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• Survey Alert (1Nov. 2024) IAEM is gathering feedback on the Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) education requirement via a survey open to everyone. The survey closes on November 30, 2024.  Be sure to click the black “submit” button at the bottom of the “Thank You” page to submit your response. Responses will remain anonymous and will be used to inform a recommendation about the CEM education requirement.
  For information on how your data will be securely collected, stored and used, please refer to the privacy statement of IAEM’s research vendor, AERE, and the privacy policy of the survey platform being used.
• IAEM Certification Program now included in the DOD COOL program (5 Sept. 2024) The AEM and CEM credentials were approved for inclusion in the Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) program, which is designed to promote the attainment of civilian credentials for military personnel. The AEM and CEM programs were assessed according to the DOD Credentialing Standards to ensure that the credentials paid for through the services’ voluntary credentialing program meet statutory requirements.
• Certification and Recertification Fees Increase by $5 Effective June 1, 2024 (22 Apr 2024) Certification Application Fees will become $430 for members and $640 for non-IAEM-members. Recertification Fees will become $280 for members and $360 for non-IAEM-members. IAEM membership is available here.
• New Certification Exam Launches in January 2024 (4 Dec. 2023) A new version of the AEM/CEM Exam will launch in January 2024. Applicants should study the AEM/CEM Resource List 2024, if they are planning to take the exam beginning in January 2024. Because a key validation is required as a quality assurance measure after launching a new exam, results will be delayed. Depending on the exam volume in early 2024, applicants may need to wait 30-60 days for the results which will arrive via email. We appreciate your patience.
• The IAEM Certification Cohort will support AEM® certification too. (8 Nov. 2023)  SLTT full or part-time emergency managers interested in the AEM or CEM certification under the IAEM Certified Emergency Manager Program should review the complete eligibility requirements and the cohort interest form on the IAEM website. The deadline to submit interest is Nov. 17, 2023. 
• IAEM seeks individuals to participate in the next CEM cohort with fees waived (24 Oct. 2023) With funding received from FEMA, IAEM is putting together a cohort of individuals interested in pursuing the IAEM Certified Emergency Manager designation. Selected individuals will have their certification and preparatory course fees waived! Interested applicants must submit the three documents posted here to Kate McClimans by Nov. 17.
• The updated Training Allocation Chart is live. Updates will be effective starting Nov. 1, 2023. (15 Aug 2023) The USA Training Allocation Chart has been updated to remove E/G options for training. The new chart also lists a "suggested subject area" to help applicants categorize their training. Starting Nov. 1, 2023, all training listed on the USA Training Allocation Chart will be either coded E (emergency management training) or G (general management training). Applicants will no longer have the option to apply a specific training as E/G starting on Nov. 1. The new USA chart is currently on the Certification Resources webpage. Remember that starting on Nov. 1, applicants must refer to the new chart for their training. Any questions may be directed to IAEM staff.
• Update to the Certification USA Training Allocation Chart starting November 1^st  (6 July 2023) The USA Training Allocation Chart is undergoing an update to remove E/G options for training. Starting November 1, 2023, all training listed on the USA Training Allocation Chart will be either coded E (Emergency Management Training) or G (General Management Training). Applicants will no longer have to option to apply a specific training as E/G starting on November 1^st. The new chart will also list a “suggested subject area” to help applicants categorize their training. The new USA chart will be posted on the Resources page by August. Look for an email announcement once it is live on the website.Any questions can be directed to IAEM Staff at info@iaem.com.

• IAEM Announces New Certificates for AEMs and CEMs (21 Apr 2023) IAEM is proud to announce that this year, it is introducing a new AEM/CEM presentation format to give the certificate a contemporary look and to better accommodate standard size framing and filing options. A sample of the fresh, new version is shown here. It is formatted as an 8 ½ x 11 size with landscape orientation. This format facilitates easy framing and is suitable for hanging in certified professionals’ offices. These new certificates will be issued to both those newly earning their credential, and to those who are renewing them.
• Certification and Recertification Fees Increase by $5 Effective June 1, 2023 (19 Apr 2023) Certification Application Fees will become $425 for members and $635 for non-IAEM-members. Recertification Fees will become $275 for members and $355 for non-IAEM-members. IAEM membership is available here. The Certification Prep Course fee will increase by $10 to become $535.
• Certification Training News (20 Feb. 2023) The IAEM Certification Commission has decided to enforce a minimum training credit at 0.5 hour. Courses that are less than half an hour will not be given training credit in the AEM, CEM or Recertification application. The Commission has also decided to round down training hours to the nearest half hour (i.e. a course that was 2 hours and 40 minutes will receive credit for 2.5 hours).
• IAEM Certification Exam Updated (30 Jan. 2023) Using the results from the pilot data of the new version of the IAEM Certification exam, several questions have been edited or revised based on input from a panel of subject matter experts. Moving forward, IAEM will determine exam results using scaled scoring. Scaled scoring is a representation of the total number of correct answers a candidate has provided that has been converted into a standardized scale. The passing score is 500 on a scale of 200 to 800.  
• IAEM has eliminated the essay as a requirement for the AEM/CEM (2 Dec 2021) The IAEM-USA Board of Directors has decided to remove the essay requirement from all AEM and CEM applications effective immediately. As the IAEM Certification Program prepares to pursue ANSI accreditation, IAEM recently completed an updated emergency management job analysis. Information collected through this process prompted a review of the certification requirements which concluded that the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Behaviors assessed in the essay are represented elsewhere in the certification application and examination. The online application is being updated now to account for the removal of the essay requirement. In the meantime, candidates can upload a blank Word document into the essay section as a workaround to enable the application submission. FAQs are available to answer most questions.
• Call for Commissioners Class of 2024 (25 Feb 2021) The IAEM Certification Commission is looking for candidates to fill 4-6 commissioner openings for the Class of 2024, serving from Jan. 1, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2024. The application period will end on June 1, 2021. Visit the Call for Commissioners webpage to obtain details on qualifications, tasks, and applications.