LOCATIONS & DIRECTIONS

Presstek, Inc.: 55 Executive Drive, Hudson, NH
Take exit 2 off the Evrett Turnpike. Left on RT 3A to Executive Drive. 
Left on Executive Drive to the end and turn right. Proceed to the end.  

BAE Systems: 95 Spit Brook Road, Nashua, NH 
Route 3, Exit 1

Surebridge Corporation: Eight Commerce Drive, Bedford, NH 
(Off Route 3) For Directions Only: 603-664-2141

Amphenol TCS a divison of Amphenol Corp.: 44 Simon Street, Nashua, NH 
Off Route 3 North, Exit 5/5A Simon St.; For Directions Only: 603-879-3682

General Cable Corporation: 345 McGregor Street, Manchester, NH 
For Directions Only: 603-668-1620

• INSTRUCTORS WANTED

The Chapter is looking for Instructors to teach APICS courses for CPIM and CIRM certification. The chapter wishes to project a professional image.

To this end, instructors are required to be qualified professionals to conduct these courses. The courses generally last for ten weeks. Each session should take about three hours, including the quiz. The classes are conducted at the client site in southern New Hampshire during evenings hours between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM on week days. The instructor's material is provided by the chapter as a loan.

Qualifications for the instructor's include CPIM or/and CIRM certification, industry experience, teaching skills and an undergraduate degree. If you are interested and would like to participate in this program, please call or write to: 

                   Zenagui Brahim        
                   VP Education -  SoNH APICS
                   PO Box 967
                   Pelham, NH 03076-0967
                   Tel: 603-226-3200 or 603-724-4598
                          vp-education@apics253.org

HOST COMPANIES WANTED

CPIM Certification Review Courses - Host Company

Chapter's policy pertaining to a company hosting certification review courses at their facilities:

Host Company, who agree to host certification review courses at their facilities are offered an option of a flat rate of $2500 for CPIM certification course. This fee entitles the Host Company to enroll up to fifteen of its employees in the course. The Host Company is entitled to enroll their employees at the APICS member rate (presently $250 per student). In addition to the above benefits, Host Companies offer their employee the opportunity to take the APICS certification courses at the local site without commuting to other locations.

The Host Company agrees to:

• Provide suitable classroom space with and an overhead projector and screen.

• Allow the Chapter to send students from outside the corporation to the class.
• Pay the flat fee or individual student registration fee for the course before the registration deadline.

The Chapter agrees to:

• Provide a qualified instructor to teach the course.

• To conduct the full ten weeks course (about three hours per night, one night per week), using APICS approved courseware.

• Limit the class size to fifteen students.

Each student is required to provide his/her own Participant's Workbook for each course attended. Other study materials such as dictionaries, CPIM Exam Contents Manual and optional texts are the responsibility of the student also. Registering to take the certification examination is not part of the course and must be handled separately through APICS Society.

CPIM EXAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The following information was provided by APICS headquarters.

As some of you have already discovered, Promissor has made some changes to their registration web site (www.promissor.com). Candidates who wish to register for an exam after February 23 are re-directed to the new Promissor registration site, which is supported by the CAT Global platform. The appearance of the site is different and the site header is "CAT Global" rather than "Promissor". On the first page, under the option "Take a test", candidates should select "Professional Certification Exams" and then select "APICS?The Educational Society for Resource Management" from the drop-down menu of various testing programs.

You will also note that candidates are required to enter an ID and a Password. There were instructions posted on the site advising candidates that the ID is "APICS" followed by their APICS ID number and the password should be their APICS ID number. So for example, if my ID number is 1234567, I would enter:

ID: APICS1234567
Password: 1234567

These instructions were being missed by some candidates and so Promissor has added a screen with the instructions prominently displayed that candidates see before they the login screen. We hope the additional page with the instructions will clear up some of the confusion for candidates.

Another change to the registration site is that there is no longer an option to view test sites without going through the registration process. You must log in and select an exam before the sites will be displayed. We understand that the ability to view test sites without logging in was a benefit and we've asked Promissor to add this option to the list of requested improvements.

APICS has not maintained its own list of CBT Centers since moving to CBT in the '90s. The vendors make numerous changes to sites and site locations without notice to client programs and it is not possible to maintain an accurate list. We will be working with Promissor to determine if an alternative can be found since it is likely that individuals who do not test, including trainers, instructors, chapter volunteers, and so on, will have a need to review test center locations and capacity. In addition, if a site is fully booked, candidates cannot progress further in the process to see the site address.

Note also that some chapter volunteers and instructors who may not have a record at Promissor will not be able to enter the site using their ID number. If you have not tested or reviewed the Promissor site within the past 2 years and have an APICS ID more than two years old, your ID number and APICS record may not be at Promissor and you will not be able to review the site. If your APICS ID number is not recognized by the Promissor registration site, please contact APICS Customer Service at 800-444-2742, 703-534-8851, or service@apicshq.org and we will have your record transferred to Promissor the following day.

WHY APICS CPIM CERTIFICATION

APICS certification programs open the door to job opportunities and your career advancement. According to a recent APICS Salary Survey, respondents with CPIM or CIRM credentials earned 15 percent to 23 percent more than non certified professionals.

Some colleges and universities gave credit toward their degree program for passing the CPIM certification tests. Please check with your university or college. Visit the following website for more information on this subject: http://www.apics.org/certification/college.asp

In addition, more Internet-savvy manufacturing companies are demanding APICS certification on applicant resumes. On the Monsterboard.com site, more than 61 percent of manufacturing jobs request APICS certification!

The CPIM programs specialize in results-oriented education, which means that you will walk away with more than the professional credentials that you have earned. You will learn to apply what you have learned in your own job, giving you enhanced credibility and recognition as a valued resource within your company.