Maintain Certification
How do I maintain my certification, and how long is my certification good for?
GCITP Validity Period
The GCITP certification is valid for a period of four (4) years from the date of conferral. At the end of the 4-year validity period, certificants must renew their GCITP credential.
GCITP Maintenance Requirements
To renew the GCITP credential at the end of the 4-year maintenance window, Certificants must complete 100 Professional Development Units (PDUs) and pay a recertification fee. If a certificant does not meet the GCITP maintenance requirements at the end of the 4-year maintenance window, the certificant can opt to re-take the GCITP exam in lieu of recertification. The details of what constitutes a PDU and how PDUs are tracked is outlined below:
| Maintenance Cycle | Certification Maintenance | Recertification Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years |
OR
| $500 ($650.00 if re-taking the GCITP exam) |
| Category | Event Type | PDU Rate | Max PDU/Event | Max PDU/Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training & Education | Training events | 1 PDU per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs |
| Conferences | 1 PDU per contact Hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs | |
| Certifications: | ||||
| - GCITP related Certification | 45 PDUs per certification | 45 PDUs per certification | 100 PDUs | |
| - Non-GCITP related Certification | 45 PDUs per certification | 45 PDUs per certification | 40 PDUs | |
| Giving Back to the Community | Teaching, Training, & Presenting | 3 PDUs per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs |
| Mentoring | 3 PDUs per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs | |
| Workshops & Working Groups | 3 PDUs per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs | |
| GCITP Program Support | Event Specific | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs | |
| Unique Work Experiences | Cross-Hub Experience | 1 PDU per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 100 PDUs |
| Publications: | ||||
| - Monographs/ Scholarly Book | 45 PDUs | 45 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Dissertation/Thesis | 50 PDUs | 50 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Chapter of a Book | 25 PDUs | 25 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Publication Article | 25 PDUs | 25 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Book Review | 25 PDUs | 25 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Newsletter Article | 10 PDUs | 10 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| - Newsletter Editor | 5 PDUs | 5 PDUs | 100 PDUs | |
| Special Projects | 1 PDU per contact hour | 45 PDUs per event | 45 PDUs | |
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Purpose of the GCITP Maintenance Requirements
The purpose of the GCITP maintenance requirements is to ensure that certificants maintain and/or improve the level of knowledge and skill in the countering-insider threat (C-InT) mission which they initially demonstrated by passing the GCITP exam. The requirements listed below support this purpose by ensuring that certificants continue to participate in activities that are designed to keep them up to date on changes within the profession (specifically those changes related to policy, technology, techniques, and procedures). Each of the GCITP maintenance requirements were developed and recommended by a group of senior C-InT subject matter experts from across the enterprise who believed that these requirements were appropriate and sufficient to allow certificants the flexibility to choose the maintenance activities that they felt best suited their individual and professional development needs while also ensuring that certificants participated in a variety of maintenance activities to stay sufficiently current in all of the areas of the profession where changes may have occurred. These requirements were then reviewed and approved by the GCITP Governance Council prior to the launch of the program.
Contact us at gcitp@umd.edu to find out more.