OPSEC Associate Professional Certification (OAP)

 

In August of 2003, the OPS National Board of Directors approved a new category of OPSEC certification and designated it “OPSEC Associate Professional (OAP)”. The Board created this category to help facilitate the development of OPSEC practitioiners as they progress toward the full certification status of OPSEC Certified Professional (OCP).

The qualifications to become an OAP are:

  1. Must be a regular member of OPS in good standing; and
  2. Must have two years of OPSEC experience as defined in the qualifications for OCP; and 1 year direct and additional year direct/indirect
  3. Must have at least twenty (20) hours of OPSEC training as defined in the qualifications for OCP.

Only those who meet the criteria above shall be authorized to use the designation “OAP” after his or her name.

The OAP designation shall also be automatically assigned to any OPSEC Certified Professional who has not recertified. After completing recertification, use of the OCP designation will be reauthorized.

To complete your application for OAP:

 

  1. Sign and date a statement with a full description of what you did to accomplish the requirements above (description needs to demonstrate that you understand OPSEC). The statement must include the name, sponsor, dates and location of the courses completed or taught.

  2. Include with your statement, an application fee of $50.00 which includes $25 for processing/handling. The same application fees will apply to all applicants. The processing/handling fee is not refundable. A single check in the amount of $50 should be made out to OPS and annotated as the application and processing fee “For OAP Application”. A $25.00 refund will be returned to the applicant if the person fails to be certified.

  3. Please mail the hard copy of your statement and check for $50 and email the electronic copy to the following address and email:

    OPSEC Professionals Society (OPS)
    Attention: Professional Standards Committee
    PO Box 150515
    Alexandria, VA 22315-0515

    Email: Certifications@OPSECSOCIETY.ORG

The Goal of the OAP Program is to encourage OAPs to see OCP status.


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