Elevate your career! Get certified with CMP® or SCMP®
Here’s your chance to be a Communication Management Professional (CMP®) or Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP®) with IABC.
We are holding an in-person exam in Vancouver on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Location will be provided upon registration.
What is the difference between the two levels?
- Communication Management Professional (CMP®)— for generalist, specialist and other business communicators established in their careers and looking to demonstrate their competence.
- Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP®)— for highly skilled business communicators practiced in providing strategic communication advice and counsel to an organization’s leadership.
Steps to becoming certified
On the GCCC site:
- Review the requirements
- Download the latest candidate handbook
- Submit your application and pay the fee
When your application has been approved, you’re ready to take the exam!
