The most common route to becoming a certified international cards and payments professionalis to follow the full IACP curriculum. This consists of 20 days of training and three exams.This is the only way to ensure that you have access to 100 percent of the cards and payments best practices that have been compiled exclusively for the IACP. All training will be delivered by cards and payments and retail banking experts, in many cases the authors of the IACP curriculums. Each level of training is followed by an exam. After the successful completion of all three levels and passing their respective exams, you will be awarded the CICPP.

Core IACP Certification Exams

Each level of the IACP certification is awarded upon successful completion of an exam. This exam is administered at the same location (in most cases) as the training. There will usually be 3-4 weeks between the conclusion of the training segment and the exam. The exam will consist of multiple-choice, short-answer and essay questions. Evaluation of the exams will be done by the central administration of the IACP. There is a separate exam fee, which must be paid prior to the exam date in order to be admitted.