© Certification Application Guidelines

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2. Professional Training and Development (PTD) Form A (Individual PTD activity) This is a compulsory requirement for all applications via Pathway 3 & 4 3. Professional Training and Development (PTD) Form B (Summary of PTD activity) This is a compulsory requirement for all applications via Pathway 3 & 4 4. Referee form 1 *This is a compulsory requirement for all applications via Pathway 1, 2, 3 & 4 5. Referee form 2 This is a compulsory requirement for all applications via Pathway 1, 2, 3 & 4

Please note where a candidate is self employed they must submit a Statutory Declaration in lieu of an Employment Verification Form. This should include details of your vocational case management experience (practical or theoretical) with dates and total FTE equivalent hours for term of employment, pursuant to your nominated Pathway to Certification. You should refer to a copy of the Employment Verification Form when drafting your Statutory Declaration to ensure you provide the CMSA with the full particulars of your current and past employment details.

Part B

A certified copy of the following qualifications (as applicable) may be required depending on the vocational pathway you have nominated in your application for certification. Please refer to the list below to identify any qualifications that you are required to submit to the CMSA upon application. You are required to make a photocopy of the original qualification and have this copy certified. This copy should then be scanned and saved to your personal computer in readiness to attach to your online application.

• Pathway 1 - PhD or Masters Degree or CHC70208 Vocational Graduate Certificate • Pathway 2 - Bachelor Degree • Pathway 3 - Diploma or Certificate (this is not applicable where a candidate holds no formal qualification)

Getting documents certified.

Where a copy of a document (i.e. form or qualification) is required to be certified, it must be certified by one of the following individuals:

• Commissioner for Declarations • Commission of Oaths • Judge • Justice of the Peace • Magistrate • Police Officers in Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia • Practising lawyer • Registrar/Deputy Registrar of the Magistrates Court in Victoria

Note: Medical Practitioners, pharmacists, registered nurses etc are not eligible to certify documents unless they are also one of the individuals on the above list provided.

When certifying documents, the above individual needs to include the following or similar statement on each page of the document:

1. I certify that this is a true copy of the original document.

Signature: Name: Designation: Date: Number:

Documents incorrectly certified will not be accepted by the CMSA.

To find a Justice of the Peace in your local area, go to http://australia.gov.au/topics/law-and-justice/justices-of-the-peace

The Case Management Society of Australia (CMSA) Certification sets the benchmark of excellence in case management. Certified Practising Case Managers™ (CPCM) and Certified Case Managers (Non Practising)™ (CCMNP) adhere to the CMSA National Standards and National Code of Ethics for Case Management and are recognised for their advanced education, experience, knowledge, and skills by their colleagues, consumers and employers.