Tuesday 11 September 2018

Great News for Southern Alberta Writers of Part 6

I have been hearing that CRM candidates in the chapter have had to book their Part 6 exams in Edmonton, because they're not available in Calgary.  This is a significant inconvenience:  a long drive both ways, sleeping in a strange room the night before, and additional expenses.  Today I emailed the ICRM and Pearson VUE (host of the testing centres) to determine why Calgary, a city of 1.5 million, doesn't have a facility for writing Part 6.

The good news:  Tim Clay from Pearson VUE responded this afternoon to say that a software update erroneously removed Calgary from its list of Part 6 writing centres.  That error has been rectified:  you can now write Part 6 in Calgary.  A colleague of mine has already booked her Part 6 exam at the Bow Valley centre downtown.

So go forth!  Throw caution to the wind, and shout with uncontained abandon from the roof of your workplace, "I will pass Part 6!  I will be a CRM!"  And then the world will rise in celebration of your RIM prowess, chanting in unison of your records exploits and accomplishments, and your name will be sung in songs of heroes for ever and ever and ever!!!

Got carried away a little there.  But this should make getting the CRM just a bit easier for everyone.  Also - to those that actually made that trip for Part 6 - sorry that this wasn't rectified sooner.

A couple of other quick notes:  first, the board has given approval for a CRM preparation course coming in October or November.  Watch for further details on that, especially if you are planning to take CRM exams.  It is also good for those considering a CRA or CRM designation.  Second, it has been traditional for the ICRM liaison to regularly publish the list of exam dates.  I have been remiss in that responsibility.  Here they are for the next few sittings (see https://www.icrm.org/exam-schedule for more dates):

Fall 2018

  • November 5th to November 16th, 2018
  • Reservations accepted September 1st to November 1st, 2018

Winter 2019
  • February 4th to February 15th, 2019
  • Reservations accepted November 23rd, 2018 to January 31st, 2019

Spring 2019
  • May 6th to May 17th, 2019
  • Reservations accepted February 22 to May 2nd, 2019

Wayne Hoff, CRM, IGP
ARMA Calgary ICRM Liaison
icrmrep@armacalgary.org