The Canadian College for the Certification of Professional Ergonomists (CCCPE). The College is responsible for promoting the profession, maintaining the standards of professional practice and code of ethics in the field of ergonomics and human factors through certification. The College identifies minimum levels of education and professional competencies required for both Associate Ergonomist (AE) and Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE) designations. The CCPE designation is the only certification process administrated in Canada that requires certificants to meet competencies in both education and practice across the full scope of ergonomics through peer review by the CCCPE Board. Those that attain the CCPE designation must comply with the CCCPE code of ethics. Certification, with its requirement to meet a set of standards in training and experience, is important both for ergonomists and for the users of ergonomic services. Certification is required to: - Protect users of ergonomics services - Protect the reputation of ergonomics - Improve quality of practice