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CPPM®

Certified Professional Property Manager®

 

Accreditation Announcement!

 

January 2023

The Certification Governing Board (CGB) is excited to announce a format change to the CPPM® Certification exam. Subject Matter Experts working with a Psychometrician developed Situational Judgement Task, multiple-choice exams which require a single best answer. Scoring is done immediately after completion of the exam. The grading of the 4 possible answers will be:

  • Least Correct (1 point) Only indirectly addresses the situational issue
  • Better Option (2 points) Partially addresses the issue
  • MQC Response (3 points) Meets situational expectations
  • Best Possible Option (4 points) Comprehensive solution 

*The new CPPM® exam was released January 2023. 

Who Should Pursue the CPPM®?

CPPM® Level Certification is advanced  for candidates who have a CPPA® certification and have worked at least 6 years in the area of property management, in at least seven of the recognized property management functional areas and at least 4 years of managerial experience. 

What is the format of the CPPM® Exam?

  • The Certified Professional Property Manager® (CPPM®) Certification level examination consists of one multiple-choice exam. Exam scoring is based on 100, multiple-choice questions per exam. Exams include 10 additional unscored questions, which are used for future test development.  
  • Candidates have 116 minutes to take the exam and short survey. 
  • The CPPM® exam covers 8 domains and 25 subdomains. 
  • The CPPM® exam blueprint includes the domains, subdomains and their associated weights written by Subject Matter Experts (SME). SMEs also wrote the CPPM® Knowledge  Statements. Weights were derived from the 2022 Job Task Analysis. 

How is the CPPM® Exam Taken? 

NPMA contracts with Kryterion to administer the certification exams. Exams may be taken either by: (1) On-line Proctor delivered remotely to the candidate’s computer, or (2) by computer-based testing at a Kryterion Test Center. For additional information, click Exam Administration.

What are Study Options?

  • All candidates are encouraged to review the exam content outline in preparation for the exam.
  • Content outlines are in Appendix C of the Candidate Handbook. 
  • There are optional CPPM® preparatory courses available through NPMA.
  • It is not a requirement to take these courses to take certification exams. These courses provide no advantage to candidates over other resources when taking the certification exams.
  • There are other study options available, such as: Self-Study, Chapter led study groups, Company/Corporation led study groups.

    Note: Persons (SMEs, CGB) involved in managing certification exams are not involved in the certification education development or delivery. 

 


 

What are the Steps to CPPM® Exam?

STEP 1- CPPM® candidates must complete the ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM (NPMA members login and non-members will be prompted to create a cert-only profile)

STEP 2 - Upon approval of Application, a link is sent to purchase exam.

STEP 3 - CPPM® candidates submit Work Experience Summary Form  (click here for steps)

STEP 4 - Purchase exam (must be taken within 90-days).

STEP 5 - Upon completion of purchase and Work Experience Summary approval, candidate receives a Voucher Number to schedule the exam. 

STEP 6 - Follow steps on Exam Administration  page to schedule exam on Webassessor platform. 

 

What Happens After Exam?

  • The computer scores CPPM® exam taken on-online or at a Test Center. Results are computed immediately and a pass/fail result is supplied by a Score Result email to the candidate upon completion of the exam. 
  • FAILED EXAMS: May be retaken 30-days after your exam. Click here to purchase retake exams.
  • PASSED EXAMS: After meeting all eligibility requirements and passing the exam, individuals may use the credential they have been awarded in all correspondence and professional materials. A serialized, sealed and signed Certificate will be issued to all new certificants by NPMA. Upon receipt of certificate, candidates are authorized to use the appropriate designation mark: CPPM® for the Certified Professional Property Manager®, (i.e. John Doe, CPPM®). 

Certification credentials (CPPS®, CPPA®, and CPPM®) are valid for five years. It is important that all certificants stay current with the regulations, knowledge, and industry-leading practices that govern the asset/property management profession. NPMA requires certificants to maintain competence through education, contributions to, and continued work in, the field of professional asset/property management.

Click here to find information for Recertification.