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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONNEL SERVICES

INDEPENDENT TRAINER/TRAINING ORGANIZATION
APPLICATION FOR STATUS AS
AN APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER

Effective January 1, 1995, all individuals achieving the Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) and Certified Temporary-Staffing Specialist (CTS) designations of the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) are required to engage in continuing education activities to meet newly enacted certification maintenance requirements. During each three year period, new certificate holders will be required to participate in 50 hours of approved continuing education
activity or acquire 5.0 continuing education units (10 hours of continuing education activity = 1.0 CEU). This continuing education requirement can be fulfilled in the following ways:

1. NAPS national conferences
2. NAPS professional education programs
3. NAPS independent study courses
4. NAPS state association conferences/workshops
5. NAPS approved independent trainer/training organization programs
6. College/university courses
7. NAPS approved professional book/audiotape activities
8. NAPS approved staffing firm training programs

Independent trainers/training organizations seeking to be approved as continuing education providers must complete this application and submit it to the NAPS national headquarters. Following approval, these trainers or training organization may award continuing education units (CEUs) for their professional and staff development programs and designate their activities as an "NAPS APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM.".

Application

Name of trainer/training organization:

Chief executive officer (if training organization):

Person completing application:

 

Address:

   

City:

State:

Zip:

Telephone:

Fax:

Email:

1. General description of the training activities offered by the trainer or training organization.

   

2. Describe the relevance of the training activities for professionals in the permanent
    placement, temporary staffing or general staffing industry.

   

3. Enclose the following for each of the training activities the trainer/training organization
    would like to have approved by NAPS:

    a. Training agenda(s):
    

    b. Short biographical statement or resume for trainers and presenters:
    

4. Trainers/training organizations approved as NAPS continuing education are required
    monitor participation and provide documentation to training participants of the CEUs they
    received for each training experience. This may be done by letter or certificate.

5. NAPS subscribes to the continuing education unit (CEU) definition of the International
    Association for Continuing Education and Training and trainers/training organizations
    approved as continuing education providers must issue CEUs according to IACET
    guidelines. One tenth of a CEU is to be awarded for each contact hour of training. Ten
    contact hours equal one CEU. Meals, hospitality breaks and related non-training periods
    are excluded. Therefore, a seven hour workshop would qualify for .7 CEUs or a two day
    workshop of 13 hours would qualify for 1.3 CEUs. Trainers/training organizations
    approved as continuing education providers will be required to abide by this definition.

6. Return this application, enclosures and the appropriate registration fee (see below)
    to: National Association of Personnel Services, 10905 Fort Washington Road Suite 400,
    Fort Washington MD 20744. Make checks payable to NAPS.

   The application fee will cover a period of one year beginning the first day of the month
    following notification of approval as a continuing education provider.

   Application fee - Applicants seeking approval of 1-3 workshop titles. - $150, 4- 6 titles-
   $200, 7-9 titles - $250. 10 or more titles - $300. If the application is not approved, the fee
   (minus a $50 processing fee) will be returned. If approved as a continuing education
   provider, this trainer, training organization agrees to abide by the guidelines and
   definitions contained in this application and pay all required fees.

Trainer or CEO of training organization

Date:

I agree to all terms and
conditions.

Questions about the application form, continuing education requirements for CPC and CTS holders and related subjects should be directed to: Dr. Frank Burtnett, NAPS Certification and Continuing Education Consultant, c/o NAPS, 10905 Fort Washington Rd Suite 400, Fort Washington, MD 20744. Telephone and fax: 301.203.4346. Email: ednow@aol.com