The Certified Wedding Planning Professional Certification (CWPP) exam prepares individuals for an exciting career as a Wedding Planning Professional. The certification displays mastery of the latest information and gives you the credentials necessary to launch and run your own successful Wedding Planning business or find employment in an established business.
A Certified Wedding Planning Professional (CWPP) needs to have superior organizational skills, excellent attention to detail, the ability to work through very stressful situations and have many ideas that will appeal to a large scale of clients and employers. Many brides, family members and friends are too busy to devote months of time to planning a wedding. For these reasons, a growing number of couples now seek the outside assistance of a professional wedding and event planner.
Our practice exams consist of approximately 30 questions that are randomly selected from the actual certification exam test bank. The practice exams are broken down into 2 separate exams that can be taken up to 3 times each. This gives you a total of 6 exams to help prepare you for certification.
We highly recommend all students take a few practice exams. This helps them to understand the test-taking process and prepares them for certification by giving actual certification questions! Scoring a 70% or higher on a practice exam is a good indicator that a student will receive a passing grade on the certification exam.
Overall, employment in event planning and similar occupations is expected to grow 44 percent by 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Attaining the National Career Certification Board’s (NCCB) Certified Wedding Planning Professional (CWPP) credentials will show perspective employers and clients you have the qualifications necessary to tap into your creative side in the industry and plan their wedding with professionalism and unique style.
The benefits to becoming a Certified Wedding Planning Professionals (CWPP) may include more job opportunities, higher wages, and increased job security.
- NCCB Certification demonstrates that you have achieved the entry-level of professional knowledge in your specific field.
- NCCB Certification gives you a mark of distinction which sets you apart and shows that you have achieved expertise in your field of study.
- NCCB Certification increases your marketability as it provides external validation of your entry-level knowledge and your abilities in your profession.
- NCCB Certification demonstrates your commitment to your own personal growth and to that of the profession you’ve chosen. These factors can greatly affect your career advancement.
- NCCB Certification may encourage your employer to underwrite further education for you in the future. By showing them how supporting your professional development is a worthwhile pursuit for the company’s continuous improvement efforts, this could lead to further educational opportunities, a win-win for all parties involved.
NCCB certifications are available to everyone that has formal training, work experience or has been self-trained in their field of expertise. Our goal is to be the initial certification organization to validate your education.
Here is how the process works:
- Purchase a Practice Exam: With each practice exam purchase, you will have access to 2 practice tests that will help you prepare. You may take the practice exams up to 3 times each and there is no time limit. You will have 90 days to take the practice exams.
- Purchase a Certification Exam: The certification exam will consist of 80 questions and you will have 2 hours to complete it. You will have 30 days from the date of purchase to take the certification exam.
- Proctoring: Each certification exam is proctored using AI powered online proctoring software that is embedded in the exam center.
- Certificate: Once you have completed the certification exam and scored a 70% or higher you will have immediate access to your Certification Certificate by clicking on the link in the exam center. The certificate will also be emailed to you as a .pdf file.
- Login Credentials: Once you make an exam purchase you will receive a confirmation email. This email will provide you with login information to the NCCB Exam website. This will not be the same as your login for the NCCB company site.