Recertification Handbook 1.2.1

3 The Value of Maintaining Your Credentials The facilities profession is constantly changing. As a CEFP holder, it is important to keep abreast of current trends, technological advancements, best practices and methods to streamline work on campus. Recertification validates your commitment to the profession, lifelong education, and professional development. APPA’s Body of Knowledge (BOK) is the basis for the CEFP credential. APPA's Body of Knowledge (the BOK)—is the basis for the CEFP credential. It disseminates the foundational content required by facilities professionals at colleges, universities, schools, museums, and other nonprofit, educational organizations. Four content coordinators and APPA staff oversee dozens of writers, editors, and peer reviewers as they revise, update, and enhance the APPA body of knowledge. The project is ongoing, and updated chapters are posted as soon as they are peer reviewed and approved for publication. The Body of Knowledge is built on the foundation of the four core competency areas identified by APPA: • General Administration and Management • Operations and Maintenance • Energy, Utilities, and Environmental Stewardship • Planning, Design, and Construction To maintain the CEFP credential, individuals are required to engage in professional development activities that directly relate to the APPA BOK. Requirements of Recertification CEFP holders are required to earn 120 APPA Units within a four-year cycle. All points are due four years from the month/year certification was earned, or four years from the month/year last recertified. For instance, if you certified in March 2015, your CEFP certification would expire March 2019. If you recertified in September 2013, your CEFP certification would expire September 2017. Periodic reminders will be sent to remind you of your renewal. However, it is the individual’s responsibility to make note of their recertification due date, which is provided on your CEFP certificate, and to keep APPA informed of any changes with your name, company, address, and email. If the 120 APPA Units is not attained on or prior to your anniversary renewal date, your CEFP credential will expire immediately. APPA will remove your name from the recognition area on our website and you will not be allowed to use the CEFP designation behind your name and/or title. It will also be necessary to successfully take and pass the CEFP exam in order to attain the CEFP designation again.