| AAMA |
American Academy of Medical Administrators |
| AAPC |
American Academy of Professional Coders
Types of Presentations: (Medical Records Law) |
| ABIH |
American Board of Industrial Hygiene |
| AHIMA |
American Health Information Management Association |
| AIA |
American Institute of Architects (Construction) |
| AICP |
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
(Type of cases: Land and zoning) |
| ANCC |
American Nurses Credentialing Center |
| APA |
About APA
An overview of the American Payroll Association (APA), including its mission, membership benefits, professional certification, publications, and education offerings.
Mission Statement
The American Payroll Association is the professional society for Payroll Professionals. The Association pursues the following objectives:
To increase the Payroll Professional's skill level through education and mutual support.
To obtain recognition for payroll work as practiced in today's business and legislative environments and as a professional discipline.
To represent the Payroll Professional on the federal, state and local level.
To provide public service education on payroll and employment issues.
Membership
Anyone engaged in payroll administration and/or related fields is eligible for APA membership. APA proudly represents a true cross section of the payroll profession made up predominantly of payroll managers from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, with a growing constituency in Canada and other foreign nations, whose payroll informational needs are as diverse as the number of employees paid and as demanding as the number of states and countries in which they pay.
Membership Application - Join Online - Membership Benefits
Certification
APA sets the standards for payroll excellence though certification programs at two levels. Explore the benefits of certification for you and your staff.
Fundamental Payroll Certification
Certified Payroll Professional
Professional Publications
APA publishes an updated library of publications supporting payroll compliance, research, and education. |
| Bankers |
Accredited Continuing Education Provider
(ACEP) of the Institute of Certified Bankers |
| CCM |
Commission for Case Manager Certification
(FMLA, workers’ compensation, Medicaid) |
| CFP |
Certified Financial Planner
All finance type programs, insurance salesman, estate planners, etc. |
| CLE |
Continuing Legal Education for Attorneys - granted by state bar associations. |
| CPE |
Continuing professional education credits |
| ENG |
Continuing education for engineers. |
| GAL |
Guardian Ad Litem |
| HFMA |
Healthcare Financial Management Association |
| HRCI |
While what is now known as the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) began certifying HR professionals in 1976, it truly got its start in September of 1973, when the board of directors of what was then called the American Society for Personnel Administration (ASPA) voted to approve the creation of a professional accreditation program for human resource managers.
The steps toward building a national certification program for HR professionals began more than 50 years ago, as personnel managers worked to create a national association for their profession. In the fall of 1948, as organizational meetings for ASPA were being held, Herbert Heneman, Jr., Ph.D., published the article, \"Qualifying the Professional Industrial Relations Worker,\" which focused on the need for certifying personnel professionals. Heneman, a professor of industrial relations at the University of Minnesota, wrote that the keys to starting a certification program were:
A code of ethics.
An objective measure of technical competence.
Early in the 1970s, the ASPA board of directors began serious discussions about creating a national certification program, but the board shied away from using the term \"certification.\" The program could only test people on their level of knowledge, but there was a fear that people might equate \"certification\" with competency.
In 1972, the board established the ASPA Task Force on Accreditation and named Gordon R. Scott, vice president of personnel for Fisher Scientific Co. of Pittsburgh, to head the task force. Under Scott's leadership, the task force completed its study in less than a year and recommended that ASPA support an accreditation program. At its annual fall meeting in September 1973. the ASPA board endorsed the task force's recommendation, and the ASPA Accreditation Program was born.
The group faced the formidable task of building a national program from scratch. The job required a remarkable amount of dedication, hard work and stamina. By June 1975, the accreditation task force dissolved and the ASPA Accreditation Institute (AAI) was incorporated. One of its first steps was to create six functional standards committees. These committees were essential in defining the body of knowledge within the following functional areas:
Employment, placement and personnel planning.
Training and development.
Compensation and benefits.
Health, safety and security.
Employee and labor relations.
Personnel research.
In 1989, in conjunction with ASPA changing its name to the Society for Human Resource Management, PAI made its final name change -- to the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), better reflecting the critical role the organization played in the HR community.
The certification program for HR professionals has finally taken hold. Since February 1976, more than 53,000 HR professionals have been certified. During the first few years, the numbers of applicants for the certification exams was in the hundreds rather than the thousands, and by the end of 1978, only 753 people had taken the accreditation exam. By contrast, in 2001, there are more than 48,000 HR professionals with the PHR or SPHR designation. And, in 2001, more than 24,000 applied for one of the examinations-an unrivaled symbol of professional achievement |
| ICRM |
This course has been approved by the Institute of Certified Records Managers for 6.5 hours of continuing education. |
| INS |
Institute of Supply Management
Accredited purchasing Practitioner (A. P. P.)
Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) |
| Land Surveyors |
State Board Certification hours |
| LPO |
Limited Practice Officer
Legal |
| MBA |
The Missouri Bar was created in 1944 by order of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Its mission is to improve the legal profession, the administration of justice, and law. Through educational programs, publications, and more, The Missouri Bar serves as a valuable resource for members—and for the citizens of Missouri. |
| NAB |
National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) |
| NALA |
National Association of Legal Assistants |
| NASD |
National Association of Security Dealers |
| NBCC |
National Board for Certified Counselors |
| NFLPN |
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses |
| NFPA |
National Association of Paralegal Associations |
| NHA |
National Health Career Association |
| NSAC |
American Nurses Accrediting Center |
| PACE |
Licensed insurance agent/broker consultant
licensed securities Series 6 or 7 rep registered investment advisor
Financial consultant, attorney, accountant, benefits specialist, and anyone else who provides insurance, employee benefits, financial planning or estate planning
CLU
RHU
REBC
CLF
CHFC |
| PMI |
Project management institute
Construction industry |
| Post |
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| Real Estate |
Real Estate continuing education for licensed real estate agents |
| SW |
Social Work |
| TBA |
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