IAI Certification Application Overview
Overview of Steps — Renew Application
- Personal (General Information)
- General personal information such as legal name, birth date, and IAI member number.
- Personal (Address Information)
- Your personal address.
- Personal (Contact Information)
- The best way to contact you (email / phone number).
II. Professional
- Professional (Work History)
- Detailed information about your previous employers and supervisors for the last five years.
III. Full-time Forensic Casework
- You may claim 4 credits per year of full-time forensic casework related to this certification.
- Full-time means that greater than 50% of your professional time is performing this function.
IV. Participation / Attendance At Forensic Meetings
- Registered attendance at the IAI Annual International Educational Conference, other IAI state or regional conferences or other forensic meetings recognized by the certification board during the five year recertification period.
- You may claim 2 credits per half day.
- You may claim a maximum of 60 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
- Presentation of a paper.
- You may claim 5 credits for each paper.
- You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
- Participation in a panel discussion / plenary discussion / poster presentation.
- You may claim 5 credits each.
- You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
- Conduct a training workshop or seminar for forensic examiners within the forensic disciplines.
- You may claim 5 credits for each half-day presentation.
- You may claim a maximum of 40 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
- Conduct a training workshop for non-examiners.
- You may claim up to 3 credits for each half-day presentation.
- You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
V. Articles Published In Board Recognized Forensic Journals
- You may claim up to 10 credits per article.
- You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
VI. Attendance Or Participation In A Course, Workshop, Or In- Service Training Recognized By The Certification Board
- You may claim 4 credits per half-day.
- You may claim a maximum of 60 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
VII. Holding An Office Or Serving On A Committee In A Forensic Society Recognized By The Certification Board Or Performing An Official Service For A Forensic Journal Publication
- You may claim 5 credits for each year served.
- You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
VIII. Membership In A Forensic Society Recognized By The Certification Board
- You may claim 1 credit for each year of membership.
- You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
IX. Acting As The Primary Provider Of On-The-Job Training For Novice Forensic Examiners
- You may claim 5 credits for each year training is provided.
- You may claim a maximum of 20 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
X. Providing A Written Summary (250 word minimum) Of An Article Written By Another Forensic Examiner Or Related Professional And Published
- You may claim 2 credits for each article.
- You may claim a maximum of 32 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
XI. Any Other Activity That An Applicant Feels Should Be Considered
- Examples: Teaching forensic related college courses, research and presentations to the general public, etc.
- Proctoring Certification Tests: two (2) credits can be earned per occurrence (not per person), with a maximum of four (4) credits.
- You may claim a maximum of 24 credits out of the 80 needed for recertification.
XII. Ethics
- Information about your moral character and criminal history.
- You must read and agree to the IAI's Code of Ethics.