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Important Certification Renewal Information!

• Certification Announcement:
  
  Implementation of new technology at AAFCS headquarters will make it possible for CFCS professionals to both pay their certification renewal fees and report PDUs online this year. We are excited about the convenience and efficiencies that will come with these new technologies; however, the migration to this new system is causing the schedule for the renewal process to be affected this year. The certification renewal notices were delayed this year but have recently been mailed out with a due date of January 31, 2009. Please Click Here
for more information. Thanks to each CFCS professional for sharing our excitement about these new services and for understanding that this year's schedule adjustment is a good trade-off for the new technology benefits.


• Those who meet the eligibility criteria and have requested a change to the "Retired" category for their CFCS credential are no longer required to report PDUs to maintain their certification.
  


• For those whose 3-year certification cycle ends this year and who have not previously reported a total of 75 PDUs for this 3-year cycle, PDU Reporting Forms, showing the remainder of the required PDUs, are also due postmarked or submitted electronically by the due date. A reporting form will be included with the renewal notice; the form and helpful information can be accessed at the links below:
  
  
  • PDU Reporting Form
  • New online PDU reporting process with the new technology!
  • Certification Maintenance Tips
  • Certification Reporting Process
  • PDU Reporting Questions and Answers
  
  
  
• CFCS professionals are asked to submit a hard copy PDU report only once during the 3-year cycle; this can be at any point when there are a total of 75 PDUs to report. PDUs can be reported online incrementally at your convenience.