You’ve cleared the hurdle of earning a professional certification. The years pass as you enjoy the many advantages of your accomplishment.
You’ve been promoted, offered jobs by other employers, and earned respect from your colleagues. Then you look at the calendar and realize that time is running out, you need to earn more Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs) to keep your certification in good standing.
If you’ve invested the time to earn your Certified Payroll Professional Certification (CPP) or Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC), you don’t want to let your certification lapse and lose something you worked hard for. Yet squeezing professional development into your work and home life can be challenging, and sitting for the exam again may not appeal to you.
John Lestock, CPP, CEBS, and Senior Accountant at Lake Washington Partners, discovered PayTrain® to be a great way to earn RCHs* towards his CPP. “Utilizing PayTrain to earn recertification credits was really valuable. I didn’t want to take the CPP exam again. And, having the opportunity to earn 40 RCHs as a first-time user of PayTrain was ideal.”
The APA’s PayTrain is an online payroll training and certification preparation program. PayTrain includes comprehensive learning modules with interactive quizzes, calculations, exercises, flashcards, and games. These components help users apply concepts learned in the reading materials through job-based scenarios. And the APA recently released an enhanced PayTrain program that is completely online with a fresh, easy-to-navigate design and an embedded e-reader.
For John, PayTrain provided just the solution he was looking for. “The material was extremely well organized. The practice problems within each section and the quizzes at the end of each section were extremely helpful. Those practice problems gave me confidence in my knowledge and helped me to better understand the material.”
Using the PayTrain program also provided John with professional benefits beyond RCHs. “In my career, I tend to work in one specific area of payroll—benefits administration. Much of what I learned when studying for the CPP exam gets a bit stale over time. PayTrain provided an excellent review of all of those topics. In addition, it covered any legislative or regulatory changes since the time I took the CPP exam. That way, I was confident that my knowledge was current and up-to-date.”
Don’t let your certification status slip away. Earn credits towards recertification, continue to grow professionally, and make the most of those hard-earned letters after your name.
For over 25 years, PayTrain has helped thousands of exceptional payroll professionals prepare to pass the CPP, earn RCHs, stay up-to-date on the most recent developments in payroll legislation, elevate their job performance, boost their earning potential, and advance their careers. For more information about the PayTrain program, visit learnpayroll.com.
*First-time PayTrain users can earn 40 RCHs or 4.0 CEUs, and repeat users can earn 20 RCHs or 2.0 CEUs each year by scoring 80% or better on the post-test. First-time PayTrain Fundamental users can earn 24 RCHs or 2.4 CEUs, and repeat users can earn 12 RCHs or 1.2 CEUs each year by scoring 80% or better on the post-test.