Maintaining Certification

CPB-Certified Professional Bookkeepers are required to maintain their high standards through continuing professional education. They must acquire 15 Continuing Education credits (CEs) every year from the anniversary of the last certification exam passed.

Please keep receipts of all courses/classes that you take. Should you be audited, you will need to prove the number of hours of Professional Development undertaken each year. Credits may be earned anywhere, at a local college, a seminar, a webinar, the Knowledge Bureau, or through the courses advertised on our web site – 1 hour of education = 1 credit. Failure to meet CE requirements will result in loss of certification.