Micro-credential - Technology: Advanced
The SGMP Advanced Technology Micro-Credential offers a thorough exploration of the technology considerations of event registration software, presented by Danielle Rivenbark, CGMP.
Program Requirements
The SGMP micro-credentialing program is designed to help SGMP members develop specific expertise across core competencies for government meeting planners. Members can demonstrate this expertise by completing five (5) hours of professional development in any core competency. Hours can be earned online or in-person at chapter or national events.
Getting Started
Each core competency begins with the CORE course. This course is available on-demand 24/7 on the SGMP Learning Platform at https://learn.sgmp.org. Courses vary from 30-60 minutes each and cover the must-know topics for each core competency.
Additional Hours
Once you have completed the CORE course, you must complete an additional four (4) hours of professional development. To ensure that all students have been exposed to comprehensive education on each topic, relevant both nationally and locally, hours must be earned as follows:
- Two (2) hours must be completed at the local chapter level. These hours may be earned in any format (virtual or in-person). If you do not have a local chapter, you may select any chapter relevant to your work and complete your required hours through that chapter.
- Two (2) hours may be earned via SGMP National, at your local chapter, or via another chapter. These hours may be completed in any format including education.sgmp.org (on-demand), virtual synchronous education (e.g., webinars), or at in-person events such as the National Education Conference.
Certificate
Once you have completed the required hours to earn your micro-credential, you will receive an electronic certificate demonstrating your expertise. Certificates will be issued with the name of the competency and the level of the certificate, e.g., “Protocol: Fundamentals.”
*You must pass the CORE course and earn 4 additional domain hours, at least 2 of which must be earned at your local chapter.
Danielle Rivenbark, CGMP
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Danielle Rivenbark, CGMP, works for the NC Department of Public Instruction as the Professional Development Manager for Career and Technical Education, where she manages a team that plans and executes 70+ courses and conferences each year both virtually and in person. She also homeschools her five children in rural Eastern North Carolina. She earned her Master’s Degree from Temple University in Tourism and Hospitality Management and her CGMP in 2013. Danielle has been a member of SGMP since 2011 and has served two terms as the NC Chapter President. She currently serves as a GILMER Trustee for Education.
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Become a Government Meetings Expert
The Certified Government Meeting Professional designation ("CGMP") is designed for planners and suppliers whose work is governed by the rules and regulations of the federal government. Individuals who have earned their CGMP have obtained the highest designation available that is specifically for government meeting professionals. The CGMP is recognized in the hospitality industry; many government contracts now require planners working on the contract have their government certification.
The CGMP course is offered in 3 formats – Live (in person), Virtual Synchronous (via Zoom webinar), and On-Demand.
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Continuing Education
SGMP's continuing education program aligns with many other CE programs, offering you maximum credit across multiple domains. Each domain of professional development and continuing education is assigned to one of twelve (12) core competencies integral to the daily work of the government meeting professional. Earn the fifteen (15) hours required to satisfy your CGMP CE requirements, and the requirements of many other programs such as the CMP.
