A Guide to Certification in Professional Ergonomics - Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics - page 3

TABLE 1.2 Criteria Applied in Certification Programmes
Designation Criteria Recertification

[Certified Ergonomics Associate
(BCPE)]

[Bachelor's degree from an accredited
university, plus 200 h of ergonomics
training, plus 2 yr of full-time
ergonomics practice, plus a passing
score on the CEA written
certification examination]

[To be implemented in 2005; annual
maintenance fee]

[Canadian Certified Professional
Ergonomist (CCCPE)]

[Based on education and four years
experience, including one mentored
year, or education and five years
experience, or 10 yr of experience
(mature candidates)]

[Annual maintenance fee plus the cost
of ACE “member” category
membership]

[Certified New Zealand Ergonomist
(BCNZE)]

[At least 3 yr of academic formation in
any field of which the total amount
of education in ergonomics is at
least 1 year, plus at least 1 yr of
training, plus at least 2 yr of
experience]

[Not required]

Certified Professional Ergonomist / Master's degree in ergonomics (human

factors) or equivalent, plus 3yrof
full-time professional practice in
ergonomics with emphasis on
ergonomic design, plus submission
of a work product, plus a passing
score on a written certification
examination

[To be implemented in 2005]; annual
[maintenance] fee Certified Human Factors

Professional (BCPE)

[Certified Professional Ergonomist
(HFESA)]

[Active membership in HFESA (or
other IEA Affiliated Society) for the
past 2 yr, plus completed an
education program which provides
a comprehensive set of ergonomics
competencies, plus expertise in
ergonomics demonstrated through
the provision of at least one major
work sample or supported by one or
more work samples or products of
smaller magnitude, plus a minimum
of four years of full-time practice in
HF/E or the part-time equivalent]

[Not required]

European Ergonomist (CREE) At least 3 yr of academic formation in

any field of which the total amount
of education in ergonomics is at
least 1 yr, plus at least 1 yr of
training, plus at least 2 yr of
experience

Registration is for a 5-yr period

Registered Ergonomist (SRe) Not specified, but are in line with

CREE criteria

Every 3 yr

Registered Member of the Ergonomics
Society (a.k.a. Professional
Member)

At least 3 yr (or part-time equivalent)
in the practice of ergonomics, or
teaching or research of ergonomics
relevance since admission to the
Society, plus evidence of academic
achievements

Not required

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