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Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
The Professional Certification Board requires that after certification, CIAs, CCSAs, CGAPs, and CFSAs maintain their knowledge and skills and stay abreast of improvements and current developments in their area of certification through Continuing Professional Education (CPE). This is facilitated through a self-certification process with the completion and reporting of required CPE hours on a annual basis.
The reporting deadline is December 31st of each year. CPE reporting by IIA members is free; nonmembers must submit a USD $100 processing fee with their report for their CIA ertification and USD $25 processing fee with their report for any speciality certification. IIA-certified professionals who fail to meet their CPE requirements by the reporting deadline will automatically be placed in inactive status and may not use their designation.
New CIAs are awarded 80 CPE hours (40 CPE hours are awarded to new CCSA, CGAP, or CFSA individuals). Half of these CPE hours (40) are for the year in which the exam is passed and the other 40 hours for the subsequent year. Similarly, CCSAs, CGAPs, and CFSAs receive 20 CPE hours for the year in which they passed the exam and 20 CPE hours for the subsequent year.
As an IIA certified professional, you are responsible for ensuring that the CPE information in your report is accurate. You must include your membership or customer identification number when reporting your CPE.
Login to the Certification Candidate Management System (CCMS) to complete the CPE Reporting Form. Once you login, you will find the form in the left navigation bar under "Complete a Form."
Please contact customer service at +1-407-937-1111 (certification@theiia.org) with questions or for further assistance.