Hosting a NAMSS course at your state or chapter meeting, or facility is an easy, cost effective ways to bring NAMSS’ education to your members and/or employees. There are several courses available for hosting including Ready to Lead, Credentialing 101, and the Certification Preparation Courses (CPCS and CPMSM).
After reading the below information, please contact NAMSS at education@namss.org if you have any additional questions.
In-person Certification Preparation Course (Two Day Course)
Privately Hosted at Your Facility/Hosted by Your State or Chapter
Bring the NAMSS Certification Preparation courses to your state, chapter or facility. Your organization is responsible for organizing all course logistics and registration. and pays the licensing, honorarium, and materials fees to NAMSS. Your organization is also responsible for covering instructor travel costs.
What will be required of my organization?
- Make arrangements for meeting rooms – one for each course (if hosting both courses) in rounds for the two days during the course. (you may choose to only host the CPCS)
- Manage facility logistics, registration, and audiovisual equipment needed for course and cover associated costs.
- Provide one laptop (with Microsoft Office Suite – PowerPoint; cannot be a MAC), LCD projector, screen and two flip charts for each meeting room.
- Register participants for the course.
- Provide hotel reservation and transportation information to NAMSS Headquarters and all registrants.
- Provide access to hotel rooms at the special conference rate for all attendees.
- Provide registration tables and signage on the dates of the course.
- Designate an On-Site Coordinator who will:
- Serve as the on-site liaison to NAMSS instructors and registered attendees;
- Register and check in attendees.
- Provide volunteers to serve as room monitors to assist the instructors during the course.
- Cover travel (coach airfare or mileage reimbursement at government rate), per diem ($60 per day/per instructor), and up to 3 nights hotel (per instructor) for two instructors per course.
- Submit a check to NAMSS based on course and materials costs outlined below. These fees are per course:
- Honorarium
- $3,500 ($1,750 per NAMSS instructor)
- $1,500 licensing fee
What support will NAMSS provide?
- Promote the two courses on NAMSS website and all educational materials.
- Work with On-site Coordinator as needed to respond to questions and help promote the courses.
- Hire and compensate NAMSS instructor(s) as per NAMSS’ established guidelines.
- Serve as the liaison between NAMSS instructors and state liaison.
- Print and ship all course materials and provide all necessary course materials to NAMSS instructors.
- Post hotel and transportation information on the NAMSS website.
How do I apply?
- Submit the application form to the NAMSS Executive Office at least three months prior to preferred course date.
- Applications will be reviewed by the NAMSS Education Committee within two weeks of receipt of application.
- Sessions will be scheduled according to instructor availability.
Interested in hosting an in-person CPCS or CPMSM Preparation Course? Complete the form here:
In-person CPCS Hosting Interest Application
In-person CPMSM Hosting Interest Application
In-person Credentialing 101 (Two Day Course)
Privately Hosted at Your Facility
Bring the NAMSS Credentialing 101 course to your state, chapter, or facility. Your organization is responsible for organizing all course logistics and registration, and pays the licensing, honorarium, and materials fees to NAMSS. Your organization is also responsible for covering instructor travel costs.
How do I apply?
- Submit the application form to the NAMSS Executive Office at least three months prior to preferred course date.
- Applications will be reviewed by the NAMSS Education Committee within two weeks of receipt of application.
- Sessions will be scheduled according to instructor availability.
What will be required of my oragnization?
- Make arrangements for one meeting room set in rounds for the two day course. (Size based on number of attendees – up to 50)
- Manage facility logistics, registration, and audiovisual equipment needed for course and cover associated costs. Provide one laptop, LCD projector, screen and two flip charts for the meeting room.
- Register participants for the course.
- Provide hotel reservation and transportation information to NAMSS Headquarters and all registrants.
- Provide access to hotel rooms at the special conference rate for all attendees.
- Provide registration tables and signage on the dates of the course.
- Designate an On-site Coordinator who will:
- Serve as the on-site liaison to NAMSS instructors and registered attendees.
- Register and check in attendees.
- Provide volunteers to serve as room monitors to assist the instructors during the course.
- Cover travel (coach airfare or mileage reimbursement at government rate), per diem ($60 per day/per instructor), and up to 3 nights hotel (per instructor) for two instructors per course.
- Submit a check to NAMSS for the licensing fee and course materials costs as outlined below:
- Honorarium
- $3,500 ($1,750 per NAMSS instructor)
- $1,500 licensing fee
What support will NAMSS provide?
- Promote the course on NAMSS website and all educational materials, if requested.
- Work with On-site Coordinator as needed to respond to questions and help promote the courses.
- Hire and compensate NAMSS instructors as per NAMSS’ established guidelines.
- Serve as the liaison between NAMSS instructors and state liaison.
- Print and ship all course materials and provide all necessary course materials to NAMSS instructors.
- Post hotel and transportation information on the NAMSS website.
Interested in hosting an in-person Credentialing 101? Complete the form here:
In-person Credentialing 101
Hosting Interest Application
In-person Ready to Lead (One Day Course)
Privately Hosted at Your Facility/Hosted by Your State or Chapter
Bring the NAMSS Ready to Lead course to your state, chapter,or facility. Your organization is responsible for organizing all course logistics and registration, and pays the licensing, honorarium, and materials fees to NAMSS. Your organization is also responsible for covering instructor travel costs.
How do I apply?
- Submit the application form to the NAMSS Executive Office at least three months prior to preferred course date.
- Applications will be reviewed by the NAMSS Education Committee within two weeks of receipt of application.
- Sessions will be scheduled according to instructor availability.
What will be required of my organization?
- Make arrangements for one meeting room set in rounds for the one day course. (Size based on number of attendees – up to 50)
- Manage facility logistics, registration, and audiovisual equipment needed for course and cover associated costs. Provide one laptop (with Microsoft Office Suite – PowerPoint; cannot be a MAC), LCD projector, screen and two flip charts for each meeting room.
- Register participants for the course.
- Provide hotel reservation and transportation information to NAMSS instructor(s) and all registrants.
- Provide access to hotel rooms at the special conference rate for all attendees.
- Provide registration tables and signage on the dates of the course.
- Designate an On-site Coordinator who will:
- Serve as the on-site liaison to NAMSS instructor(s) and registered attendees.
- Register and check in attendees.
- Provide volunteers to serve as room monitors to assist the instructor(s) during the course.
- Cover travel, per diem, and up to 2 night’s hotel for NAMSS instructor(s).
- Submit a check to NAMSS for the licensing fee and course materials costs as outlined below:
- Honorarium
- $1,500 licensing fee
What support will NAMSS provide?
- Promote the course on NAMSS website and all educational materials, if requested.
- Work with On-site Coordinator as needed to respond to questions and help promote the courses.
- Assign NAMSS instructor as per NAMSS’ established guidelines. Serve as the liaison between NAMSS instructor(s) and state liaison.
- Print and ship all course materials and provide all necessary course materials to NAMSS instructors.
- Post hotel and transportation information on the NAMSS website.
Interested in hosting an in-person Ready to Lead ?
Complete the form here:
In-person Ready to Lead
Hosting Interest Application