To Certify or Not to Certify

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To Certify or Not to Certify
Association Of

• APTAC Wants You!
• Zack Osborne,
  Chair, PRB

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Overview

• Where to find Certification Information
• General Certification Rules
• Certification Requirements
• With Degree / Formal Ed Skill Sets
• Without Degree / Non-Formal Ed Skill Sets
• Certification Sample Cover Letter
• Forms
• Formal and Non Formal
• Instructions for forms
• Submission Instructions
• Level 3 written exam- sample
• Re-Certification
• Re-Certification Sample Cover Letter
• Where to Mail
• 2006 PRB Members
• Questions

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Where to Find Certification Information

• www.aptac-us.org
• Click on ATPAC Members
• (along the top)

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Where to Find Certification Information (cont.)

• Click on Education/Certification
• (on the pull down list)

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General Certification Rules

• Must be a APTAC member in good standing
• PRB reserves right to require an exam
• PRB reserves right to waive requirements
• Candidate may appeal decisions first to PRB
• Within 30 days of notice of decision
• May then appeal to full Board of Directors in
  writing at the next board meeting

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Certification Requirements

• Degreed Requirements
• Non-degreed Requirements
• Same ElementsDifferent Points
• Written Exam for Level 3

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Documentation With Degree

• Formal Education copy of diploma
• Procurement Education and training
• APTAC COR Sheetsoriginals
• Other Documentationcopies showing
  attendance/hours/content
• Experience
• Letter from employer-preferred
• Resume

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Documentation Degreecontd

• Optional Points
• Membership validated by HQ APTAC (PHS)
• Professional pubscopy of article or table of
  contents (professional journals only)
• Proof you were trainer at APTAC or Govt event
  (NOT training you do locally as your regular
  duties)

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Formal Ed Skill Sets

• Formal Education---level 1
• 2 year degree 2 points
• Bachelors degree 4 points
• Masters degree 6 points
• Procurement Education/Training
• APTAC 1 pt/ 8 hrs COR
• NCMA 1 pt/ 8 hrs
• Fed and other Prof 1 pt/ 12 hrs
• Other Related 1 pt/24 hrs (relevant)

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Formal Ed Skill Sets (cont)

• Experience
• Contracting 1 pt /1 year
• PTA Center 1 pt /1 year
• Econ Dev. 1 pt /1 year
• Other Relevant Bus ¼ pt / year
• Optional Points
• APTAC Member 1 pt / 1 year
• Serve as Board Member
• or Comm Chair 1 pt / 1 year
• Prof Pubs 1 pt each published
• Conduct TR at Govt
• or APTAC events 2 pts/8hrs

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Formal Ed Skill Sets (cont)

• Level 2---sames as level 1
• Formal Education-
• Procurement Education/Training
• Experience
• Optional Points
• Level 3---same as level 1
• Formal Education-
• Procurement Education/Training
• Experience
• Optional Points

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Formal Ed Skill Set- Required Points

• Level 1
  Level 2 Level 3
• Formal Education min 2 min 3 min 3
• Procurement Edu. min 2 min 3 min 10
• training (1 COR) (2 COR)
  (3 COR)
• Experience min 2 min 3 min 5
• Optional max 3 max 6 max 7
• Total
• Minimum 9 15 25

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Documentation Without Degree

• Non-Formal Education copy of transcript
• Procurement Education and training
• APTAC COR Sheetsoriginals
• Other Documentationcopies showing
  attendance/hours/content
• Experience
• Letter from employer-preferred
• Resume
• Optional Points
• Membership validated by HQ APTAC (PHS)
• Professional pubscopy or table of contents
• Proof you were trainer at APTAC or Govt event

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Non-Formal Ed Skill Sets

• Non-Formal--- level 1
• 30-59 Semester hrs 1 points
• 60-89 Semester hrs 2 points
• 90-119 Semester hrs 3 points
• 120 Semester hrs 4 points
• Procurement Education/Training
• APTAC 1 pt/ 8 hrs COR
• NCMA 1 pt/ 8 hrs
• Fed and other Prof 1 pt/ 12 hrs
• Other Related 1 pt/24 hrs (relevant)

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Non-Formal ED Skill Sets (cont)

• Experience
• Contracting 1 pt /1 year
• PTA Center 1 pt /1 year
• Econ Dev. 1 pt /1 year
• Other Relevant Bus ¼ pt / year
• Optional Points
• APTAC Member 1 pt / 1 year
• Bd Member
• or Comm Chair 1 pt / 1 year
• Prof Pubs 1 pt each published
• Conduct TR at Govt
• or APTAC events 2 pts/8hrs

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Non-Formal ED Skill Sets (cont)

• Level 2---same as level 1
• Formal Education-
• Procurement Education/Training
• Experience
• Optional Points
• Level 3---same as level 1
• Formal Education-
• Procurement Education/Training
• Experience
• Optional Points

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Non-Formal Ed Skill Set- Required Points

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  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
• Non-Formal
• Education min 0 min 0 min 0
• Procurement Edu. min 10 min 14 min 21
• Training (1 COR) (2
  COR) (3 COR)
• Experience min 2 min 3 min 5
• Optional max 3 max 6 max 7
• Total
• Minimum 15 23
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• Certification Sample Cover Letter
• Dear PRB Committee,
• Please consider my application for Certification
  at Level 2.
• As proof for each section of the application,
• I have included the following
• EVALUATION AREA DOCUMENT POINTS
• 1. Education Copy Diploma BA 4
• 2. Procurement Edu. APTAC COR sheets
  24 hours /8 3.0
• Training GSA Seminar 4/12/98
  7 hours /12 .6
• Contracting Basics (GWU) 28 hours /24
  1.2
• 3. Experience Letters from employers
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• 4 years at PTA center
• 2 years in Economic Dev
• 4. Optional Points APTAC Member - 4 years
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  Training at 2004 APTAC
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  meeting - 4 hours 1
• 
  (agenda attached)

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Forms

• Formal Education
• http//www.aptac-us.org/new/forms/aptac_members_F
  ormalApp.pdf
• Mins and Maxs
• COR points the same..
• Apply for Only the Highest Level Desired

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Forms

• Non-Formal Education
• http//www.aptac-us.org/new/forms/aptac_members_i
  nformapp.pdf
• Mins and Maxs
• COR points the same..
• Apply for Only the Highest Level Desired

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Instructions for forms

• On Back of Form
• Same on both forms

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Initial ApplicationSubmission Instructions

• Mailed to APTAC (PHS) anytime except
• Must be received by APTAC NLT 45 days before next
  conference
• Please block out SSN on all Documents
• THE Original plus 7 copies
• Certificates presented at next conference or
  mailed if not in attendance

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• Level 3 written exam Sample questions
• Q. The vehicle used to implement various
• small business preference programs is
• (a) Federal Register (b) Contract
• (c) FAR (d) OFPP
• Q. The government may terminate contracts for
• (a) Convenience (b) Default
• (c) Cause (d) All the above
• Q. Simplified acquisitions include
• (a) All purchases under 100,000
• (b) Purchases 2500 and up
• (c) Any purchase using simplified
  procedures
• (d) All the above

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Re-Certification

• Annually
• Ten CEUs Needed
• The following activities will be credited toward
  CEUs
• TRAINING                   HOURS          
  CEUs
• APTAC 1                            
  1.00 NCMA 1                            
  1.00 Federal Gov. 1                          
       .75 Other related 1                     
            .50
• all training subject to approval by the
  education committee
• Send to PHS NLT January 31 ONE COPY ONLY
• Cover letter/attached documentation/Ask to be
  Re-Certified
• Certificates placed in conference Registration
  Packet

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• Re-certification Sample Cover Letter

Date APTAC c/o PHS P.O. Box 1607 Orange, TX
77630 Dear APTAC I am requesting
Re-Certification at Level 3---CCAS for the year
______. Enclosed is documentation supporting my
CEUs. Sincerely
Enclosures Name
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Where to Mail

• APTAC
• c/o PHS
• PO Box 1607
• Orange TX 77631-1607
• Initial Certification -
• PHS will return if not O7 copies
• Re-certification- Send only one(1) copy

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2006 PRB MEMBERS

• Zack Osborne, Chair
• Donna Leonard, Vice Chair
• Bill Berge
• Greg McMullin
• Rachel Lynn
• Richard Fyke

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• QUESTIONS???