Processing Stage-2 Package

D. Processing of Your Stage-2 Package

  1. You will receive an email notice when your Written Submission is received. You will receive a second email notice once all components of your Stage-2 Package are received and your Stage-2 Package is ready for processing.

  2. Upon receipt of your complete Stage-2 Package, the INIFAC Office will assign an assessor and a reviewer to your candidacy.

  3. The INIFAC office will distribute your entire Stage-1 and Stage-2 Packages to your assessor.

  4. The role of the assessor is to perform the preliminary assessment.

    • The assessor will perform a thorough review of your Written Submission, Reference Letters, Reference Feedback, the video session and facilitation guide.

    • The assessor will score each element across the CMF competencies and sub-competencies.

    • The assessor will provide detailed comments on the Written Submission and Video Submission.

    • The assessor will prepare a preliminary scoring sheet.

  5. Upon completion of the preliminary scoring, the assessor will forward the scoring sheet and your entire Stage-1 and Stage-2 Packages to your reviewer.

  6. The role of the reviewer is to ensure that your assessment is a fair reflection of your performance against the competencies.

    • The reviewer will review the materials and the assessment scores and comments

    • The reviewer will note any area in which there is a difference between the reviewer’s assessment and the preliminary score provided by the assessor.

    • The reviewer will confer with the assessor to review scores in question to resolve differences.

    • The reviewer has the ultimate authority for determining the final scores for the assessment.

  7. The reviewer will submit the final scoring sheet and the Stage-1 and Stage-2 Packages to the INIFAC Office.

  8. The INIFAC Office will notify you by email and by mail the results of your assessment. You will receive written feedback from the certification process and a detailed breakdown of your certification scores.

  9. If you meet the requirements for the CMF, a certificate will accompany your mailed notification.

    To meet the CMF requirements, you must score 4.0 or higher in each of the six competency areas on both the knowledge assessment and the performance assessment and have documented at least 30 “distinct” facilitated sessions, with at least 80% estimated as verifiable.

  10. The INIFAC office expects your Stage-2 packet processing to require 5-7 weeks.