The Certified Modeling and Simulation Profession (CMSP) certification program has been reinvented and reintroduced to the M&S community as CMSP 3.0. The certification’s application process has been streamlined, the examination updated, and an approach to ensure readily available reference material developed, amongst many other additional improvements. This proposal is to conduct a CMSP 3.0 Professional Development Workshop. This four-hour session will describe the requirements needed to achieve this valuable certification. It will cover the application and examination processes including education, work experience, and reference requirements for the Apprentice, Practitioner, and Master Levels; application processes; how the exam is administered and scored; and the role of continuing education in certificate renewal. It will also provide timely insights into preparing for and achieving this certification including, new in 2023, review of sample questions from each of the three certification levels. It will discuss fundamental M&S topics covered in the exams and will also include several relevant simulation videos. Finally, the workshop will conclude with two enjoyable interactive game-show style exercises to summarize the material covered, a rapid-fire question and answer game, as well as a round-table discussion regarding ongoing efforts to ensure this certification’s future success. The proposed Professional Development Workshop would be provided by Ivar Oswalt - a Senior M&S Expert that is CMSP Certified, that has been an integral part of its reinvention, and that has previously led CMSP Professional Development Workshops.

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