Local Finance Officer Certification Program - Continuing Professional Education for the Certified Finance Officer
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A Certified Finance Officer (CFO) is required to complete 15 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) over a two-year period that begins on the date of certification. (Certification date is indicated on the certificates.) For finance officers certified at both Level I and Level II, a total of 15 hours is required. Hours in excess of 15 hours for the two-year period will not roll over to the next two-year window for certification purposes.
To receive CPE credit for recertification, exams must be successfully completed with a score of 70 percent or greater. CPE credits for core classes are no longer awarded for attendance only.
Certification lapses if a CFO has not met the 15-hour requirement. Renewal of certification of Level I can be obtained by successfully passing a Fast Track exam or by successfully completing all Level I courses. Renewal of certification of Level II requires recertification of Level I and the successful completion of Level II courses and project.
For CFOs, acceptable continuing professional education offered by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government Financial Management Program and its training partners includes the following.
- Financial Management Program Level II courses (if Level I certified)
- Financial Management Program elective courses
- Financial management courses offered at the semiannual Clerks' meetings
- Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA) courses
- Georgia Government Finance Officers Association (GGFOA) conferences and seminars
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