The CCAP Certification is issued by the Community Action Partnership. Certification is designed for current and emerging managers or leaders in the Community Action Profession. To achieve certification, employment in either a CAA, a delegate agency or sub-grantee of a CAA, a CSBG eligible entity, a state or regional association office, or a state community services program office is required.
There are three steps to certification:
1. Complete a Candidate Data Form (CDF): an accurate record of your experience as a management executive, education, involvement in national, regional, state and local Community Action activities, and in association management activities outside the CAA. The CDF must be received and postmarked no later than 3rd Wednesday in January of the year of expected certification.
2. Develop an Executive Skills Portfolio (ESP): a sample of work, structured according to specified guidelines, that documents and demonstrates your application of the vision and values of community action and contributions made as managers and leaders. The completed ESP must be submitted by the 3rd Wednesday of February of the year of expected certification.
3. Pass a Written Exam (administered annually on the 3rd Wednesday in June): A combined minimum score of 700 points on the CDF and ESP qualifies you to sit for the examination. The four hour exam is based in the community action Body of Knowledge document, which cites core areas in which candidates should be highly knowledgeable. The passing score is 70 % of the available points. The exam is offered once a year. A study guide is prepared in advance of the examination each year to assist candidates in preparing for the specific examination drawn up for that year.
To learn more, visit: http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/ccap/default.asp
