Happy New Year!

Comments have been bantered about in the CSI community about the value and worth of supporting the CCPR- Certified Construction Product Representative exam as part of the certification offerings of the Certification Committee and CSI. These comments are many times attached to a conversation about the financial viability of the entire Certification program. Granted, the CCPR exam does not get as many exam registrations as do CCS, CCCA and CDT. Many hours of effort and validation have gone into revamping the CCPR exam. I can personally attest to the work done to properly align the exam to the study documents, having chaired the CCPR sub-committee for the past three years. I would like to thank Lee Ann Slattery CSI, CCPR, TJ Gottwalt CSI, CCPR and Tan Diep CSI, CCPR, for the countless hours they have invested in making the CCPR exam overhaul a success. We are seeing an upswing in registration for the CCPR exam. Do numbers of registrants alone give value to the CCPR certification? The answer is no. There are other reasons why the CCPR certification has value and should be considered as part of the overall long term CSI certification offerings. The balance of this article will be devoted to discussing the reasons for “Why CCPR”.