| Attending: Attendance at an in-house or professional organization conference, workshop (including Gift of Communication), lecture, seminar or webinar related to communication management or domains outlined in the CMP/SCMP job task analysis |
1 point per 1 hour of attendance (max. 20 pts per one event) |
Conference program/agenda, registration receipt, or certificate of participation. |
| Presenting: Speak or present at a professional organization (including educational institutions) conference, workshop, lecture, seminar, webinar or podcast on communication management/domains outlined in the CMP/SCMP job task analysis |
6 points per 30 minutes presentation (max. 20 pts per one event) |
Conference program/agenda with name or link to replay of event |
| Continuing education: Successful completion of a course of study related to communication management/domains outlined in the CMP/SCMP job task analysis |
8 points per 8 hours of attendance (max. 20 pts per course completed)
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Transcript or certificate of completion |
| Mentorship: Developing the skills of another communication professional through a formal teaching, coaching or mentoring program (excluding line management responsibilities). |
10 points per mentee |
Letter from mentee or mentoring program documentation |
| Other certification or licensure: Earning or maintaining an industry-related certification that is accredited by ISO/IEC 17024 (e.g., Project Management Institute), or has eligibility requirements, a criterion-referenced exam, and renewal requirements OR earn or maintain a related professional license. |
10 points per certification or licensure |
Copy of certificate or license |
| Authoring Publications: Authoring content about communication management/domains outlined in the CMP/SCMP job task analysis (e.g., articles, textbooks, blogs, white papers, other publications etc.) |
1 textbook = 20 points if written during the certification cycle
1 whitepaper or publication (including chapters within publications) = 10 points
1 published article = 5 points (certified person is sole author) or 1 point per contribution
Up to 5 points awarded for industry video-blogs, blogs or contributions to newsletter articles or published interviews |
Book/author citation or link to article |
| Reading Publications: Consuming content about communication management/domains outlined in the CMP/SCMP job task analysis (e.g., podcasts, articles, textbooks, blogs, white papers, other publications etc.) |
1 point per article/blog/podcast
5 points per publication/book |
Book/author citation or link to article |
Leadership: Participating in a leadership role for any professional communication or industry association or community/group (e.g., serving as a board or committee member, evaluating or judging communication awards at the local, national or international level, leading regular and ongoing discussions such as Twitter chats, community discussions etc.)
Participating in a leadership position on any communication governing body at the international, national, regional, local or chapter level, with full participation. |
10 points per leadership activity with the exception below
Multiple points will not be awarded for sitting on multiple committees and boards within the same association.
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Printout of Leadership page of website Letterhead with leadership positions Confirmation letter from fellow member of board |
| GCCC Activities: Contribution to the work of GCCC (service restricted to sitting on GCCC, proctoring exams, job task analysis meetings, item-writing and review, passing score study meeting) |
Maximum 10 points per renewal cycle |
Copy of agenda with names Proctor agreement
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Communication award submissions: Entering any local, national, international communication award program where a substantiated submission needs to be made
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8 points per submission |
Confirmation of award entry |