MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 11
Certification
Education, by itself, is important and an essential tool for an individual’ s personal and professional development, but to be able to prove that the club manager has understood the subject matter and retained what has been taught, the CMAE provides a credible certification program which is recognized throughout the club industry.
The days when an employer( whether a private members club or corporately-owned club) had to recruit from other industries and professions, to find people to manage their clubs, should be a distant memory and the club management industry is now following the example set by many of our colleagues in other sectors of the sports and hospitality industry( i. e. Institute of Hospitality; PGA Professional golfers; BIGGA qualified green keepers etc …) whereby their own qualifications and certification benchmarks become the accepted industry standards of knowledge required to do the job.
The CMAE Management Development Programme provides this certification at two levels:
1. CLUB MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA( CMdip)
After completing CMAE Club Management Parts Levels One and Two, a club manager will be assessed on the ten core competencies, as covered by these first two courses. Subject to a satisfactory pass mark in this assessment, and for a piece of work submitted by the delegate based on their experiences at their club, club managers will be awarded the CMAE Club Management Diploma.
2. CERTIFIED CLUB MANAGER( CCM)
The CCM designation has been the hallmark of professionalism in club management since 1965 and is the cornerstone of CMAE’ s member recognition programme. It is a valuable and widely respected mark of a manager’ s commitment to professional development and the club industry. The CCM programme is managed by the CMAE’ s Education Policy Board( EPB), who liaise with their counterparts on other continents to ensure that the examination remains current in adapting to the ever-changing club management environment. The CCM designation is awarded to club managers who successfully pass an examination based on a solid working knowledge of all ten of the core competencies. The CCM exam is scheduled twice a year, over the period of one day, with a maximum of 7 hours allowed to complete the exam.
CCM EXAMINATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Individuals who wish to take the CMAE’ s Certified Club Manager( CCM) exam, must, at the time of taking the exam, fulfill the following four eligibility requirements:
1) |
A minimum of 300 Education and / or Association Credits; |
2) |
Attendance at least one CMAA World Conference; |
3) |
A minimum of six years’ experience in a management position |
at a club; and |
4) |
Completion of the CMAE Management Development |
Programme. |
EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATION CREDITS
Education Credits are awarded for all academic and relevant industry training and education programmes. Degree programmes, professional qualifications and courses provided by recognised universities and colleges also carry education credits, as do the seminars, workshops and educational conferences delivered by the CMAE and our partners throughout Europe. The general rule is that one Education credit is awarded for each full hour of instruction.
Most club managers will find that they already have a number of both Education and Association Credits, and when participation in the CMAE Management Development Courses is added, reaching the required minimum level for the CCM exam is a realistic and achievable goal.
CMAE Management Development Programme courses offer the following credits:
1. CMAE Club Management – Part One 30 Education Credits 2. CMAE Club Management – Part Two 30 Education Credits 3. CMAE Golf Management
30 Education Credits 4. CMAE Food & Beverage Management 30 Education Credits 5. CMAE Strategy & Leadership 30 Education Credits