The NPMA Certification Program is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate those who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of personal property management.  Join a distinguished group of peers worldwide who have chosen to attain this high level of excellence.

Benefits

NPMA Certification is your key to enhanced professional stature.  If you have made a commitment to a career in property management, you should consider obtaining your NPMA Certification. You'll enjoy these important benefits:

• Expanded knowledge: Gain technical competence in every aspect of property management.
• National professional recognition: Peers, staff, and management all value NPMA Certification.
• Extensive peer-level communication: Increase networking opportunities as a result of participating in study groups and NPMA events.

Value

By hiring certified professionals, employers can be confident they are hiring property professionals who have met certain standards of excellence.  With every certificate issued, NPMA is certifying a level of proficiency that crosses the normal lines of specific organizational or industry based knowledge.  We strive to represent to the outside world that the NPMA member, certified at this level, is a well rounded property professional who can move to property jobs in different environments and hit the ground running.  NPMA is certifying that this professional is skilled both in depth and in breadth.

Process

Eligibility - There are three progressive levels of NPMA certification - CPPS, CPPA & CPPM - with different Eligibility Requirements when moving to the next level.  

Testing - The Testing Requirements involve multiple-choice and/or essay style questions, depending on the level of certification.  The Testing Fees cover Test Issuance, scoring and recording, but are separate form any application fees or review course registration fees.

All NPMA certification tests require an approved proctor who must comply with stipulations contained in the Proctors Manual whenever they administer an NPMA test.  Those certified NPMA members wishing to volunteer and serve as a proctor should complete the Proctor Application and submit it to NPMA.

Applying - To apply for certification, simply click on the Certification Application form.  For the higher levels, certification candidates must submit documentation on their Work Experience as well. 

NPMA membership is required for participation in the NPMA Certification Program.  If you are not a member, please join online or call NPMA at (727) 736-3788 to join or to find out more about NPMA membership.

Preparation - An important part of preparing for NPMA certification testing is the Study Material covering the curriculum for the appropriate level.  NPMA also offers both Classroom Courses or Online Review Courses to help the certification candidate prepare for the tests.

Continuance - Certified NPMA active members needing to renew their certification should review the Renewal Requirements before completing the Continuance Application.  Those certified NPMA members who have retired may be eligible for a Lifetime certificate.

Although CPPM is the highest of the three levels of certification, the highest level of recognition for an NPMA member is the Consulting Fellow (CF) designation, which can be achieved only after the CPPM level is earned.  The CF Requirements describe how a member can achieve this designation and be counted among the "Council of Fellows."