The AACE Headquarters Certification Staff and the
Certification Board are committed to offering a quality exam product by
improving the overall Certification process, as well as the ability to
release exam results faster.
In order to accomplish these goals, the Certification Board has changed the
deadline for submitting the Technical Paper required with the CCC/CCE
certification.
The submittal of the Technical Paper now coincides with the registration
deadline date as posted on the website. Candidates failing to submit the
Technical Paper by the registration deadline will not be permitted to sit
for the CCC/CCE exam.
The requirements due by exam registration deadline are as follows:
Technical Paper for CCC/CCE certification
Certification Application
Education &/or Employment Verification
Registration/Payment
Affidavit for Certification
NOTICE OF RECENT CHANGE TO TECHNICAL PAPER AFFIDAVIT
The Certification Board of AACE International has announced a change to the Affidavit for AACE International Certification Paper.
Effective February 15, 2011, collaborative work will no longer be permitted for the required 2,500 minimum word technical paper. An acceptable technical paper must be
authored solely by the candidate, and be less than three years old.
It is still acceptable to submit a technical paper used for the purpose of a thesis or dissertation, presentation or publication, as long as it is:
The new affidavit
form is available for immediate use; all technical papers must include a signed affidavit to be accepted.
It is also important to note, proprietary and confidential information is not permitted to be included in technical papers as stated in the AACE International Canons of Ethics, Section II, Item F, numbers 1-4:
F. Members shall treat information coming to them in the course of their assignments as confidential and shall not use such information as a means of making personal profit if such action is adverse to the interests of their clients, their employers, or the public.
Members will not disclose confidential information concerning the business affairs or technical processes of any present or former employer or client or bidder under evaluation, without consent, unless required by law.
Members shall not reveal confidential information or finding of any commission or board of which they are members, unless required by law.
Members shall not duplicate for others, without express permission of the client(s), designs, calculations, sketches, etc., supplied to them by clients.
Members shall not use confidential information coming to them in the course of their assignments as a means of making personal profit if such action is adverse to the interests of their clients, employers, or the public.
By signing the Affidavit, you are verifying you understand and agree to subscribe to the Canons of Ethics and you are the sole author of the submitted technical paper. Any violations will result in disciplinary action.
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