How Do I Maintain My Certification?
KEEPING YOUR NPDP CERTIFICATION CURRENT
Just a reminder to those of you who have achieved NPDP Certification: it must be renewed every three years. One of the criteria the committee will be using to renew your certification is evidence that you have been actively pursuing additional new product development knowledge. The Certification Committee measures this knowledge by something we call Professional Development Hours, or PDHs. PDHs measure professional growth activities under these guidelines:
- One-day program = 8 professional development hours
- Half-day program = 4 professional development hours
- PDMA Chapter meeting = 2 professional development hours
- Attendance at the Annual International Conference = 20 professional development hours
A total of 20 PDHs per year is required in each of the three years of the NPDP Certification term.
How do you accumulate PDHs? Here are some examples of activities that count towards your renewal requirement: PDMA workshops, conferences, chapter meetings, chapter conferences, executive education programs, college courses, internal corporate training programs, or any conference covering new product development topics.
When you renew your certification you will need to provide evidence that you attended the activity. Certificates, college transcripts, receipts, or letters of attendance all support your renewal.
The Certification Committee strongly encourages you to attend skill- and knowledge-building activities to maintain your status as a New Product Development Professional.
For complete details on Re-Certification procedures, click here.
To download the Re-Certification Application form, click here.
