Step 1: CEU Requirements

Obtaining Continuing education (CE) units for the NCRW Certification and Recertification

NCRW Candidates: Report 10 Continuing Education (CEU) units that you have earned within the 3 years prior to taking the NCRW Exam to the CEU Admin Manager. Please maintain your own personal CEU file so that any record-keeping discrepancies can be quickly resolved.

Maintaining Certification: Once you have achieved NCRW status, your designation is valid for three years. To retain your certification, you must maintain continuous membership in the NRWA and earn at least 15 CEUs between three-year renewals.

As of June 1, 2019, all ten (10) CEUs gathered to take the NCRW test must be in-house CEUs and cannot be self-generated. Self-generated are activities conducted such as classes taught, presentations made to groups, books written. Acceptable in-house CEUs are earned from attending the NRWA conference, Writing Excellence course, webinars, and book reports from the approved book list.

Presentations			Documentation	Applies to		CEUs Awarded
Presentations			Documentation	New	Re-Cert	Eligible	Max
		The NRWA Conference (Presenter)	All materials/handouts prior to the conference			2	10
		Audience of industry professionals	Proof of making the presentation, title, prep time			2	10
		The NRWA Webinars (Presenter)	Must include handouts.			2	tbd

Conferences & Workshops			Documentation	Applies to		CEUs Awarded
Conferences & Workshops			Documentation	New	Re-Cert	Eligible	Max
		The NRWA Annual Conference	Must register for entire conference			10	30
		Non-NRWA Conferences/Workshops	Proof of attendance, the title and clock hours of the presentation(s)			tbd	tbd

Coursework			Documentation	Applies to		CEUs Awarded
Coursework			Documentation	New	Re-Cert	Eligible	Max
		Business Writing / Written Communications	CEUs awarded for each credit earned. Transcript required.			1	tbd
		Résumé Writing 101 (self-directed program)	Confirmation of registration and completion			1	9
		Writing Excellence (instructor-led training)	Completion verified by instructor			10	10

Literature			Documentation	Applies to		CEUs Awarded
Literature			Documentation	New	Re-Cert	Eligible	Max
	Book Reviews (additional instructions)		Books need to have been published within the past 5 years.			2	6
	Published Books		Submit a copy of the book to the Certification Chair.			Varies	10
	e-Books and/ or Self-Published Books		Submit a copy of the book to the Certification Chair.			tbd	3
Other			Documentation	Applies to		CEUs Awarded
Other			Documentation	New	Re-Cert	Eligible	Max
	ROAR Contest Entries		Approval by the Panel			1	6
	The NRWA Webinars (Participant/Attendee)		Designated with an asterisk in the title.			1	15CC
	All subject matter eligible for Continuing Education units must cover one or more of the following topics: resume writing, cover letters, CVs, and/or business writing/English composition.

Certification

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NCRW Quick Links

Certification Commission

Kathy Keshemberg (Chair)
Vacant (Incoming Chair)
Sally McIntosh (Past Chair)

Grading Panel
Nelly Grinfeld
Kimberly Isaacs
Rebecca McCarthy
Cheryl Minnick
Rachel Sirca

Advisors
Pat Kendall (Program originator)
Michelle Dumas
Kimberley Isaacs

Please contact
adminmanager@thenrwa.org
with any questions.

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