Stand out by demonstrating your knowledge,
skills, and expertise.
Earning a professional certification online is a significant way to validate your product skills. When you become certified, you join an elite group of Power users who’ve acquired advanced knowledge and have the expertise to prove it.
*Currently, the PowerDMS Certified Professional Program only offers certifications in
PowerPolicy and PowerStandards.
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Tier 1 - Associate Certification
Tier 1 - Associate Certification - $250
PowerPolicy - Associate - Candidates that choose the Associate tier of certification will go through the Policy Management track and will have full knowledge of all features in the Administration Menu of PowerPolicy, will be able to create groups and manage security, upload, manage, and revise documents in PowerPolicy, utilize simple and advanced workflows, use PowerPolicy Sync and PowerPolicy Mobile, use Content Hub as both a publisher and a subscriber, and will be able to utilize Public-Facing Documents.
Policy and Training Management - Specialist - Candidates that choose the Policy and Training Management Specialist tier of certification will go through the Policy Management track. They will have a complete understanding of using PowerPolicy's content management features, plus have a thorough knowledge of creating and assigning tests and surveys, using certificates to assign and track training, managing certificate expiration and notification, using certificate properties and customizing certificate images, using courses to disseminate information, creating multi-year courses for recurring training, utilizing training requests, and understanding all areas of training reporting.
Policy and Accreditation Management - Specialist - Candidates that choose the Policy and Accreditation Management Specialist tier of certification will go through the Policy Management track. They will have a complete understanding of using PowerPolicy content management features, plus be able to subscribe to Standards Manuals in PowerStandards, create assessments, understand roles and assignments, attach documents and proofs, highlight, use tasks, copy attachments and tasks to a new assessment, copy attachments between roles, set up assessors/auditors, and efficiently manage assessment reporting.
Tier 3 - Expert Certification
Tier 3 - Expert Certification $450 Everything included in Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as:
PowerPolicy & PowerStandards Expert - Candidates that choose the Expert tier of certification will go through the Policy, Accreditation, and Training Management tracks. The Expert tier candidates will have a complete understanding of using all of PowerPolicy and PowerStandards – Content, Accreditation, and Training Management features.
Certifications
Tier 1 - Associate Certification - $250
PowerPolicy - Content Management Specialist - Candidates that choose the Associate tier of certification will go through the Content Management track and will have full knowledge of all features in the Administration Menu of PowerPolicy, will be able to create groups and manage security, upload, manage, and revise documents in PowerPolicy, utilize simple and advanced workflows, use PowerPolicy Sync and PowerPolicy Mobile, use Content Hub as both a publisher and a subscriber, and will be able to utilize Public-Facing Documents.
Tier 2 - Specialist Certification $350 Everything included in Tier 1 as well as:
Candidates that choose the Specialist tier of certification will choose between an Accreditation or Training Management track:
PowerPolicy & PowerStandards - Content and Accreditation Management Associate - Candidates that choose the Content and Accreditation Management Associate tier of certification will go through the Content Management track. They will have a complete understanding of using PowerPolicy content management features, plus be able to subscribe to Standards Manuals in PowerStandards, create assessments, understand roles and assignments, attach documents and proofs, highlight, use tasks, copy attachments and tasks to a new assessment, copy attachments between roles, set up assessors/auditors, and efficiently manage assessment reporting.
PowerPolicy - Content and Training Management Associate - Candidates that choose the Content and Training Management Associate tier of certification will go through the Content Management track. They will have a complete understanding of using Power DMS content management features, plus have a thorough knowledge of creating and assigning tests and surveys, using certificates to assign and track training, managing certificate expiration and notification, using certificate properties and customizing certificate images, using courses to disseminate information, creating multi-year courses for recurring training, utilizing training requests, and understanding all areas of training reporting.
Tier 3 - Expert Certification $450 Everything included in Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as:
PowerPolicy & PowerStandards Expert - Candidates that choose the Expert tier of certification will go through the Content, Accreditation, and Training Management tracks. The Expert tier candidates will have a complete understanding of using all of PowerPolicy and PowerStandards – Content, Accreditation, and Training Management features.
Renewal Tiers
Renewals that elect to renew at a more advanced program tier will be required to complete the relevant University courses and site build exercises required for the initial certification in that higher program tier.
Renewal at Original Certification Tiers:
PowerPolicy Associate $50
Policy & Training or Policy & Accreditation Management Specialist $100
PowerPolicy & PowerStandards Expert $150
Renewal at a Higher Certification Tier:
PowerPolicy Associate to Policy & Training or Policy & Accreditation Specialist tier $100
Policy & Training Management or Policy & Accreditation Management Specialist tiers to PowerPolicy & PowerStandards Expert tier $100
Requirements
The PowerDMS Certified Professional programs officially designate participants as peers within the PowerDMS community and recognize the time, effort, knowledge, and skills necessary to attain a Power certification. PowerDMS customers and partners with at least six months of master or limited administrator PowerPolicy experience* will be eligible to apply for PowerDMS Certified Professional programs. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into the program. Qualified applicants will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the class is full. Approved applicants will be notified by email at the end of the application period. Candidates will be required to attend a virtual review session and a virtual proctored final exam.
For more information about the PowerDMS Certified Professional program, please contact cp@powerdms.com
Please note: recertification will be required every two years.