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Certification Maintenance

What activities are ineligible for maintenance points?

Below are activities that are ineligible for earning professional development points to maintain your APICS certification.

  • Any class on presentation skills, public speaking, best teaching practices, or prerequisites and basic requirements for business classes
  • Non-APICS exams (for example, the Certified Purchasing Manager)
  • Managing a booth at a conference
  • Reading websites
  • Content added to a web site is not considered published work
  • Basic computer courses
  • MS Suite courses (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook and Publisher)
Read the APICS Maintenance Handbook to ensure you are familiar with maintenance program policies and procedures prior to submitting your maintenance application.  The handbook will help you determine which category your activities fall under and the number of points you can claim.
Credentials & Education

Notice

The APICS offices are closing at 11:00 am CT on Friday, December 14. We will re-open at 6:00 am CT on Monday, December 17. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
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System Maintenance

The Pearson VUE Hub will be down at 5:00 pm CT Saturday, December 15 until 2:00 am CT Sunday, December 16. Exams cannot be scheduled during this time. Please contact Pearson VUE at 866-583-8949 or www.pearsonvue.com/apics/contact with questions.
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