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CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

canLG0501 — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:03:00 GMT

Can you obtain CPE credit for passing CompTIA Security+? If so, which Group (A or B) and how many CPE credits?

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

mgoblue93 — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:42:48 GMT

https://downloads.isc2.org/certifications/cpe-guidelines.pdf

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

amandavanceISC2 — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:47:22 GMT

Hello canLG0501,

Congratulations on passing your Security + exam! Yes, you may submit CPEs for obtaining a new certification. Members may submit up to 30 CPEs under the self-study category for the time spent preparing to obtain a new certification. If the certificate is domain related, you would submit as Group A, professional development would be Group B. If you also took a training course outside of your self-study, you can also submit CPEs for the course.

Best Regards,

Amanda Vance

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

canLG0501 — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 17:54:30 GMT

Thanks Amanda for the prompt response. I really appreciate it!

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

bwiflyer — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:34:39 GMT

Hi. I obtained the CCSP this year and already hold the CISSP. I assume I can award myself the 30H credit mentioned under my CISSP for the CCSP, but in the new system I don't see self-study as an option??

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

amandavanceISC2 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:37:34 GMT

@bwiflyer Congratulations on obtaining the CCSP! Yes, you may submit 30 CPEs for obtaining a new certification. Until we put in a 'self-study' category, please list it under the Education tab and then "online webinars, podcasts, and other online training".

Best Regards,

Amanda Vance

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

bwiflyer — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:46:15 GMT

Thanks much Amanda!

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

jemonty — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 14:36:47 GMT

Just to clarify. I just earned the Security+ Certification and also attended a Security + Preparatory training course. Do I record the certification as 30 CPE credits? And then a separate 24 CPE hours for the training course that I attended?

Thanks!

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

amandavanceISC2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:39:39 GMT

@jemonty Congratulations! You may only submit twice if you spent up to 30 hours preparing for the exam outside of the training materials. Based on the information provided, you may submit 24 CPEs under the Education Courses and Seminars category and if you studied material outside of that from other sources, up to 30 under 'Online webinars, podcasts and other online training'.

Best Regards,

Amanda Vance

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

ChetanK83 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:22:26 GMT

How many CPE i can submit for passing CISM exam.

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

amandavanceISC2 — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:37:56 GMT

@ChetanK83 The CPEs are the same for earning a new certification; you may submit up to 30 CPEs for the time spent preparing to obtain a new certification.

* Education tab

* 'Online Webinars, Podcasts and other Online Training'

Best Regards,

Amanda Vance

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

vg25 — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:14:41 GMT

I have recently passed my CCSP exam. I did self study for about 10 weeks, 10 hours/week and passed the exam successfully. I have submitted 30 credit CPE request under 'Education Courses and Seminars' and uploaded the email from ISC2 also. Is this acceptable?

Please let me know.

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

AlecTrevelyan — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:50:39 GMT

This is exactly what I did when I passed the CCSP - I also included a picture of the books I used to study.

Amanda recently confirmed that the information about up to 30 CPEs being allowed for studying for a new certification will be added to the CPE Handbook when it's next updated:

https://community.isc2.org/t5/Member-Support/Is-30-CPE-for-certification-exam-self-study-documented-somewhere/m-p/20849#M4970

I also recently found reference to the 30 CPEs in the CPE FAQ - not sure if this was always there or was recently added?

https://www.isc2.org/Frequently-Asked-Questions#accordion-f4ec6c90bbd24f6fa982de008bbaf361

Q: If I earn another certification, can I get credit for passing the examination?
A: For obtaining a new credential, you may submit up to 30 CPEs under the self-study category for the time you spent preparing to obtain the new certification.

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

vg25 — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 15:58:29 GMT

Excellent, thanks for your reply!

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

Adonis — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:30:43 GMT

Can we obtain CPE credit for passing like AWS ,Google GCP security exam?eg professional cloud security. aws certifiied security security ...

If so, which Group (A or B) and how many CPE credits

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

AlecTrevelyan — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:57:18 GMT

All the answers to your questions can be found in the CPE Handbook:

https://www.isc2.org/-/media/ISC2/Certifications/CPE/CPE---Handbook-Digital-V2.ashx

In summary:

Group A CPEs pertain to the domains of your certification(s).

Group B CPEs relate to professional development in areas outside of the domains of your certification(s).

A general rule of thumb is 1 hour of CPE activity counts for 1 CPE.

In terms of AWS and GCP certs (or any other certs), it's the act of studying for them that qualifies for CPEs, and not the taking of the associated exams.

You need to look at the curriculum of each cert you studied for and decide how much time you spent covering areas that you can map to the domains of your ISC2 certification. This time would then be added as Group A CPEs. NB - you can add CPEs in increments of 0.25 (i.e. 15 mins worth of activity). Any other time spent studying could be added as Group B CPEs.

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

Adonis — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 02:23:25 GMT

thanks so much

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing Other Certification Exams

AJimJesusloves — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:48:35 GMT

This is sort of related. I took a CCSP prep course online - instructor led June 10-14. At the end the instructor said that we had to complete all of the materials provided on D2L and pass all of the quizzes and complete the eval to get credit for the course. That seems kind of strange. But the course did highlight some areas where I was week, but also validated that having had a CISSP and working in the field for 20 years, that some of it is common sense in the light of experience. So I studied some, not 30 hours, but probably 10-15 and provisionally passed the test 5 days later (final pass just came July 31). Having provisionally passed, I have been working my way through the self-study materials, and have been through 5 of the 6 domains, with the 60 days of access running out soon. Just wondering if the instructor was right, and that taking a 40 hour class with ISC2 doesn't get you CPEs. But, if it doesn't and I finish Domain 6 by Saturday, can I count the working my way through the D2L material count for CPEs for my newly minted CCSP?

Re: CPE Credit for Prep and Passing ISC2 Certification

cybaig — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:26:39 GMT

Hi:

I recently passed the ISC2 CCSP certification exam and wondering if I earned any CPEs for my latest certification. I am already a CISSP and would like to know if I am allowed to apply any CPEs I might have earned for passing CCSP cert.

Regards

Mirza Baig