IAEM Certification Webinar Series Professional Contributions July 13, 2017 Information contained within this webinar series presentation is as of July 13, 2017. Requirements and certification application forms are subject to change.
CERTIFICATION PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS Must provide six different contributions occurring within the last 10 years Tip Independent verification for each! Membership Professional Conference Service Role Leadership Role Special Assignment Speaking Teaching Course Development Publication Audio-Visual Product Award or Special Recognition Professional Certification Conducting Research Legislative Contact Other
Candidates should click on the Add link next to the professional contribution listing and complete each pop-up window. NOTE Documentation must be uploaded for each entry. [Note: Candidates submitting for F) Speaking must complete at least three separate entries per the requirements.]
MEMBERSHIP Member for three years in a disaster/emergency management-related organization. Organization/association must maintain a vision/mission that supports comprehensive emergency management Acceptable proof might be certificates of membership or an email from the organization s registrar
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE Participation in a disaster/emergency management-related workshop or conference for at least a cumulative total of 40 contact hours. Acceptable proof should: Verify attendance Provide a detailed description of delivered instruction Provide a detailed timeline of activities In general, six contact hours are awarded per day of participation Training courses do not count
SERVICE ROLE Serve on a board of directors, committee, task force or special project for a professional or jurisdictional organization contributing to or supporting comprehensive emergency management. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of contributions (in detail) Provide a timeline of service Service should be toward comprehensive emergency management (four phases)
LEADERSHIP ROLE Voluntarily serve on a board of directors, a board committee, a task force, or a special project for a professional, emergency management or a jurisdictional organization contributing to or supporting disaster/emergency management (must not be part of the applicant s required job duties). LEPC service may not qualify. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of contributions (in detail) Provide a timeline of service Service should be toward comprehensive emergency management (four phases)
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Involvement in a special assignment for a jurisdictional or governmental committee or task force addressing a substantive disaster/emergency management issue. The resulting product or decisions must make a significant contribution to or impact on the disaster/emergency management profession. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of contributions (in detail) Provide a timeline of service
SPEAKING Develop and participate in three presentations or panels (including radio, television, educational, video, etc.) during the last 10 years related to disaster/emergency management. The audience may be community or a professional group. Candidate must be the presenter and not just the author of the presentation. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of each speaking engagement (in detail)
TEACHING Complete a formal teaching or instructing commitment relating to disaster/emergency management that equals or exceeds three hours of actual platform instruction. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of competed teaching commitment (in detail) Verification should include clear timeline of hours spent teaching Agendas, course syllabi, and letters from students do not count
COURSE DEVELOPMENT Play a significant role in the development or extensive revision of an educational emergency management course of at least three hours in length. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent verification of role (in detail) Powerpoint slides and syllabi alone are not sufficient; however, are good supporting documentation
PUBLICATIONS Publish a substantive disaster/emergency management article, research project, or other publication relating to the emergency management field. The article/publication must have an independent editorial review and be published in a document beyond the candidate s control (i.e. staff documents and internal reports do not qualify). Acceptable proof should: Prove primary/secondary authorship Publication in online periodicals qualifies (peer review publications about emergency management) Must provide a copy and clear documentation about publisher
CERTIFICATION AUDIO-VISUAL & INTERACTIVE PRODUCTS Personally develop content for distributed emergency management video, computer software product or other audio-visual tool. Candidate must validate participation and significant development role. Acceptable proof should: Provide independent validation of a significant role in content creation Submission of a link to or copy of content is insufficient; however, is good supporting documentation Powerpoint presentations are not acceptable
CERTIFICATION AWARDS OR SPECIAL RECOGNITION Receive an award for disaster/emergency management-related activities. Acceptable proof should: Include a copy of the award, citation, letter, etc. Describe for what the award was conveyed Awards should be for disaster/emergency management-related activities
CERTIFICATION RELATED TO EM Earned certification as an emergency manager through a government agency, or state/province/tribal association, or professional association (receiving a FEMA PDS, APS, Professional Continuity Practitioner Level 1, the AEM, or CEM do not qualify under this category). Acceptable proof should: Include a copy of certification Information about certifying organization Description of certification requirements Must contain a CEU requirement and a term of expiration Technical certifications not related to comprehensive emergency management may not be accepted such as EMT-A or EMT-B
LEGISLATIVE CONTACT Contact an elected representative at the national, regional, tribal, or local government level regarding an emergency management issue. Acceptable proof should include: A copy of the initial correspondence A copy of the reply
CONDUCTING RESEARCH Play a significant role in the development and execution of an emergency management research project. Acceptable proof should include: A copy of the research project Independent verification of the candidate s role in the development and execution of the project
OTHER Other contributions may be recognized if they do not apply to one of the other established categories. An example is volunteering to go on a disaster assignment not in your jurisdiction. Acceptable proof should include: Independent verification of the candidate s role, timeline of efforts, impact on emergency management Clear evidence of a significant contribution to emergency management
COMMON APPLICATION PITFALLS Incomplete, sloppy, out-of-order application Lack of signatures Lack of independent validation of claims Leadership Role contribution must not be a part of normal job duties Double-dipping (counting the same accomplishment twice)
GET IN TOUCH CONTACT US Candidates may reach out to current Certification Commissioners to ask questions and/or see guidance. For a listing please go to http:///page.cfm?p=certification/ cem-commission Or, candidates can contact a featured mentor at ENTER URL if they don t already have an approved mentor. Address: f t facebook.com/internationalassociationofemer gencymanagers @iaem Phone: 703.538.1795 Email: CEMInfo@iaem.com *Information contained in this presentation is subject to change without notice to candidates.