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Renewal

CIMM certification is a mark of career excellence that affirms your commitment to quality and demonstrates your expertise and knowledge of state of the practice. Most important, it is acceptance and recognition from your peers.

CIMMs will be required to renew their certification every three years. The CIMM program requires that you recertify every three years to maintain your certification.  The purpose of recertifying is to ensure that as a CIMM-certified mechanic you maintain the same level of knowledge originally demonstrated when you passed the written examination. If you do not renew within 4 months after your expiration date, your certification is considered lapsed.

Download the Renewal Application.

Download the Renewal Policies.

In order to renew, documentation of work experience as a maintenance mechanic during the time certified will be required, as well as documentation of continuing education.

Renew on or before your certification expiration date by completing the Renewal Application and documenting 120 Professional Development Points (PDPs). Your certification is considered lapsed four (4) months after your certification expiration date and you will need to reapply and sit for the exam to resume your certification.

The PDPs can be earned as follows:

• Work experience as a maintenance mechanic (30 PDPs each year). A minimum of 60 PDPs (2 years) must be obtained from work experience. A year is defined as 1,500 hours of active employment. You must have worked a minimum of 3,000 total hours during the three (3) year renewal period.
• Continuing education or professional development activity in a job-related field can be used for PDP credit.  A PDP is defined as a minimum of 50 minutes. Continuing education units (CEUs) from an authorized provider are acceptable. One CEU equals 10 PDPs.

Submit copies of documents which you need to keep for your own records. No documents will be returned to applicants.

Applicants without required documentation will be notified to submit the necessary verification. If the applicant does not respond within three (3) months, then the application is considered abandoned. Applicant will have to submit a new application and the fee again