Professional Certification

CAP - Certified Administrative Professional

Organizational Management Specialty

The Certified Administrative Professional (CAP®) Rating and Organizational Management (OM) Specialty exams are administered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals® (IAAP®), headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

To attain the CAP rating, an administrative professional must meet certain education and work experience requirements and pass a comprehensive three-part examination. Applicants for the Organizational Management specialty exam must have a current CAP rating or be applying for the CAP exam at the same time.

The CAP examination:

The CAP exam is a 4½-hour exam administered the first Saturday of each May and November, at over 250 locations across the United States, Canada and other countries. The CAP exam covers:

18% Communication

16% Organization and Planning

14% Information Distribution

14% Records Management

13% Physical and Information Resources

13% Document Production

8% Financial Functions

4% Human Resources

In today's ever-changing business environment, you need every advantage to stay on top. Professional certification shows employers, clients and associates that you are committed as a professional. Certification is a mark of excellence that you carry with you everywhere you go.

The CAP rating offers a significant, measurable, and attainable goal for career-oriented administrative professionals who want to be identified as exceptional. It provides the assurance, which comes from having met an accepted professional standard.

Attaining the CAP rating will enhance your career success through:

Improve your professional qualifications

Increase your skills and knowledge

Earn a higher salary

Raise your professional self-esteem

Possible college credit

The Organizational Management (OM) Specialty examination:

The Organizational Management specialty exam is a 3½-hour exam administered Saturday afternoon. The Organizational Management specialty exam covers:

36% Organizational Planning

27% Advanced Communication

23% Advanced Administration

14% Team Skills

 Click here for a CAP Exam Guide, Org. Mgmt Exam Guide, an Exam Application or for more information

Recertification:
The Key to Continued Professionalism

By earning the CAP rating, you have received the most prestigious designation offered to administrative professionals. The achievement of the CAP rating is both a validation of current skills and a commitment to a life-long learning process. To ensure maintenance of these high standards, periodic reassessment is used to verify that competencies are maintained. For IAAP certification, that reassessment is accomplished through a program of recertification.

 Click Here for a Recertification Application Packet

Study Groups

The Valley of the Sun Chapter is not currently offering study sessions at this time.

Questions: Anyone interested in learning about certification can contact Lisa Glenn CAP at 480-965-3323 or certification@valleyofthesunchapter-iaap.org.

In the alternative, Valley West Chapter is currently conducting a study group via e-mail. Visit the Valley West Chapter Website under Certification for more information.

Send mail to Diane Rogers CPS/CAP at webmaster@valleyofthesunchapter-iaap.org with questions or comments about this web site.

Page last modified: 8/10/2011