RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Any professional who has been certified by the CMS is certified for life unless there is cause to remove the certification for malpractice or violation of the CMS Code of Ethics. The Coordinate Metrology Society has a Recertification Program to assure that a certified person has maintained or improved on those skills and knowledge that allowed for certification. The Society will maintain an Active Certification List that requires recertification every five years. Certified persons will appear on the Active Certified list for as long as their certification is in force.
Recertification applicants are required to fill out the Recertification application (button below) to show the type of activity that they have practiced and their professional involvement in portable 3D metrology.
Recertification Application
Reference Form
RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Inactive/Retired Certified Professionals
Certified Professionals who do not become recertified are automatically placed in either an Inactive or Retired status. Individuals in either category are not permitted to use their seal to sign plans or otherwise indicate in any way that they are active Certified Professionals. An online searchable list of all active Certified Professionals in each category is maintained.
Individuals whose Certified status is inactive or retired for a period longer than one (1) year following Active status may apply for recertification provided that, in addition to the standard recertification criteria (outlined above), they take and pass the examination in their respective certification area.
Level –Two Device-Specific Recertification
The following activity will be used as criteria for recertification in the Level-Two device-specific certifications:
- 1000 hours of use of Requisite device (PCMM, Laser Tracker, etc.) over the past 5 years.
*NOTE: Number of hours required will be pro-rated by-month for the first 5-year certification cycle.
For example: A Level-One Certification is obtained on July 1, 2014. A Level-Two Certification is obtained on July 1, 2015. Therefore, only 816 hours of documented device use is needed to recertify on July 1, 2019.
The following are the maximum allowable CMS PDH Credits for those activities that may be used for recertification (total PDH credits allowed during the past 5 years). The application must be specific with clear documentation stating the activity and date(s), so the Evaluation Committee can properly evaluate applicant's activities. The application and the references are the only criteria needed for recertification. (Applicant may be asked by the Committee to submit additional information or phone interview).
RECERTIFICATION GUIDELINES
Recertification is based upon a “Continued Professional Development Qualification” rating system of Professional Development Hours (PDH) of credit. Recertification applicants are required to fill out the Recertification Application to show the type and duration of activity that they have practiced and their professional involvement in portable 3D metrology. They must also have three References who have knowledge of the applicant’s professional and personal involvement in the last five (5) years.
Each applicant must have completed and documented 75 Professional Development Hours (PDH) or PDH Credits based on the following criteria which will be evaluated by the Certification Committee.
You may also choose to recertify by exam every five years in lieu of recertifying by PDH hours. A table outlining the evaluation activity and criteria can be found below.
