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Certification as a Sustainability Assurance Practitioner 5. Applying for Initial Certification Application Procedure at a glance Request an application pack Send complete application and related fee Administrative check 1 st Review 2 nd Review Telephone interview: not } mandatory for all grades. Review of the process of competence reviews Offer of certification Certification awarded after payment of the annual fee and AccountAbility membership is proven What you do: Request an application pack You should contact IRCA at the address below and we will send an application pack by post free of charge. Alternatively, you can download all the documents from www.irca.org. IRCA/AA Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner Program IRCA 12 Grosvenor Crescent London SW1X 7ZL, United Kingdom Fax: +44 (0)20 7245 6755 Email: irca@irca.org. When you apply for certification, please: • Complete the application form as instructed and have it signed by two witnessors, • Enclose supporting evidence (i.e. educational qualifications, certificates, training course attendance sheet, employer’s brief etc.) demonstrating how you meet the competency criteria for the grade you are applying for, • Enclose your personal statement, signed by two witnessors, stating in approximately 1,000 words why and how you think you meet the competency criteria. 13 of 26 IRCA/702 Issued November 2004
Certification as a Sustainability Assurance Practitioner Send these documents to IRCA with the correct application fee 1 to the address above. Unfortunately, we will not be able to progress applications that are not accompanied by an application fee. We usually need all correspondence in support of the application to be in the English language, or to be accompanied by certified translations of the originals. This is particularly important for educational qualifications, training courses and assurance assignments. All references, qualifications and training referred to within the application form, CV or Personal Statement must be supported by documentary evidence. An example of acceptable evidence would be a good quality photocopy of the original certificate, indicating the awarding body, the title and date of the award and the name of the person to whom the award was made. If any of this information is not available or is not clear, we may ask you to supply us with more evidence. The same applies if a copy of the certificate is not available, for example where it has been lost or destroyed. Acceptable evidence would include an official letter from the awarding body confirming the award. A transcript (i.e. an official, detailed account of the course content) of an award would also be acceptable evidence if it clearly states the date and title of the award. If no documentary evidence can be supplied by the awarding body, it is unlikely we would accept your qualification. Please note that only original, signed hard copies of the client and employer brief are acceptable, duplicates such as photocopies or those containing electronic signatures such as those on fax or emails will be considered ineligible. The information you intend to submit with the application, including the personal statement, must be typed and printed on A4 or Letter size paper. You should ensure that each section is completed and that the information supplied is accurate and correct at the time of submission (if changes occur during the application period, please inform IRCA immediately). Failure to do so will result in a delay in processing the application, and a possible decision by IRCA not to progress your application. The application fee will not be refunded if you fail to meet the criteria outlined within the Assurance Competency Framework, so please do not hesitate to contact IRCA if you are unsure of any certification criteria or if you have any questions. What we do: Random checks of your references and verification checks of your experience are integral components of the assessment process and are an essential element supporting the overall credibility of the program and may be peformed at any stage. The assessment process has four parts: Administrative check We will check that application documents adhere to the format asked for, and undertake any random checks with regard to the references provided. 1 At the application stage, please send only the application fee. Do not send an annual certification fee. If your application is successful, we will write to you and ask you to pay the annual certification fee. 14 of 26 IRCA/702 Issued November 2004
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