Earn the Certified Professional Secretary® (CPS®) rating or Certified Administrative Professional® (CAP®) rating
through IAAP.
Professional certification shows employers, clients and associates you are committed as a professional.
Certification is a mark of excellence that you carry with you everywhere you go.
Certification provides opportunities to enhance your career success through:
- JOB ADVANCEMENT - certification gives you a competitive edge for promotion and hiring.
- PROFESSIONAL SKILLS - You will learn more about office operations and build skills by studying for and
taking the CPS or CAP exam.
- SALARY - A recent IAAP membership profile study shows that CPS holders earn an average of $2,228 more
per year than those who do not have certification.
- ESTEEM - Attaining certification demonstrates to your employer and yourself that you are a committed
professional.
- COLLEGE CREDIT - Many colleges and universities offer course credit for studying for and passing CPS
and CAP exams.
- CERTIFICATION CONFERENCE - Receive the benefit of annual state-of-the-art education and networking with
other professionals in the administrative field.
"Studying for and attaining certification gives you the extra edge of knowledge needed to succeed in today's business
world." --- Ruth Porter CPS, Freeport, Maine
