Re-Certification
Maintain Certification
CCHP RECERTIFICATION INFORMATION
All CCHP designees are required to maintain their certification through continuing education opportunities offered by CHPA or similar approved organizations. Please click through the buttons below for information on recertifying the CCHP certification.
To renew:
- All candidates require a minimum of 24 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) earned in a 3-year period to recertify for the CCHP designation, and at least 12 of those credits must be obtained through CHPA activities.
- CCHPs must renew every three years. The recertification application must be received by your expiration date. You are provided a 30-day grace period past your expiration date.
- You may submit your recertification application prior to the end date of your current certification. Recertification adds three years to the close of your current certification term, so you are not penalized for renewing early.
- Candidates who do not renew by the end of the expiration and grace period of their renewal year must sit for the exam again in order to be recertified.
- The recertification fee is $165 for CHPA members and $265 for non-members. To apply for Inactive status, the fee is $100. Payment in US dollars must be included with this application.
- Recertification is for three years. Inactive status is for one year.
Approved continuing education opportunities:
- CCHP Annual Conference – 10/year
- Writing questions for CCHP item bank – 5/recert period max (1 credit hour per 2 questions)
- CHPA Regional Conferences – 4/event
- Participation on CHPA Board of Directors – 5/year
- NAA/ERC/CERC Convention attendance – 5/event
- Participation as a committee chair – 4/year
- Active Committee Participation – 3/year
- Participation in related organization’s events or classes – 3/event day
- Facilitator for a CHPA Network Connection – 3/event
- Class Instructor (or speaker at CHPA Annual Conference)- 3/class
- Articles published – 3/article
- Attend a Network Connection – 1/event
- Roundtable Facilitator at CHPA Annual Conference – 2/year
- Webinar Attendee – 1/hour
- Co-Facilitator/Facilitator for Cram/Study Sessions – 1/hour
- Co-Facilitator/Facilitator for Item Review Sessions – 1/hour
- Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource course through an approved organization- 1/hour
What to do with your CCHP
HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR CERTIFICATION STATUS
The Certified Corporate Housing Professional (CCHP) certification exemplifies competence and professionalism in the corporate housing industry. You have reached an elite status among corporate housing providers by attaining the CCHP designation– so share the news! Consider promoting your CCHP certification in the following ways:
- Issue a company press release about your new designation and submit it to CHPA.
- Put CCHP on everything: Your email signature, business card, written correspondences, presentations, sales materials, LinkedIn, etc.
- Share a brief testimonial to encourage other corporate housing providers to pursue this designation. Email your thoughts to CHPA’s CEO, Mary Ann Passi, at map@chpaonline.org. These may be shared on print or digital materials promoting CHPA and the CCHP designation
- Encourage colleagues to pursue the CCHP designation to further their professional development and elevate the industry.
GUIDELINES FOR USING YOUR CERTIFICATION
The following guidelines are designed for those who have attained this certification:
- Those who have successfully met all requirements may use “CCHP” or “Certified Corporate Housing Professional” with their names. Both CCHP as well as the full name of the certification should always be capitalized.
- The CCHP certification can only be used as identification for an individual. Organizations/companies cannot hold the CCHP certification.
- Organizations MAY list the CCHP designation with the name of any certified employee in any directory listings or promotional materials.
- Certified individuals may include the CCHP designation on business cards, letterhead, news releases, sales materials, printed collateral, etc.
- Certified individuals may include the CCHP designation on resumes, in job interviews, and in client presentations. However, those who are certified may not imply the lack of certification in any way affects a competing professional’s competence.
Certified individuals must re-certify every three years in order to continue using the CCHP designation with their name. To re-certify, CCHP holders must earn 24 continuing education credits and submit this information to CHPA for review every three years. Re-certification materials can be found above.
