LCA Certified Professional
(LCACP)

WHY BE CERTIFIED?

The Life Cycle Assessment Certified Professional Exam is coming up. Why should you take it?

1. To distinguish yourself from the many LCA wannabes: the certification shows that you really know LCA: the standards and practice that go into this highly technical undertaking.
2. To show to your internal and (especially) external customers that you understand the ethical issues related to LCA practice and have taken a stand on transparency and honesty in practice. An LCA performed by an LCACP is one that can be taken as accurate regardless of who pays for the study.
3. To show to current and potential employers that you are a professional, with all that implies for credibility and the value you bring to your work.
4. To be part of the community working towards improvement in LCA practice in the US and elsewhere.
   

The American Center for Life Cycle Assessment developed and manages the Life Cycle Assessment Certified Professional (LCACP) Certification. LCACPs have demonstrated experience in performing LCAs and have passed a stringent test of their knowledge of the field of Life Cycle Assessment. LCACPs conform to the ACLCA Ethics Statement, undertake continuing education requirements and are subject to professional review in the event of complaints.

Directory of Life Cycle Assessment Certified Professionals

If someone is claiming the certification, but is not on this list, please contact ACLCA at certification@lcacenter.org

Examinations for LCACP will take place on:

28 September 2009 in Boston, MA
before the LCA IX meeting

 

 

LCA Certified Professional
(LCACP) Examination

Applicants need to pay the application fee at our web store. If you have not done so already, you will need to create an account. If you already have an account, you need to enter through the account interface in order to make your application for testing.

 

Prerequisites- may be met by any one of the following:

1. A degree in LCA at the undergraduate or graduate level (submit copy of diploma)
2. A degree in environmental science or environmental engineering (submit copy of diploma), plus submitting proof of a internship (at least 3 months, shown by a letter from employer) or participation in doing an LCA (LCA study submitted)
3. LCA skills gained through experience: submit an LCA that is either critically reviewed or published in a peer reviewed journal (study submitted: applicant must be one of the listed authors)
4. College-level class work, in which one has taken the following coursework or classes containing the essential skills of the class work
   
   • General Chemistry
   • Statistics
   • Economics
   • Systems analysis or systems dynamics
   • Environmental Toxicology
   
   Plus proof of an internship (at least 3 months, shown by a letter from employer) or participation in doing an LCA (LCA study submitted).

Submission of all materials verifying the prerequisites must be complete no later than 29 August 2008, and may be either emailed to certification @lcacenter.org, or sent via hard copy to:

Certification
IERE
PO Box 2449
Vashon, WA 98070

Fees:

There are two fees: one for application (for which prerequisites will be verified), and one to sit the exam. The fees are noted below.

	Regular
Application fee	$200
Examination fee	$295

The examination is a closed-book multiple choice exam in English. You can view the exam FAQs here.

The examination is based on the criteria list which describes all the information an LCA Professional is expected to know.The development of the certification criteria and the management system are described here.

To maintain certification, LCACPs must continue to be active in the field, gathering continuing education units. The recertification process is described here.

For those with a disability that needs accommodation, please contact certification@lcacenter.org.

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