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SAWA Certification Program
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Eligibility Requirements
Certification candidates must have:

1. A minimum of 3 years of experience as CEO, or in a management-level position directly reporting to the CEO, in an animal sheltering agency/organization. One year of this experience can be substituted by 2 years of management experience as CEO, or in a management-level position directly reporting to the CEO, at a non-profit or public agency/organization in another field.

2. A minimum of 3 years experience managing paid staff within 10 years of the exam administration date, in any field. If this requirement was met through the position(s) qualifying to meet requirement number 1 above, both requirements are considered to be met simultaneously. If the management-level position(s) meeting requirement number 1 did not involve management of paid staff, candidates may use other position(s) within the past 10 years to fulfill the requirement of 3 years experience managing paid staff.
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