Accreditation
Cobblestone—formerly the Center for Professional Advancement (CfPA)—is one of the largest non-degree awarding organizations for accredited professional training courses.
Many scientific and engineering professional associations and societies develop programs to identify and ensure competence of individual members. These organizations provide certificates, accreditations (official approvals), or licensing for those who meet recognized standards of ability. Members are encouraged to stay abreast of changes in their field and to demonstrate their competence through periodic reexamination.
Accredited training from Cobblestone is an important piece in maintaining the high standards set by these associations and societies. Through our status as an authorized continuing education provider, we offer professionals a means to maintain and verify their specialized knowledge with recertification/accreditation/relicensing credits that may be earned by participating in our approved courses.
Cobblestone is an Accredited Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) in compliance with internationally recognized ANSI/IACET good-practice standards. Cobblestone is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its qualifying programs at the rate of .1 CEU per contact hour upon completion a course with 70%+ accuracy in its required Learners’ Assessment.
Cobblestone is a Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS) RA Professional Development Portal provider, enhancing the ongoing professional development of regulatory affairs professionals and other stakeholders through appropriate learning activities and programs that adhere to RAPS-established operational and educational criteria.
The following information was provided courtesy of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and is not meant as an endorsement of Cobblestone products. It serves only as an informational guide about the certifications offered by ASQ. Many Cobblestone courses offer training that may be helpful in obtaining required ASQ’s recertification education units. A list of recommended courses that may be appropriate can be found on this page.
ASQ offers 17 certification programs: Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Certified Manager of Quality Organizational Excellence, Certified Software Quality Engineer, Certified Reliability Engineer, Certified Quality Technician, Certified Quality Inspector, Master Black Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Certified HACCP Auditor, Certified Biomedical Auditor, Certified Calibration Technician, Certified Quality Improvement Associate, Certified Quality Process Analyst, Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional – CPGP
The National Certification Commission in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering was formed in 1977 to recognize practitioners who strive to maintain their professional competence through participation in continuing education and related professional development activities. Those who qualify are issued certificates as Certified Professional Chemists or Certified Chemical Engineers. Recent graduates can also qualify as Certifees-in-Training, and those who may not yet have sufficient credits for certification can be enrolled annually for up to three years until they do.
Certification is voluntary and is valid for a three-year interval, during which time certifees are expected to continue their professional development and submit annual applications in order to qualify for recertification thereafter. Membership in any organization is not required. Register of participants is printed annually.
