Application Review & Audit
Application ReviewEach application will be reviewed by the BCPO testing service (SMT) to ensure the eligibility of each applicant. Those applicants who do not qualify will be given the opportunity to provide additional documentation/information. However, in no circumstances shall the published application deadline be extended. Therefore it is important to submit the completed application as early as possible.
Based on the information provided, if a candidate is deemed ineligible to sit for the BCPO Certification Examination, they will receive e-mail notification. An application may also be rejected if it is incomplete, illegible, or received after the application deadline.
Application Audit
BCPO is charged with the responsibility for safeguarding the integrity of the CPO® designation. Part of this responsibility entails ensuring that candidates who apply for the certification examination do, in fact, meet the eligibility requirements. Accordingly, it is the policy of the BCPO to mandate an audit of a percentage of candidate examination applications, by verifying the assertions made by the candidates about their eligibility to sit for the examination. These application audits are conducted by the testing service SMT on behalf of BCPO, to ensure a non-biased and objective review of the candidate's eligibility. The audits will take place approximately three (3) weeks after the examination date.
Should you be randomly selected (via a computerized random number generator program) for an application audit, you will receive a notice to this effect via your email address of record, along with a CPO® Candidate Consent Form which MUST be executed and returned immediately upon receipt of the notice of audit. It is strongly suggested that you collect, organize and have available this supporting documentation as you complete your application, so that it can be readily submitted should your application be randomly selected for audit.
