Earning a Certified Mission Critical Operator (CMCO) or Certified Mission Critical Professional (CMCP) certification solidifies your credibility in the mission critical industry. Learn about how to use your credentials in your job titles and with official documents.
How the CMCO and CMCP credentials are used reflects on their individual brands, Global Skills X-Change (GSX), and your organization. To protect the integrity of GSX and its brands, GSX requires that those who use the CMCO and CMCP credentials are authorized users and follow the guidelines and defined herein. By using any of the CMCO and CMCP credentials, you agree to be bound by and comply with the following guidelines.
An “authorized user” is deemed as an individual who passed one or multiple GSX certification exams (certificant), received the appropriate digital badge(s), and whose certification status is Active.
An “unauthorized user” is deemed as an individual who never took any of GSX’s certification exams or whose certification status is Inactive.
Process – Once a candidate passes an exam, the Mission Critical (MC) Certification Program Management Office (PMO) will be notified and will provide the candidate with a digital certificate.
Digital Badges – are viewable to the certificant and those to whom the certificant provides his/her unique badge URL. The badges serve as proof that the certificant met all of the certification program requirements.
Approved Designations – “CMCO,” “Certified Mission Critical Operator,” “CMCP,” or “Certified Mission Critical Professional” can be used by a certificant who received a matching digital badge. No other designation nor usage is approved by GSX.
Usage – Certificants may use their credential(s) on business cards, resumes, and signatures.
Status – As long as their certifications are active, certificants can use the designation(s) and/or the URL(s) to their BadgeCert page(s).
Expiration – If the certification expires, the certificant cannot use the designation until s/he is recertified. Use of these credentials beyond the authorized period (without complying with recertification requirements) constitutes unauthorized use of the credentials.
Revocation – GSX may revoke the use of any designation by written notice if an individual exhibits signs of misconduct, violation of its policies, or for any reason at any time.