Certification News A.P.P. Program Changes — February 28, 2007 ISM is changing the Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.) program. February 28, 2007 is the date by which candidates must postmark their A.P.P. Original & Original Lifetime application. If they postmark their application after February 28, 2007, they will never be able to become an A.P.P. The A.P.P. Exam is no longer offered. However, candidates do not need to take the A.P.P. Exam in order to apply for the A.P.P. Candidates can simply register for C.P.M. Modules 1 and 2 instead. C.P.M. Exam modules can be applied toward the A.P.P. designation (and vice versa). And while candidates do have to take the C.P.M. Exam, they are not obliged to pursue the C.P.M. Under Current ISM policy, candidates who wish to reaccredit may continue to do so — even after February 28, 2007. For more details on changes to the A.P.P. program, visit the FAQs section on the ISM Web site at www.ism.ws.