Advancing Your Career

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Advancing Your Career
The QEP Professional Certification Madelyn A.
Reilly, JD, QEP Executive Director Institute of
Professional Environmental Practice
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The Institute of Professional Environmental
Practice (IPEP)

• Non-profit professional credentialing
  organization founded in 1993
• Joint effort by several EHS professional
  organizations (now our participating
  organizations)

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Participating Organizations

• Help to promote IPEP and the QEP and EPI
  certifications.
• Each organization appoints a representative to
  IPEPs Board of Trustees.

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Participating Organizations

• Air Waste Management Association (AWMA)
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)
• National Association for Environmental Management
  (NAEM)
• Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
• American Academy of Environmental Engineers
  (AAEE)
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

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IPEP/QEP Accreditation

• Accredited by the Council of Engineering and
  Scientific Specialty Boards
• IPEPs QEP certification program meets the
  requirements of ASTM Standard E1929-98,
  Assessment of Certification Programs for
  Environmental Professionals Accreditation
  Criteria

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Certifications Provided by IPEP

• Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP)
• Environmental Professional Intern (EPI)

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Environmental Professional Intern

• Entry-level certification for students and
  environmental professionals beginning their
  careers (lt5 years of experience)
• A first step toward QEP certification

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Environmental Professional Intern

• Available to students and recent graduates
• physical, earth, or natural sciences
  engineering mathematics
• Must pass Part I of the QEP exam (General
  Environmental Science)

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Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP)

• Broad-based, multi-disciplinary
• Available to practitioners in many environmental
  fields
• Candidates judged on
• Education and level of experience
• Body of knowledge
• Familiarity with standards of practice
• Understanding of professional ethics

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QEP Certification Requirements

• A baccalaureate or graduate degree in
  physical, earth or natural sciences, engineering,
  or mathematics
• At least five years of professional experience
• References
• Successful completion of exam the body of
  knowledge can be viewed on the IPEP web site at
  http//www.ipep.org

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QEP Certification Requirements

• Written Exam Applicants must pass Part I
  (General Environmental Science) and Part II in
  one of the four specific practice area exams.
• Air Quality
• Water Quality
• Waste Management
• Environmental Science, Management Policy

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QEP Certification Requirements

• Senior environmental professionals with 15 or
  more years of experience may take an oral exam
• Similar to a thesis defense
• Administered by three peers who are QEPs
• Recertification required on a five-year cycle
  requires continuing education and involvement in
  the field

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Application Process

• Download application from IPEP website
  www.ipep.org
• Submit written application to IPEP including
  three references, application fee, transcripts
  and/or diplomas.
• Applications are sent to the admissions committee
  for scrutiny.

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Application Process

• Applicants will be notified by the IPEP office of
  the decision of the admissions committee.
• If accepted, applicants are assigned a regional
  coordinator in their area who directs the testing
  process.
• Once tested, notification of results will take
  approximately 4-6 weeks.

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QEP Certification Costs

• QEP Written Exam
• Application Fee 75
• Exam Fee 150
• QEP Oral Exam
• Application Fee 100
• Exam Fee 200
• Annual Dues 150 (125 if paid before January
  31 first years dues prorated)

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EPI Certification Costs

• Application Fee 35
• Exam Fee -0-
• Annual Dues 75 (60 if paid before January 31
  first years dues prorated)

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Recertification

• QEP recertification is evidence of a process of
  continuing professional development and
  contributions and service to the profession and
  community
• All QEPs must apply for recertification every
  five years.

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Recertification

• Recertification is based upon a "Continued
  Professional Development Qualification" rating
  system of professional development hours (PDH)
  granted for activities including
• Ongoing professional service in the environmental
  profession
• Membership and active participation in
  professional societies or organizations
• Publication in journals
• Participation in technical meetings, professional
  seminars and/or short courses, teaching of
  academic courses as an adjunct professor
• Certification in other areas related to the
  environmental field

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Ethical Conduct

• The QEP is committed to
• A strict code of ethics
• High standards of environmental practice
• Ongoing professional development
• Contributing to community and profession

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Certification The Benefits to You

• Enhanced professional credibility
• Career development
• Credibility
• Promotability
• Marketability
• Networking opportunities

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The Institute of Professional Environmental
Practice (IPEP)
For More Information Contact IPEP Certification
Services Coordinator 600 Forbes Avenue339 Fisher
HallPittsburgh, PA 15282Phone [phone]
Fax [phone] Email ipep_at_duq.edu www.ipep.o
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