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Applications are now being accepted for the CMSP (Certified Modeling & Simulation Professional) designation. Click on “How to Apply” above for details.

Click here for the CMSP Recertification Guidelines (PDF). Click here for the CMSP Recertification Application (Word Document). Too see a sample completed application, Click here (PDF). If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Rowe at prowe@ndia.org or (703)247-9471.

The Modeling and Simulation Professional Certification Commission (M&SPCC), under the auspices of the National Training and Simulation Association (NTSA), is responsible for the development and provision of professional certification to simulation specialists. Certification creates an identity for and builds cohesiveness across the modeling and simulation (M&S) community by establishing guidelines for determining professional competency. These guidelines cover three core competencies: model-based disciplines such as physics, engineering, human behavior, or biology; the use of empirical based methodologies such as statistics and experiment design; and computer technology and computer science. In addition to these core competencies, a professional must exhibit a degree of knowledge supporting a common basis for communications, cooperation and methodical exchanges across the diverse M&S community. This community includes discrete systems simulation, continuous systems simulation, and real-time systems simulation.