Component Sites - ACPE Manuals - 2016/2020

Cover Page
Using The Manuals
Updates to the Manuals
Definition of Terms
Standards Manual
- 100 Standards—Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members
- 200 Standards—Complaints
- 300 Standards—Accreditation
- 400 Standards—Certification
- Standards Appendices
Accreditation Manual
- Preface
- Part One: Introduction
- Part Two: ACPE Accreditation
  - I. Accreditation Policies and Procedures
  - II Workbook-Applying for/Maintaining Accredited Member Status
- Part Three: Accreditation Appendices
NEW PROCESS: 2020 Accreditation Manual
- Introduction to the New Accreditation Process
- Substantive Updates to the New Accreditation Manual
- Using the Manual
- The Accreditation Process
- ACPE Standards and Portfolio Expectations
- Required Center Policies & Procedures
- Supporting Documents and Procedures
- The Accreditation Commission
- Accreditation Commission Forms
- ACPE Organizational Structure
- Definition of Terms for the Accreditation Process
  - ACPE Related Terms
  - Educational Terms
OLD Certification Process Manual
- Certification Preface
- Part One: Introduction
  - Mission, Vision and Values
  - ACPE Certification and the Certification Commission
- Part Two: ACPE Certification Process
- Part Three: Workbook for Certification Processes
- Part Three: Certification Appendices
NEW CERTIFICATION PROCESS MANUAL
- Certification Preface
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: Admissions Process
- Part III: The Certification Process
- Part IV: Post Certification
- Documents and Other Processes
Professional Ethics Manual
- Professional Ethics Commission Preface
- Part I- Introduction
  - Mission, Vision and Values of ACPE
  - Professional Ethics Commission (the “Commission” or PEC)
- Part II—Processing Complaints of Ethics Code
- PEC Appendices
Accounting and Financial Procedures Manual
- Introduction
- Purpose of the Manual
- Finance and Accounting Responsibilities
- Budget
- Reserves
- Annual Dues and Other Fees
- Financial Statement Presentation and Distribution
- Bank Reconciliation
- Audit
- Accounts Payable
- Cash Disbursements
- Corporate Credit Cards
- Expenditure Approvals
- Traveler’s Responsibilities – Volunteers, Speakers and ACPE Staff
- Driving for ACPE Policy
- Travel Advances
- Expense Reimbursement – Volunteers and ACPE Staff
- Contracts and Purchase Orders
- Bids and Purchase Orders
- Sensitive Data Security
- Records Retention and Destruction
- Appendices
  - Appendix A: Financial Standing Policy
  - Appendix B: Certification Fees
  - Appendix C: Conference Accounting Policies
  - Appendix D: Records Retention Schedule
Community of Practice Development Guide
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Communities of Practice in ACPE
- Roles and Support Within ACPE
  - ACPE Professional Well-Being Committee
    - What is the charge of the Professional Well Being Committee of ACPE?
    - How Does the Professional Well Being Committee Oversee the CoP Process?
  - ACPE Office Team
- Designing the ACPE Community of Practice
- Maintaining the ACPE Community of Practice
- Closing of an ACPE Community of Practice

A component site is a place, usually a facility owned by the sponsoring institution or agency, where a System Sponsored Center offers one or more CPE programs under its single accreditation.

Policy

The central administrative office of the System Sponsored Center administers all CPE programs at component sites and ensures component sites meet ACPE standards. See System Sponsored Center.
A component site may begin programs only after having received provisional approval by the assigned accreditation commissioner
Provisional approval is subject to review and final action of the Accreditation Commission.
Accredited Centers merging with a System Sponsored Center will request accreditation as a component of the System Center once they merge with the System Sponsored Center. See System Center under Types of Accreditation.

To Establish a New Component Site

System Sponsored Center submits:
1. a revised administrative plan, demonstrating how the new component is linked to the central administrative authority and how it is organized to offer programs in compliance with ACPE standards;
2. site-specific student handbook
3. appropriate materials to demonstrate compliance with standards at the new site
The System Sponsored Center uploads all materials at least forty-five (45) days prior to the start of any program at the component site.
A one person site visit is required within six months of the start of the program
A Commission Reviewer will be assigned by the Accreditation Commission Chair and will bring a recommendation(s) to the Commission. The Commission will act upon recommendation(s) and either approve the addition of the component or deny the request (see Commission Actions).

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