Certified Professional Negotiator™ Certification Process

  1. Register for an approved CPN learning and application program:
    • Corporate training - for groups of 10 or more within a single organization; this process provided webinar or face-to-face delivery of negotiations.
    • Online-Live - 12 hour immersion learning experience contracted with an SLA approved program provider. See schedule for dates. Class and exam will be completed during the 12-hour immersion program.
    • Individual examination - for individuals having completed a negotiations course at an AASCB accredited institution, they may sit for the examination only. Transcripts are required.
    • In-Person - In-Person Training at the SLA Leadership Conference
  2. Upon completing the learning phase, participate in the applied testing experience (occurs over the course of one week for those doing the individual examination; class and certification otherwise will take approximately 4 weeks if taken through an SLA endorsed program.)
  3. Certification to Re-certification
    • CPN must keep their credentials by recertifying every two years;
    • Recertification is earned by participating in 24 hours of course study at the following approved programs providers: SLA certification CEUs courses for coaching, negotiations, leadership, or HR; approved SHRM Certification courses (must be a SHRM approved provider), a PMI approved provider, and/or a provider of Professionalism: Effectively Applied Knowledge (PEAK™) seminars totaling 3 credits or at least 24 hours.