Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™)
As a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) professional, your skills are vital to the future of Canadian organizations. But how can you demonstrate to your clients or employers that you have what it takes to advance diversity, equity and inclusion and promote change?
Become a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™).
The Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP™) certification process is designed to assess the knowledge and experience of DEI professionals against the standard established by the CCIP™ Competency Framework. The CCIP™ certification is not an educational program. Educational programs are designed to provide training and instruction to help participants acquire or enhance their knowledge or skills, whereas certification programs such as the CCIP™ certification program are designed to assess an individual's existing knowledge or skills against a set of predefined competencies. This certification is entirely independent from the provision of training or instruction.
CCIP™ registration/important dates
Registration for the October 22, 2024 exam is now closed.
CCIP™ certification process
Step 1: Assess your eligibility
You are eligible to undertake the certification process if:
- You can demonstrate a minimum of three (3) years of relevant DEI work experience; and
- You have at least two (2) references – colleagues, supervisors, or clients – who can speak to your work experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Use the Eligibility Checklist to verify if you are eligible for the CCIP™ certification program.
Step 2: Prepare your resume
Prepare a resume that describes in detail your experience in DEI.
Step 3: Apply online
Apply using the link below by completing the form and uploading your resume. Once your payment is complete and your application has been evaluated, you will officially become a CCIP™ candidate.
Step 4: Take the CCIP™ exam
The exam will test your knowledge of the CCIP™ competencies with a multiple-choice examination that can be taken remotely. All you need is a computer and a reliable Internet connection.
Step 5: Prepare and submit your professional experience dossier
After successfully writing the CCIP™ exam, you will submit a professional experience dossier (PED). The PED is a collection of short essays that provide examples of practical work situations where you applied or demonstrated the competencies included in the CCIP™ competency framework.
You will also be required to identify a priority and an alternate external assessor who should be able to evaluate your submission against the CCIP™ competency framework.
Step 6: You are officially a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional!
Once your submission has been approved by your external assessor, you officially become a CCIP™ certificate holder. You can use the acronym (CCIP) in your signature and your name will be added to an online registry of CCIP™ professionals on the CCDI website.
Step 7: Maintain the certification
Maintain the certification by providing evidence of 20 hours of continued professional development per year.
Language settings
The Prolydian platform will autodetect your preferred language based on your browser settings to display CCDI's allocated page, available in English and in French. Therefore, before logging on, make sure that your preferred language is selected in your browser settings. If the platform is not being displayed in your preferred language, please follow the steps below to update it.
- Log in to your Prolydian account by clicking the "Login" button on this page
- Click on your initials in the upper right corner
- Click "Account" to access your account settings
- Make a selection in the "Preferred language" dropdown at the bottom of the form
- Click "Save"
Click on "Create account" below to create a Prolydian account and start your CCIP™ application. For more information, click on "Application" in the "Learn more about..." dropdown menu.