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Program Description

Is certification right for your organization? What are the industry trends? Are there quality standards? What are the legal implications around certification programs? How does one develop a valid, reliable and fair test? What are the best marketing techniques? Are these questions keeping you up at night? If so, then you can't afford to miss ASAE & The Center's first Online Credentialing Conference. The program is jam-packed with the essentials for anyone who is considering developing a certification program or has a new or immature program.

Join the top experts in certification for this unprecedented online conference devoted to helping you get started in certification or take your newly developed program to the next level.

How is this Online Conference Structured?

• Two live webinars will be held each day (October 27-30, 2008). Each webinar is an hour long and will be conducted over the phone and computer at 12pm and 4pm EST each day.
• Two one hour online chats (instant messaging format) with content leaders and peers to get your questions answered.
• Access abundant resources, handouts and reference materials you can peruse at any time.
• Ability to post questions and make connections with fellow participants and content leaders at any time.
• Access to recorded webinars, reference materials and more for up to one week following the program.

Why Participate?

• Similarities and differences among the credentialing options
• How to run a legally defensible professional certification program
• Maintaining the validity of your exam
• The fundamentals of benchmarking quality certification programs
• Marketing strategies
• Future trends in the industry