Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP)

The Association of Administrative Professionals is a chartered, non-profit, Canadian association. It strives to provide administrative professionals the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive by encouraging all members to add to their individual competencies, advance their leadership skills, realize their value in the workplace and community and have confidence to excel in their careers.

The AAP offers the Canadian Certified Administrative Professional (CCAP) certificate and designation. The CCAP program is a certificate program for administrative professionals. To earn the CCAP designation, candidates must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Be an AAP member for at least one year.
2. Enroll in the CCAP program.
3. Provide verification that you possess a minimum of five years’ work experience in an administrative role or three years with a BA.
4. Provide verification that you also possess a good balance of the AAP core competencies, which are in the areas of business management, technology, leadership/organizational skills and communication/interpersonal skills.
5. Complete seven courses at accredited universities and colleges across Canada, consisting of four compulsory courses and three elective courses.

Members enrolled in the CCAP program may complete some or all of their requirements with Simon Fraser University Continuing Studies as follows: