Certification applicants are nominated by their respective Program Secretarial Office (PSO) to apply for FPD certification – candidates may not apply without program sponsorship. Each participating program has a dedicated point of contact (POC) whose role is to support the FPD applicant in preparing their certification package. First time applicants, as well as incumbent FPDs seeking higher levels of certification, should contact their respective POC to begin the certification process. A list of program POCs is available on thePOC/SACM page in Powerpedia.
All applicants must develop a profile in the DOE’s Employee Self-Service (ESS) system and provide responses to the different competencies for the level of certification sought. This will require you obtain access to the PMCDP module in ESS – please contact your program POC for more information. Once the application is complete, the program POC will submit the application electronically to the PMCDP for review. The certification process graphic Link outlines the different steps in the certification process.