FORENSIC CERTIFICATION MANAGEMENT BOARD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION

Certification Program Operations Manual

Excerpt 7.6.3:

Forensic Meetings/Conferences/Seminars/Webinars/Presentations (preregistration required): 

"Participation/attendance qualifies for two (2) credits per half day (four (4) hours) of instructional hours with a maximum of 75% of the credits required for recertification. Credits for a conference and workshops shall not be claimed simultaneously (e.g., 20 credits may be claimed for a 40-hour conference; hours for participation in an approved workshop shall be subtracted from conference hours and counted as a workshop). Approval may be given for events sponsored by a professional association, institution, or agency organized to deal with issues relating to forensic identification, analysis or investigation, is open to any and all to attend, and do not include graded assignments and/or tests to measure that performance objectives are met. Product specific courses shall qualify under this section. Certificates shall include instructional hours. Proof of attendance may include certificate of attendance, roster or name badge. Proof of relevance may include an abstract, syllabus, or program guide. Credits approved shall be for whole hours only for hours/dates of instruction, regardless of the dates listed on the certificate (e.g., the IAI Annual conference is 40 hours of presentations, which is 20 credits). Applications that include travel times/dates listed will be returned."

Applicants are not allowed to double dip and use both general conference points and workshop points. Additionally, to use workshops for points, the workshop must be on the approved course list for the certification being pursued. 

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Please refer to the manual for your specific discipline, and/or reach out to your certification  board chair for specific questions.