Every three years, the time comes for each Registered Quality Assurance Professional to complete their re-registration if they want to keep that RQAP credential and do not want to take the exam again! But there are so many ways to earn re-registration units, it can be a little confusing to assemble your re-registration application. SQA's Director of Educational Programs, Jennifer Alluisi, created a presentation to explain the re-registration process. No matter if you have to re-register very soon or your re-registration date is still a year or two away, this presentation will be helpful to you in preparing your re-registration application and documentation. All current RQAP designees as well as individuals considering taking the RQAP exam in the future should consider viewing this presentation.

1. RQAP Re-registration
Made Simple
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SQA Council on Professional Registration
Jennifer Alluisi MA Ed
SQA Director of Educational Programs

2. About the Council
Council on Professional Registration (CPR)
■ Oversees exam and re-registration
activities
■ Members are elected by the registration
body (the pool of RQAP registrants)

3. Who are the CPR?
Voting
■ Michelle Holbrook – Chair
■ Steve Drzick – Chair Elect
Chair-Elect
■ Barbara Randolph – Past Chair
■ Pat McFadden – Secretary
■ Debi Doleniak – GLP Member at Large
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■ Tom West – GCP Member at Large
Non-Voting
■ Tammy White Barkalow – SQA Board Liaison
■ Judy McDowall – Chair GLP Examination Committee
Chair,
■ Melissa Meyer-Ely – Chair, GCP Examination Committee
■ Jen Alluisi – SQA Headquarters

4. RQAP Re-registration: Why?
Purpose:
■ To encourage and recognize continued
participation in the field of regulatory
quality assurance
■ To ensure that quality assurance
professionals remain informed and
knowledgeable in their profession

5. RQAP Re-registration: When?
When:
■ Every 3 years
■ First Time – From 1 April of the 1st year until
30 September of the 3rd year
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■ Subsequent – From 1 October of the 1st year
through 30 September of the 3rd year

6. RQAP Re-registration: What?
Requirements:
■CComplete 12 units within 3 years
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■ Minimum of 6 must be discipline-
specific (GCP or GLP)
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■ Remaining 6 units may be any relevant
professional activities

7. RQAP Re-registration: How?
What you need to do:
■ Submit the application and appropriate fee to
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SQA
■ Submit supporting documentation with the
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re-registration application (on website)
■ Examples of supporting documentation:
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certificates, meeting agendas, slide handouts,
attendance rosters, transcripts, course
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■ CPR will review and send you notification
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8. Re-registration: Tricky Policies
■ In-house training: must submit suitable
documentation
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■ SQA Chapter Committee, and SS memberships: up
SQA, Chapter, Committee
to 3 discipline-specific units
■ Dual registrants (RQAP-GLP/GCP): can use same
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units for both as long as discipline requirements are
met for each
■ Oth organizations obtaining prior approval of
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credit for activities
■ CPR reserves the right to arrive at consensus
opinions on other submitted documentation

9. RQAP Re-registration: FAQs
■ Is there automatic renewal? No
■ Do I have to retake the test? No
■ Does my job count toward units? No
■ Can one professional meeting count as both
discipline-specific and other relevant activities?
No
■ Do I have to attend one or more SQA Annual
Meeting(s) to earn enough re-registration units?
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No
■ How much money does SQA make from this
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program? None

10. Re-registration:
8 ways to earn units
1. Professional meetings, seminars, or
conferences:
● 1 full-day meeting = 2 units
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● ≤ 3 hours = 0.5 unit
2. Instructing, lecturing or t i i
2 I t ti l t i training: each =
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1 unit
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3 Author of articles, books or book
articles books,
chapters: each = 1 unit
4. Author of a poster session: each = 1 unit
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11. Re-registration:
8 ways to earn units
5. University courses: 1 semester/quarter
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credit = 1 unit
6. SQA Chapter, Committee, Specialty
Section membership, or SQA annual
membership, each per year = 1 unit
7. Submission of solicited exam questions:
10 questions = 1 unit
8. SQA MMentoring
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● 6 months = 2 units
● Maximum per year = 4 units

12. Earning Units on the Cheap
 In-house training
 SQA Mentoring Program
 Active participation on SQA and CPR
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committees
 Writing exam questions
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 Annual Meeting online conference
library – no travel!
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13. Questions
 Jen Alluisi at SQA Headquarters:
jennifer.alluisi@sqa.org
 Council on Professional Registration Chair:
cpr.chair@sqa.org
cpr chair@sqa org