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Eligibility Requirements
Category Minimum Requirements
Experience 50 credits
Education 75 credits
Association Activity 30 credits
Any combination of the above 45 credits
Total Minimum Requirement 200 credits


Experience: (A minimum of 50 credits needed.)
Award stated credit for each full year’s experience in the following areas. Concurrent experience does not allow for duplicate credit:

Telecom Industry Credits
x_______ Years = Total
Customer Service
4
x_______ Years = Total
Sales/Marketing
4
x_______ Years = Total
Finance/Billing
10
x_______ Years = Total
Operations
5
x_______ Years = Total
Legal
5
x_______ Years = Total
Security-Physical/Network
15
x_______ Years = Total
Fraud Investigation
20
x_______ Years = Total
Risk Management
20
x_______ Years = Total
Revenue Assurance
20
x_______ Years = Total
Credit and Collection
15
x_______ Years = Total
Industry FMS/RA Consultant
7
x_______ Years = Total


Other Communications/Computers experience:
(non-Telecommunications industry)

Communication/Computers
3
x_______ Years = Total
Internal Auditors
5
x_______ Years = Total
Law Enforcement
8
x_______ Years = Total

For each experience listed, submit a Telecommunications Experience Verification Form, which is subject to independent verification. Any false or misleading information will be cause for invalidating the petition.

Education: (A minimum of 75 credits needed.)
Degree(s) obtained: Additional credit is awarded for each of the following degrees:

  • Associate Degree 10 credits
  • Bachelors Degree 15 credits
  • Masters Degree 20 credits
  • Ph.D. or JD 40 credits

*CFCA Conference - Credit is based upon the number of hours of education scheduled for each day and will be announced in conjunction with the published educational program. These credits may be applied to the Association Activity or Education area, but not both.

 
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