MSP® RE-REGISTRATION EXAMINATION
Since January 2008, Re-registration exams for MSP® have been available. From the start of the qualification, there has always been a requirement for all MSP® Practitioners and/or MSP® Advanced Practitioners to be re-registered within 3-5 years of their original certification.
All Practitioners and/or Advanced Practitioners who have taken the MSP® Practitioner and/or Advanced Practitioner qualification have agreed to this requirement as part of their initial application and so are now designated as Registered Practitioners.
All certified Practitioners and/or Advanced Practitioners have the opportunity to take the Re-registration examination in order to demonstrate their commitment to professional development. This is particularly important due to regular updates to the MSP® Guide.
By taking the Re-registration examinations, candidates are able to demonstrate to employers and prospective employers the recency of their knowledge and commitment to Continuing Professional Development.
Re-registration exams are available for both Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner. A candidate will only be required to sit the Re-registration exam for the highest level of qualification they have achieved. For example, a candidate who holds the Advanced Practitioner certificate would only be required to take the Re-registration exam for this level.
The format of the Practitioner Re-registration exam is:
- 3 questions, with a scenario background and appendices.
- Each of the 3 questions is worth 10 marks
- An overall score of 15 out of a possible 30 is required to pass
- One hour 15 minutes duration
- Open-book (only the MSP® Guide is allowed).
The format of the Advanced Practitioner Re-registration is:
A 2000 – 4000 word “dissertation” (suggested target 2500 words) on a specific subject (selected from a range of topics) demonstrating application of MSP®. It would ideally be based on a “real life” programme that the candidate has worked within.
If this is not possible (if a candidate has not recently worked within a programme or their programme contains classified information), it would be acceptable to base it on the Advanced Practitioner Case Study “MSP® Care”.
There are no time restrictions imposed on this dissertation. The dissertation will be marked out of a possible 75 marks with the candidate needing 38 marks to achieve a pass.
Should the candidate fail the Re-registration, feedback will be provided. The candidate is permitted to update and re-submit their paper, however should this second attempt be a fail and detailed feedback is given then the candidate must submit a new paper.
Instead of the re-registration paper, a candidate also has the option to sit the full Advanced Practitioner examination to re-register at this level.
