Thanks, Steve!

At 10:12 AM 10/14/2005, you wrote:
>Karin, the ICRM Board does not rule on applicant qualifications to sit
>for the CRM exams.  The Certification Standards Committee does that;
>that group is managed by the Regent - Certification Standards.  The
>educational and experiential requirements to qualify to sit for the CRM
>examinations are published on the ICRM website; ICRM.ORG.  Here is the
>text:
>
><snip>
>Qualifying for the Examination
>Attaining the CRM designation is based on educational background,
>professional work experience and successful completion of a six part
>examination.
>
>Persons wishing to become a CRM must complete and submit an application
>form (ICRM Form #01) with supporting documentation indicating relevant
>work experience and education. These credentials are then evaluated by
>the Certification Standards Committee to determine that the eligibility
>requirements have been met.
>
>Application Fees
>Prospective candidates pay a non-refundable $60.00 (US) fee for
>processing their original application and evaluating credentials.
>Applicants who fail to meet mandatory qualifications are required to
>resubmit a new application form (including a new $60 processing fee) if
>they request reconsideration more than one year after the date of the
>original application.
>
>A fee of $40.00 (US) per examination is charged for each of Parts 1
>through 5. Application to take any part of the exam is done on ICRM form
>#05. The fee for Part 6 is $60.00 (US). These fees are only refundable
>if an applicant cancels his/her registration more than one month prior
>to the examination date.
>
>Application and fees must be submitted to the ICRM by the deadline
>established for each examination. All payments must be in United States
>currency.
>
>Educational Qualifications
>The optimum combination of experience and educational requirements for
>a CRM candidate are a baccalaureate degree from a four-year accredited
>college or university and three years full time or equivalent
>professional experience.  For international applicants, the institution
>of higher learning must hold an accreditation equivalent to that granted
>by a US accreditation organization.  The ICRM may, at its discretion,
>require international applicants to provide proof of a college or
>university degree/diploma award to show that it is equivalent to a US
>award.
>
>The Certification Standards Committee of the Board may, at its
>discretion, accept two years of additional experience as a substitute
>for one year of education. Experience is calculated to the application
>due date.
>
>To assist candidates in determining educational/work experience
>requirements, the number of years of education needed with respect to
>work experience are shown below:
>
>Education Professional Experience
>4 years (BA degree) 3 years
>3 years 5 years
>2 years 7 years
>1 year 9 years
>High School Graduate 11 years
>
>An official transcript or a photocopy of the degree certificate should
>be submitted with the original application.
>
>Professional Work Experience
>The ICRM has determined an examination candidate must have acceptable
>professional work experience in four or more of the following
>categories:
>
>Management of a Records Management Program
>
>Records Creation and Use
>
>Active Records Systems
>
>Inactive Records Systems
>
>Records Appraisal, Retention and Disposition
>
>Records Protection
>
>Records and Information Management Technology
>
>Records Management Training, Education, and Awareness
>Appropriate work experience may have been acquired if a person has:
>
>Conducted studies and surveys or developed, designed, and implemented
>records management systems;
>
>Had direct managerial or operational responsibility for programs;
>
>Taught in an accredited college/university on a full-time basis courses
>in records management. Teaching in accredited junior colleges, community
>colleges, or four-year institutions is acceptable.
>In four of the categories shown above the work experience claimed
>should be supported by copies of detailed job descriptions identifying
>the employer, employee and the appropriate dates. If adequate job
>descriptions are not available, letters from employers outlining in
>detail work positions, duties, and experience relative to the above four
>categories may be considered.
>
>Consultants and sales (vendor) personnel must supply two or more of
>their clients' letters specifying the nature and scope of their work.
>These letters must be in sufficient detail to thoroughly describe the
>work performed and provide evidence that services have been rendered in
>the four or more categories in which the applicant claims experience.
>
>Teachers are required to submit the syllabi of courses taught and a
>letter from the appropriate school official substantiating the
>applicant's position and activities within the educational institution.
>
>Some additional guidelines on experience are:
>The operation of specialized equipment without being involved in the
>creation and development of related records management applications will
>not be considered as qualifying experience.
>
>The traditional work of librarians dealing with published materials is
>not considered qualifying records management experience.
>
>Applicants who are medical specialists or technicians must explain
>thoroughly the relationship of their activities to the organization's
>overall records management program.
>
>Applicants may not sit for the examination until their credentials (the
>application form with supporting documentation) have been approved by
>the Certification Standards Committee. Applicants who, in the judgement
>of that Committee, do not furnish adequate written documentation of
>acceptable education and experience will be notified and offered the
>opportunity to provide additional material. If acceptable documentation
>is still not received by the appropriate date, their files will be
>closed. They may apply again (as a "Resubmission") at such time as they
>can provide the proper documentation.
>
>An applicant whose application has not been accepted may appeal in
>writing to the Certification Standards Appeals Committee. Decisions of
>this Committee are final.
><snip>
>
>Best regards, Steve
>Steven D. Whitaker, CRM
>Records Systems Manager; City of Reno
>
> >>> [log in to unmask] 10/14/05 08:45AM >>>
>Hi all:
>
>I was wondering if I could get some objective advice from the CRM-ers
>out
>there about the 'work history' qualifications that the CRM folks want
>a
>test applicant to have, in order to decide if I should try applying to
>take
>the exam or if I should wait until I have a few more years of records
>management experience under my belt.
>
>My years of records management work history (as the main definition of
>my
>job responsibilities) has been only 3 years, starting with my first
>job
>here at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2002 ("Can you do records
>management?" they asked me; "Ah..sure!!", I replied).  I started my
>working
>life in 1984, with an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts and after
>graduating from the Executive Secretarial program at Katherine Gibbs
>School
>in Boston.  Started as an executive secretary in the commercial
>lending
>industry and had been working as a fiscal specialist at the University
>of
>Washington before coming to Los Alamos.
>
>Since I've been at LANL, I've received a Technical Certificate in
>Records
>and Information Management (15 credits, 4.0 GPA) from Chippewa Valley
>College in Wisconsin, and will complete (in January 2006) the NARA
>Federal
>Records management training program (LANL is a federal contractor to
>Dep.
>of Energy).  My current position is as the records manager for the
>LANL
>Enterprise Project with responsibility for maintaining the project
>records,
>including close-out and disposition at the project's end.  I
>researched,
>developed, and wrote the record series definitions and retention
>schedule
>for the Enterprise Project records.  Additionally, I'm responsible for
>developing, updating and implementing the Enterprise Project document
>control and records management plan and the document control and
>records
>management procedure.  I'm sure I could get very favorable letters of
>recommendation from my supervisors here at LANL.
>
>Does this sound like enough records management experience to sway the
>CRM
>board into letting me sit for the exam?  Any advice would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Karin M. Hendrickson
>Project Records Management Specialist
>IM-EP
>Los Alamos National Laboratory
>P.O. Box 1663, MS M875
>TA-00-0767 Rm 201-A Cubicle 65
>Phone   505-606-0271
>Fax     505-605-2502
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