Independent, evidence-based, and focused on the public interest.
CPEA was established to promote fair, valid, transparent, and accountable professional examination systems across disciplines and jurisdictions.
Strengthening the systems that regulate entry into professional practice.
Professional licensing and certification examinations serve an essential public purpose. They are intended to help ensure that individuals entering regulated professions possess the minimum competencies necessary to practice safely and effectively.
CPEA provides an independent forum for research, education, public engagement, and constructive reform focused specifically on these high-stakes examinations.
Purpose translated into action.
Mission
To promote transparency, accountability, scientific integrity, and public confidence in professional licensing and certification examinations through independent research, education, and evidence-based evaluation.
Vision
A national professional examination system that is fair, scientifically defensible, transparent, responsive to evidence, and accountable to the public.
Built for independence and credibility.
Independent Governance
CPEA is structured to support objective decision-making and responsible nonprofit governance.
Conflict Safeguards
Policies and practices are intended to protect the organization from improper commercial, regulatory, or personal influence.
Evidence First
Research conclusions and public recommendations are guided by data, accepted methodology, and transparent reasoning.