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Process for Submitting Continuing Professional Development Claims Online
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Access your online account at www.cps.ca.gov by clicking the “My Account” link in the top right corner of the website.
- Enter your username and password. If you have forgotten your username and/or password, click on the corresponding links to retrieve this information.
- Once you have gained access to your online account, it is recommended that you verify that your “Account Information” is up to date. To begin submitting
continuing education claims, click the “Candidate Summary” link.
- From the “Candidate Summary” screen, click the link for “Continuing Education” at the top of the screen. From the drop down menu, select the program
that you intend to submit continuing education claims for (e.g. Certified Animal Welfare Administrators (CAWA) – 2006 Recertification).
- Once you have selected the appropriate program, you may begin submitting claims. Be sure to complete one claim for each course attended. If you attended a conference or
seminar, you must enter each session attended at the conference/seminar separately. Bulk conference submissions will not be accepted for credit.
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The following fields are required for successful submission of a continuing education claim:
- Course Title – the actual title of the course. If you attended a conference or seminar, you must enter each course/session attended as a separate claim.
Bulk conference submissions will not be accepted for credit.
- Course Description – be sure to provide enough information about the course topics to allow CPS/SAWA to validate the course content.
- Start Date – the date the course began (format: mm/dd/yyyy).
- End Date – the date the course ended (format: mm/dd/yyyy).
- Number of Units – Units (or points/credits) are earned at one point per clock hour of training or three points per half day and six points per whole day.
- College/Institution Name – list the name of the course/training provider (i.e. Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, Humane Society of the United States,
University of California – Berkeley, etc.)
- Instructor/Contact Name – the name of the person in the providing organization that can be contacted to verify registration/attendance for the continuing
professional development claim.
- Instructor/Contact Phone – the phone number of the person in the providing organization that can be contacted to verify registration/attendance for the
continuing professional development claim.
- Were you the instructor for the course? – for teaching, two points can be earned per clock hour duration of the course or six points for half day and 12
points per whole day. The system will not calculate the amount of units (points) automatically. Be sure to enter the amount of units (points) you are claiming in the
“Number of Units” field.
- Session Type – using the drop down box, select the appropriate session type for the claim. Most claims will utilize the “partial day” option.
- Requirement Area – select the appropriate requirements area that the units (points) are to be applied towards.
- Continuing Education Courses approved by SAWA – no unit (point) cap.
- Leadership and Professional Involvement – 24 unit (point) cap (8 per calendar year).
- Formal Coursework from an Accredited College/University – 30 unit (point) cap.
- In-House Training – 5 unit (point) cap.
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By clicking the paperclip icon to the right, you may attach files to support your continuing education
claim(s) (i.e. certificates of
completion, transcripts, etc.). Please note that all fields are required. Attaching documentation to an incomplete claim will not be considered for credit.
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For more information regarding the continuing education requirements for the SAWA Certification Program, please visit www.cps.ca.gov/tlc/sawa.
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Questions, contact us at (916) 471-3545.
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