Providers
(Formerly known as the PACE program)
Education providers play a critical role in advancing the workforce readiness of today’s client advocacy professionals.
Organizations that offer learning opportunities aligned with The Commission’s™ certification offerings help ensure that certified client advocacy professionals, such as Certified Case Managers® and Certified Disability Management Specialists®, have access to high-quality, relevant continuing education. By seeking The Commission’s™ Continuing Education Approval for your learning activities, you can reach over 50,000 client advocacy professionals seeking continuing education.
NEW! Introducing the improved Continuing Education Approval Program™ application, which allows providers to submit one application for both CCM® and CDMS® CE activities. (Application fee applies to each certification type applied for.) See below for more information.
- Get Your Continuing Education Activity Approved by The Commission™
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Welcome to the Continuing Education Approval Program™ online application! Getting your continuing education activity approved by The Commission™ is a simple, streamlined path for your organization to quickly reach client advocacy professionals, such as Certified Case Managers and Certified Disability Management Specialists, with pre-approved workshops, webinars, and continuing education coursework. Please refer to the guide for more information, including the requirements & instructions for submitting an application.
Continuing Education Approval Program Guide
If you are brand new to the Continuing Education Approved Provider Program & have not submitted an application yet, select the applicable button option below to get started.
EXISTING CCM/CDMS & NEW CE PROVIDERS
- Log in to your account to submit new applications, manage your course locations, dates and times, and check the status of your applications.
- If your already approved course is due for renewal, please log into your existing account, and choose to submit a new application.
- To get Ethics CE pre-approval for your activity, indicate that in Section 2 of the application. For information about the criteria required for ethics pre-approval, please refer to the Continuing Education Approval Program Guide.
IMPORTANT: After receiving your approval letter from The Commission™, you must ensure that the certificate(s) issued reflect the correct dates, approval statement, and activity codes/approval numbers issued by The Commission™.
- Types of Activities Accepted
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- Live: Conference, Meeting, Seminar, Workshop, or Webinar (delivered in real time, in-person and/or virtually)
- On-Demand: Conference, Seminar, Workshop, or Webinar (previously recorded)
- Written/Printed (enduring)
- College/University Course
- Pricing Structure
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Category or Application Type Fee Per Certification Type* Standard Approval Category $125 per program/activity Employers Providing In-Service Education $50 per program/activity Additional Priority Fee** $125 per program/activity *All fees are non-refundable. It is the provider's responsibility to choose the correct Category or Application Type and submit all required information. Due to the high volume of applications, it may take 4 weeks or more after submission and receipt of payment to review and process an application.
**An additional priority fee is charged to providers requesting rush processing of their application; this applies to any application submitted 10 to 19 business days before the activity start date. Applications submitted less than 10 business days before the activity start date will not be accepted.
** If a priority fee is paid, The Commission™ will expedite the review of your activity. If you have not heard from us via email and your activity start date is soon, contact The Commission™ to check on the status of your application.
- Become a Featured Provider!
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If you have learning activities approved through The Commission's Continuing Education Approval Program™, consider becoming a Featured CE Provider. This opportunity includes an upgraded listing with your company logo, contact information, and promotion of your course offering(s) to the front page of the Continuing Education Approval Program Directory for one year.
As always, The Commission™ is happy to answer your questions and hear your feedback. If you have any questions, please contact us at ceapproval@yourcommission.org.