
This allows Prometric’s psychometricians to weigh the
performance of each question and its level of difficulty.
Individual questions are given a weighted/scaled
score based on level of difficulty. A scaled score is a
transformed raw exam score (the number of exam
questions answered correctly). To interpret any exam
score, a uniform frame of reference is required.
Scaled scores provide that frame of reference based
on the standard adopted by the Events Industry
Council regarding the level of knowledge necessary
to pass without regard to the specific exam version
taken. This explains why each exam may have a
different number of questions per domain area.
A scaled score of at least 55 is required to pass.
Ascaled score is neither the number of questions
you answered correctly nor the percentage of
questions you answered correctly.
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The passing score was established via a systematic
procedure (standard setting study) that employed
the judgment of a representative group of CMPs
with the assistance of exam development experts
from Prometric. This group of CMPs recommended
a standard to Events Industry Council for what a
minimally competent event professional needs to
know about the test content outlined in the CMP-IS
to obtain a passing score. The decision regarding the
passing score is made by Events Industry Council and
is transferred through the use of statistical procedures
to the exam you take.
Retaking the exam
If you are not successful on the CMP exam, you may
register and take it again within your one-year eligibility
period. To register for another exam, you must submit
the full $475 USD registration fee; however, you will not
need to submit a new application unless you are outside
your one-year approval period. There is a 90-day wait
period between exam attempts. If your eligibility year
expires prior to the end of the 90-day wait period you
must submit a new CMP application, once approved
and the 90-days have passed you will be able to pay
and schedule a new exam.
Studying for the exam
The CMP exam evaluates the skills and knowledge
ofmeeting professionals. It is not something for
which a candidate can study or prepare at the last
minute. Itis highly recommended that you begin your
studyingregimen well in advance by reviewing the
CMPInternational Standards (CMP-IS). This is
the body of knowledge on which the exam is based.
Determine which of the nine domains you have the least
experience in and concentrate on those. Remember that
the CMP-IS describes proven practices in the events
management field; these practices may not always be
embraced by theorganisation in which youwork.
The recommended reading list that follows will help
you prepare for the exam. However, these publications
are not study guides; in other words, you can’t simply
memorise them and expect to pass the exam. To be
successful on the CMP exam, you will have to use
the CMP-IS to familiarise yourself with best practices
in the industry and then use the readings to help you
understand how these practices are applied to real-
world situations. Ultimately, however, you must apply
your own experience to correctly answer questions.
All questions on the CMP exam are multiple-choice
questions with only one correct answer. Each item
presents a problem for the candidate to resolve. These
kinds of questions test how well you can process
information to reach the appropriate solution, an
essential skill for successful meeting management.
There are very few “recall” questions, so simply
memorising passages from the recommended reading
list will not guarantee success on the exam.
The following suggestions may help you prepare for
the exam:
• Review the CMP-IS and decide which of the nine
domains you should concentrate on.
• Use the recommended reading materials
tounderstand how the domains are applied to
real-life situations.
• Review the Events Industry Council Industry
Glossary to ensure you’re up to date on industry
terms and phrases.
• Participate in a study group if one is available.
• Reach out to professionals with specific experience
in one or more of the nine domains.
• If English is not your native language, prepare for the
exam in the language that is most comfortable.
Recommended reading list
The following are recommended references for the
CMP exam:
• CMP International Standards
• Events Industry Council Manual, 9th Edition,
Convention Industry Council
• Professional Meeting Management, 6th Edition,
edited by Glen C. Ramsborg, Ph.D., Professional
Convention Management Association
•
Events Industry Council Industry Glossary
,
2019 Edition, Convention Industry Council
These references may be purchased through the
Events Industry Council website.
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CMP recertification
Achieving your CMP designation demonstrates
that you have mastered the knowledge needed to
be an effective meeting professional; to keep the
designation, you must demonstrate that you are
staying abreast of proven practices and emerging
trends in the industry.
Recertification requirements
Every five years, your certification cycle expires on 31
December. So, for instance, if you achieved your CMP
designation in May 2016, your CMP will expire on 31
December 2021. To recertify, you will need to provide
proof of:
• 36 months of experience in an industry-specific
position, and
• 25 hours of continuing education activities or 15
hours of continuing education activities and three
industry-support activities.
Five years can creep up on you; therefore, Events
Industry Council advises you to start accumulating
continuing education activities right away. And
keep track of them! Events Industry Council’s online
application system makes it easy to keep track of
yourcontinuing education activities by reporting
activities as you complete them. For more information
on recertification, including suggestions for continuing
education options, review Events Industry Council’s
Recertification Handbook, which can be found
ateventscouncil.org.
Your expiration date is noted on your CMP certificate
and in your online profile. As a CMP, you will receive
the monthly CMP Today newsletter, which includes
information on industry trends, upcoming activities
and recertification tips. Events Industry Council
will also send you periodic emails about your
designationdeadlines.
Maintaining your contact information
Events Industry Council makes every effort to keep
the most current contact information for applicants,
candidates, and CMPs. Please make sure to keep
your contact information up to date in your online
profile. About 99% of Events Industry Council
correspondence is email: if you move, change
names or change jobs, let us know!
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Certified Meeting Professional– Healthcare
(CMP-HC)
In 2014, Events Industry Council launched the
Certified Meeting Professional Healthcare (CMP-HC)
programme to address the needs of a growing number
of CMPs who handle meetings in the healthcare
industry. The CMP-HC is designed to validate CMPs
who have demonstrated a superior understanding
and mastery of the specific regulations, laws and best
practices that must be followed in planning, managing
and conducting healthcare-focused meetings.
This is not a standalone designation; only those who
hold a current CMP certification are eligible to apply for
the CMP-HC.
The CMP-HC examination is offered year round by
our testing partner Prometric. Prometric offers both
in person testing at one of their many global testing
centers as well as via remote proctoring. If you pass
the exam, you will hold the CMP-HC credential; ifyour
CMP certification lapses or expires, so does your
CMP-HC.
CMP-HC Standards
The exam is based on the CMP-HC Standards,
a body of knowledge comprising three domains
(planning, implementation and evaluation) divided
into seven subdomains (medical meeting industry
background, meeting management, pre-meeting
attendee requirements, attendee management,
healthcare meeting specifics, data management
related to the event, and internal and/or external
auditand records management).
Before you apply to take the CMP-HC, familiarise
yourself with the CMP-HC Standards. You can
download them at eventscouncil.org. Because
the CMP-HC is a subset of the CMP, you should
have a thorough understanding of the CMP
InternationalStandards before you attempt to
masterthe CMP-HCStandards.
Eligibility requirements
Prerequisite Must hold currentCMP
Experience
36 months of experience in healthcare
meeting management
Professional
development
5 clock hours of professional
development specifically related to
healthcare meetingmanagement
The following are the prerequisites for the
CMP-HC programme:
• Current CMP designation. You may not apply for the
CMP-HC if your CMP is in lapsed or expired status.
• Professional experience: A minimum of 36 months of
qualifying full-time work experience in the healthcare
meeting industry.
• Continuing education: Five clock hours of qualifying
healthcare-industry-related education within
the pastfive years. Your CEs must align with the
CMP-HC Standards.
Documenting CMP-HC
professionalexperience
• You must submit a resume or CV that shows
your recent experience in the healthcare meeting
management industry.
• Healthcare meeting management experience
is defined as being employed in a position with
responsibilities and decision-making authority that
would affect the results of the meeting.
• Experience must be completed before you submit
your application.
• Coursework, volunteer work and part-time
employment do not count toward fulfilling the
professional experience requirement.
• The three years of experience in the healthcare
meeting management industry do not have to
be concurrent, but the exam is based on current
practices; therefore, those with recent or current
experience will most likely be more successful on
the exam.
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Documenting CMP-HC
continuingeducation
• For professional development to qualify, it must
directly relate to at least one of the three domains of
the CMP-HC Standards: planning, implementation
or evaluation. It is not required that you have
education in all domain areas.
• Internal training (offered by your organisation) may
qualify if it relates to the CMP-HC Standards and is
not company-specific.
• The event’s host organisation must provide a
complete description and learner outcomes of
theactivity.
CMP-HC fees
CMP-HC programme fees
CMP-HC application
$155 USD
CMP-HC exam
$280 USD
CMP-HC recertification
$175 USD
Scheduling the exam
Once your application has been approved, you will
receive information on how to pay your exam fee and
schedule your exam. The exam is offered year round
by our testing partner Prometric. Prometric offers
both in person testing at one of their many global
testing centers as well as via remote proctoring.
Testing slots fill up quickly. Candidates are urged
to pay their exam fee and schedule their exams
as soon as they receive approval from Events
IndustryCouncil.
Exam registration, scheduling, cancellation and
rescheduling policies are the same for the CMP-HC
asthey are for the CMP.
Study options and reading list
The CMP-HC exam evaluates the skills and knowledge
of CMPs in the healthcare industry. Candidates prepare
for the exam with a careful review of the practice of
meeting management specifically as it relates to the
healthcare industry. You cannot study or prepare for it
at the last minute.
The first step is to review the CMP-HC Standards.
Read the knowledge statements for each domain,
and structure your study regime to concentrate
on the areas in which you have the least amount
ofexperience.
The recommended literature for the CMP-HC includes
books, periodicals and other electronic and print
resources that subject matter experts have identified
as representing authoritative treatment of the three
domains of the CMP-HC Standards. There are no
“teach-to-the-test” materials. Events Industry Council
does not provide study guides or materials; however,
we have a recommended literature list (see CMP- HC
Recommended Literature). The CMP-HC item writer
and review panels use these materials to develop the
exam questions, but none of the materials will give you
direct questions and answers. This list is extensive. It
is not necessary nor recommended that you read each
item in the list. The CMP-HC exam (like the CMP exam)
is designed for those who are already professionals in
the field. The recommended literature simply helps you
review best practices and identify areas of weakness in
your knowledge.
Exam structure
The test consists of 100 items: 85 scored and 15
pretest. You will have 2.5 hours to complete the exam.
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CMP-HC recertification requirements
The CMP-HC can only be held in tandem with the
CMP certification. To maintain your CMP-HC, you must
also maintain your CMP by recertifying every five years.
After the first recertification cycle, your CMP and CMP-
HC designations will sync so you only have to keep
track of one certification date.
CMP-HC recertification requirements are in
addition to CMP recertification requirements. To
recertify the CMP-HC, you must complete fifteen clock
hours of continuing education activities specifically
related to the CMP-HC Standards. The CMP-HC clock
hours will be prorated in the first certification cycle to
sync with your CMP recertification cycle.
Unlike the CMP, industry support activities do not
qualify for CMP-HC recertification. To recertify your
CMP-HC, you will need 15 CMP-HC clock hours
as well as the recertification requirements for the
CMPdesignation.
If your CMP designation lapses or expires, your
CMP-HC certification will automatically lapse/
expire as well.
If you passed the CMP-HC in 2020
You will need this many clock hours to recertify your
CMP-HC (in addition to your CMP hours)
And your CMP recertification is due 12/31/2024
12
And your CMP recertification 12/31/2023
9
And your CMP recertification 12/31/2022
6
And your CMP recertification 12/31/2021
3
And your CMP recertification 12/31/2020
0
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Events Industry Council
confidentiality policies
The identity and all information concerning CMP
and CMP-HC applicants and candidates is
confidential. Events Industry Council communicates
all information concerning an applicant’s status
and candidacy directly to the individual. Application
and exam results are not provided over the
phone or to any third party. Individuals should
refrain from engaging other parties to write letters
of support, make telephone calls or otherwise
attempt to influence the process. Doing so may
result in immediate termination of the applicant’s or
candidate’s participation in the programme.
Non-discrimination
The Events Industry Council does not discriminate
against applicants on the basis of race, color, creed,
gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry,
disability, military status, sexual orientation, marital
status or family status.
About Events
Industry Council
The Events Industry Council’s more than 30 member
organisations represent over 103,500 individuals and
19,500 firms and properties involved in the events
industry. The Events Industry Council’s vision is to be
the global champion for event professionals and event
industry excellence. We promote high standards and
professionalism with the Certified Meeting Professional
(CMP) programme and our four signature programmes—
Sustainability, Industry Insights, Knowledge and
Leadership—that represent the key initiatives, assets,
services and products for the Events Industry Council.
Learn more online at www.eventscouncil.org.
About the CMP
Governance Commission
The CMP Governance Commission serves as the
voice for stakeholders dedicated to maintaining the
highest industry standards. The responsibility of the
Governance Commission is to establish policies for the
CMP and CMP-HC programmes.
Events Industry Council
1120 20th Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
+1 202 712 9059
[email protected]
www.eventscouncil.org