BCPE Piloting Online Exam, Updating Certification Process

Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE) is pilot testing an online exam for professional certification and is recruiting prospective certificants to participating in the process. Details, including a pilot packet with key, are available here. Pilot participants will have their exam fees reduced by 50%.

Key dates in the pilot process:

• September 2013: Submit pilot exam application to BCPE. 
• September to December 2013: Pilot exam administered at test centers nationwide. 

BCPE is also changing its requirements for applying for certification, modifying the degree requirements for applying from a minimum of a master’s to a bachelor’s.” BCPE President David Brodie explains, “[We] recognized the fundamental requirement for the academic portion of our application is a set of specific core competencies. Given the advancement of new online and continuing educational opportunities for meeting this requirement, our choice became clear on how we should evaluate applicants moving forward. The overall educational requirements for applying remain the same, but the pathways for achieving this goal are now more diverse, which is a good thing for our profession.”