National Dropout Prevention Specialist Certification Program

You can now add your application fee to your conference registration at our discounted rate of $375.00, don't delay sign-up now! This will ensure that you are prepared to earn your credits and work towards obtaining your National Dropout Prevention Specialist Certification.

Certification Benefits:

NDPS certificate holders will: 

• 10% discount for registration fee to NDPC’s Annual National Conference (once certified) 
• Quarterly Zoom networking sessions facilitated by NDPC specialists 
• Be recognized on NDPC’s website, www.dropoutprevention.org, the nation’s leading resource for dropout prevention information, as having completed the NDPS certification program. 
• Share dropout prevention expertise and achievements through NDPC’s posting of field project reports. 

Certified Dropout Prevention Specialists:

Certified Dropout Prevention Specialists: 

Certified Dropout Prevention Specialists complete a professional learning program founded in the Center’s 15 Effective Dropout Prevention Strategies, document their experience by completion of a job-embedded field project, and serve as a national resource for others who work with at-risk youth. 

Meet the Certified Dropout Prevention Specialists.

Additional Information:

• Questions about the program? Contact us at certification@dropoutprevention.org. 
• The NDPS professional learning requirement can be met by attending the annual NDPC conference held every October and may self-select from identified event sessions offered that are sufficient to address 10 or more different research-based effective strategies.  
• Professional learning costs such as event registration, and travel, are the responsibility of the participant. 
• The NDPS field project requirement is met by submission of a Field Project Report, which will be shared worldwide with other practitioners via the NDPC website. 
• Upon program admission, participants will receive detailed instructions for professional learning participation, field project completion, and program completion. 
• Certification is valid for three years and may be renewed by attending 4 additional NDPC conference sessions.

Program Eligibility:

NDPS participants must either:

• Be employed or actively engaged in the field of education and/or;
• Work in the area of at-risk youth services or in a similar setting.

Application And Program Requirement:

NDPS participants must: 

• Attend the national conference to receive professional learning requirements, we offer a discounted application fee of $375, and you can apply by Register here
• Complete the program’s professional learning requirements.
• Complete and submit a field project report, head shot and bio.

Completing Professional Learning Requirements:

Participants must meet the professional learning requirement of addressing the different research-based effective strategies.

• Attendance at NDPC’s Annual National Conference:
• The NDPS professional learning requirement can be met by attending the annual NDPC conference held every October and may self-select from identified event sessions offered that are sufficient to address 10 or more different research-based effective strategies. 
• A QR code is provided at the end of each session that participants must scan and submit after each session to receive transcript credits.

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