Maintain Your Certification
CPD Program
Earning your sales certification is a big step. Maintaining it is not. Our Continuous Professional Development(CPD) Requirements Program is designed so you can grow and develop the skills that organizations are seeking — all the while maintaining your certification status.
CPD Requirements
| Sales Foundation Professional®™ | Certified Lead Generation Specialist®™ | Certified Sales Management Professional®™ | Certified Sales Master Professional®™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain professional membership with SMI and complete 20 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) units annually | Maintain professional membership with SMI and complete 25 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) units annually | Maintain professional membership with SMI and complete 35 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) units annually | Maintain professional membership with SMI and complete 45 Continuous Professional Development (CPD) units annually |
Activities that count towards CPD units
| Activity | Description | CPD units | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFP®™ | CLGS®™ | CSMP®™ | SMCP®™ | ||
| Instructor-led online programs | Virtual instructor-led training with an assessment element (assignment, presentation, discussion board postings or quiz with feedback provided). | 1 CPD/Hr | 1 CPD/Hr | 1 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr |
| Independent Online Programs | Virtual training or e-learning coursework without an instructor, but with some form of assessment (e.g. online quiz). | 1 CPD/Hr | 1 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr |
| Regional Conferences | Attending an event relevant to sales professionals, aligned to sales competencies and/or your industry and area of specialization. Does not include an assessment component. Time is counted for educational session portions only | 1 CPD/Hr | 1 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr (Max 5) | 0.5 CPD/Hr (Max 5) |
| Independent Study (documented) | Reading online articles, watching videos, or listening to audio content aligned with the sales competencies and/or your industry and area of specialization with documentation to support activity. (Udemy, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning) | 1 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr |
| Industry Networking Events | Activities with a professional association or local chapter that do not clearly fit within one of the other categories. | 1 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr | 0.5 CPD/Hr (Max 5) | 0.5 CPD/Hr (Max 5) |
| Mentorship and training | Acting as a mentor and providing sales training | N/A | N/A | 2 CPD/H | 1.5 CPD/Hr |
| Volunteering | Volunteering on sales or industry related committees, boards, or volunteering to support on-site at industry events. | 0.5 CPD/Hr | 1 CPD/Hr | 2 CPD/H | 2 CPD/Hr |
Renew Certification
If you have already begun earning CPD requirements and want to renew your certification, learn about our CPD reporting system.
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