Certification
What it means?
Since 1961, the National Association of Personnel Services has been certifying
recruiting and staffing professionals nationally. Today, there are more
than 10,000 professionals designated as Certified Personnel Consultants (CPC) or
Certified Temporary-Staffing Specialists (CTS). Over 300 professionals are
dually certified, a trend that continues to grow as the market and demand
dictates more blended capabilities. NAPS also has available the first staffing
specialty certification designation, the Physician Recruiting Consultant (PRC).
Why certify?
Certification is viewed by the business community and the industry as a seal of
excellence. Fortune Magazine reported in its July 20, 1998 issue that one
way to choose a recruiter is to ask if they've been certified.
NAPS certification was initially established as a self-regulation vehicle
for the staffing industry. Today, along with this, it is the opportunity
to expand the professional knowledge base in employment law, changing
regulations, best business practices and the highest standards of ethics.
Why continuing education?
It's very important that certified staffing professional stay current with
legal, business and related practices. In 1995, NAPS initiated mandatory
continuing education for CPCs and CTSs. You must take part in 50 contact
hours of professional development or training experiences in each three (3) year
period after certification.
Those certified professional who do no meet the
continuing education
requirements every three years will have the certification rights revoked until
the credits are achieved.
