Becoming a Member
To join the Professional Certification Coalition, please download and complete the Membership Application and email the signed application to info@profcertcoalition.org.
Member Benefits
- U.S. state and federal legislative activity monitoring (coordinated with ASAE’s monitoring) and regularly updated members-only watchlists with analysis of state and federal bills
- Member-only strategy calls
- Frequent opportunities for Coalition members to interact and obtain guidance from the Coalition leadership and consultants
- Research/white papers on key issues in state legislation affecting professional certification and occupational licensing
- Network of over 100 other organizations with interests in this area
- Archive of legislator letters
- Education of agencies and groups issuing grants for occupational licensing reform about the Coalition’s positions
- Frequent written analysis/reports on legislative activity
- Website (password protected) for maintaining all Coalition documents/information
- Direct contact with state and federal legislation bill sponsors/staff
- Interface with members’ representatives in states where legislation is pending
- Model letters/testimony for use by Coalition members in state legislative campaigns
- Reserve portion Coalition funds held, at the discretion of the Steering Committee, for costs of local lobbyists in state campaigns where necessary
- Coalition engaging and coordinating with any local lobbyists engaged
- Compliance with state lobbying registration/reporting requirements (where required)
Dues/Fees
All members must commit to the full annual dues upon joining the PCC. Regardless of the date a member joins, the member will have full access to all member benefits and PCC work product, including archives of past strategy meetings/calls.Annual Certification-Related Revenue |
Total Dues/Fees |
|---|---|
| Less than $500,000 | $785.00 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | $1,575.00 |
| $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 | $2,625.00 |
| $2,500,000 to $4,999,999 | $7,875.00 |
| $5,000,000 to $7,499,999 | $14,175.00 |
| $7,500,000 or more | $15,750.00 |
*Dues/fees for membership in the Coalition are based on a total commitment of approximately 0.2% (two-tenths of one percent) of all annual certification-related revenue, up to a maximum of $15,750 in dues/fees. Certification-related revenue includes application/testing fees, certification/ re-certification maintenance fees, certification prep/education fees, certification consulting and services fees, exam development, administration or related services, psychometric services, etc. The total annual dues/fees amount is committed upon initiation of membership.
Note: This dues structure applies to the four primary membership classes: stand-alone nongovernmental professional certification organizations, national trade associations or professional societies providing professional certification, nonprofit organizations providing test-related services used by government occupational licensing programs, and businesses providing certification-related services for professional certification programs.
Other organizations not engaged in professional certification that seek to support professional certification may also apply to join the PCC; the dues levels for organizations without certification-related revenue will be based on the organization’s overall annual revenues, subject to an annual cap of $7,875. The annual fees for this membership class (i.e., other organizations neither engaged in professional certification nor providing testing- or certification-related services) are:
Professional societies with no certification-related revenue and with overall revenues of at least $2 Million may receive a companion organization dues discount if a certification organization for the profession is a PCC member or joins the PCC prior to the professional society’s payment of the second half of its annual dues. The companion organization dues discount is $500 off the $2,625 annual dues assessment and $1,000 off an annual dues assessment of $5,000 or higher.
General Information
To obtain general information about the Professional Certification Coalition, please email info@profcertcoalition.org.
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Other organizations not engaged in professional certification that seek to support professional certification may also apply to join the PCC; the dues levels for organizations without certification-related revenue will be based on the organization’s overall annual revenues, subject to an annual cap of $7,875. The annual fees for this membership class (i.e., other organizations neither engaged in professional certification nor providing testing- or certification-related services) are:
- $785; under $2 Million in overall annual revenues
- $2,625; between $2 Million and $4,999,999 in overall annual revenues
- $5,250; $5 Million to $9,999,999 in overall annual revenues
- $7,875; $10 Million or more in overall annual revenue
Professional societies with no certification-related revenue and with overall revenues of at least $2 Million may receive a companion organization dues discount if a certification organization for the profession is a PCC member or joins the PCC prior to the professional society’s payment of the second half of its annual dues. The companion organization dues discount is $500 off the $2,625 annual dues assessment and $1,000 off an annual dues assessment of $5,000 or higher.
General Information
To obtain general information about the Professional Certification Coalition, please email info@profcertcoalition.org.