Professional Designations

In cooperation with professional institutes, associations and consultants, Continuing Education offers seminars and courses that can be credited towards designations, applied towards continuing education credit, to maintain a designation, or for personal and professional growth.

Adult and Community Education

Designation	Association
Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP)	Institute for Performance and Learning formerly Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)

Business Process (Lean Six)

Designation	Association
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt	International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC)

Career and Academic Advising

Designation	Association
Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP)	British Columbia Career Development Association (BCCDA)
Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP)	Career Development Association of Alberta (CDAA)
Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP)	Career Development Practitioner Certification Board of Ontario (CDPCBO)
Continuing Education Units, 300 hours pre-accreditation	Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) Only applies to Adult Learning specializing in Career and Academic Advising	Institute for Performance and Learning formerly Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)

Construction Management

Designation	Association
Continuing Education credits	Alberta Insurance Council
Professional Quantity Surveyors (PQS) Construction Estimator Certified (CEC)	Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)

e-Learning

Designation	Association
Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP)	Institute for Performance and Learning formerly Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)

Front Line Leaders

Designation	Association
Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal) Program	Apprenticeship and Industry Training board

Human Resource Management

Designation	Association
Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities	Chartered Professionals in Human Resources of Alberta (CPHR Alberta)
Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certified Payroll Manager (CPM)	Canadian Payroll Association

Interior Design

Designation	Association
Program recognition	Decorators and Designers Association of Canada (DDA)

Occupational Health and Safety

Designation	Association
Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST)	Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)
Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)	Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)

Project Management

Designation	Association
Project Management Professional (PMP)	Project Management Institute

Professional Engineers and Geoscientists

Designation	Association
Program exclusive to APEGA	Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

Professional Management

Designation	Association
Continuing Education credits	Alberta Insurance Council
Certified in Management (C.I.M.)	Canadian Institute of Management (CIM), Calgary Chapter
Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) Certified Payroll Manager (CPM)	Canadian Payroll Association
Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP)	Association of Administrative Professionals

Risk Management

Designation	Association
Canadian Risk Management (CRM)	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Continuing Education credits	Alberta Insurance Council

School Leadership Quality Standard (LQS)

Designation	Association
Leadership Quality Standard	Alberta Ministry of Education

Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard (SLQS)

Designation	Association
Superintendent Leadership Quality Standard	Alberta Ministry of Education

Teaching English as a Second Language

Designation	Association
TESL Canada Standard 1 and Standard 2 professional certification	TESL Canada

Workplace Learning

Designation	Association
Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP)	Institute for Performance and Learning formerly Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD)