NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-19-2011
More than 80% of the Electronic Document Associates qualify through acadami Transaction Document courses
Richardson, Texas, January 19, 2011 – Xplor International has awarded at least 48 EDA (Electronic Document Associate) designations to industry professionals since 2009. More than 80% of these professionals have qualified for the EDA designation by taking one or more courses through acadami, the transaction document education specialists.
Electronic Document Associate
The EDA designation recognizes electronic document sales, development and support specialists who have shown significantly more knowledge of the industry than someone in another discipline.
The EDA designation requires candidates to be in the industry for 2+ years and have successfully completed 5 days of Xplor Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certified courses, or the equivalent.
acadami Courses and “Transaction Document School”
acadami currently offers three courses certified by Xplor International that are eligible to award Xplor CEUs. Taken all together, these courses add up to the 5 days required for the EDA. These courses are:
• Transaction Document Production (2 days)
• Transaction Document Lifecycle (2 days)
• Transaction Document Best Practices (1 day)
acadami not only offers these courses individually but also from time to time collects these courses into a “school”, a one week event in which all three courses are presented back-to-back.
At the end of the Transaction Document School, if the student has satisfied the attendance requirements and passed all three exams (per the Xplor requirements), the student is immediately eligible to apply for the EDA designation if the student has been in the industry at least two years.
“We are delighted that the new EDA program from Xplor International is off to a great start, and we are proud to be a part of it by providing the certified education that the vast majority of professionals used to qualify,” said William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin, acadami‘s registrar and co-founder. “Especially with the Transaction Document School option, industry professionals can gain a broad knowledge of terms, processes, and best practices of the transaction document production workflow in just one week – as well as earn the industry-recognized designation.”
“acadami‘s courses not only provide a quick path for newer members of our industry to learn the overall workflow of transaction document production, but provide an excellent way for existing EDAs and EDPs to earn recertification credits as part of their continuing professional development,” says Bill Broddy, former EDP Commissioner and acadami provost. “Xplor certified courses like acadami‘s fulfill a critical need in the transaction document industry for continuing education and professional development.”
About acadami
The acadami collaboration involves three industry veterans: William Broddy m-edp, William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin m-edp, and Dr. Michael Turton edp. Together, these industry experts present vendor-neutral, professional education on the entire range of the electronic document experience and practice.
Their biographies and additional information on acadami can be found on the Web at www.acadami.org.
About the Electronic Document Profession
Electronic Document Professional (EDP) is one of the most highly regarded certifications in the document industry. Candidates must have five years of active involvement in document production and submit case studies for peer-review to establish their experience and expertise. More than 500 industry professionals have earned this designation over the last 19 years. For more information, please see www.xplor.org/EDP/.
For more information on the Electronic Document Associate (EDA) certification, please see www.xplor.org/EDP/EDA.cfm.
For more information on the Master Electronic Document Professional (M-EDP) certification, please see www.xplor.org/EDP/MEDP.cfm.
About Xplor
Xplor International, also known as The Electronic Document Systems Association®, is a worldwide association of users and suppliers of the products and services that create, modify, and deliver customized information using a variety of document technologies. Incorporated in 1981 as a not-for-profit trade association, it is worldwide with 10 regions and 18 chapters that are directed, organized, and governed by its members.
Xplor is the community of choice for education, information sharing, and networking that meets the needs of our members and provides leadership to the evolution of the document systems industry. For further information, please see www.xplor.org/
For further information contact:
US
William J. ‘Bill’ McCalpin, m-edp, cdia, mit, lit
+1 (972) 231-3660 (GMT-6)
Registrar@acadami.org
Canada
William Broddy, m-edp
+1 (905) 252-1955 (GMT-5)
canada@acadami.org
UK
Michael Turton, edp
+44-(0)1787-281281 (GMT/BST)
mturton@acadami.org