Experience Requirement

At least 8 full years of professional experience, of which up to 4 years may be substituted by a college/university degree. Related degrees include: engineering, building construction, construction technology, business, economics, accounting, construction management, architecture, computer science, mathematics, etc.

Document Experience/Education
Applications are reviewed and verified.

Examination
A 70 % passing grade must be achieved on the examination as determined by the AACE Certification Board. There are totally four parts in the examination, each part is one hour forty five minutes (1 hour 45 minutes each) in length and all are Multiple Choice Question (MCQ). All four parts will be conducted in one day.
Part I -   50 multiple-choice questions on Supporting Skills & Knowledge (open book)
Part II-   Cost Estimating and Control
Part III-  Project Management
Part IV-  Economic Analysis (open book)

1. Cost Element
2. Pricing
3. Materials
4. Labor
5. Engineering
6. Equipments, Parts and Tools
7. Economics Costs
8. Activity Based Cost Management

1. Estimating
2. Process Product Manufacturing
3. Discrete Product Manufacturing

1. Planning
2. Scheduling

1. Progress Measurement and Earned Value
2. Earned Value for Variable Budget
3. Tracking Cost and Scheduling performance
4. Performance and Productivity Performance

1. Project Management
2. Project Organization Structure
3. Project Planning
4. Project Labor Cost Control
5. Leadership and Management of Project PEOPLE.
6. Quality Management
7. Value Analysis
8. Contracting for Capital Project
9. Strategic Asset Management

1. Basic Engineering Economics
2. Applied Engineering Economics

1. Statistics and Probability
2. Basic Concepts in Descriptive Statistics
3. Risk Management