Examination
The certification program evaluates whether applicants satisfy established criteria relating to their knowledge, skill and competence necessary to solve practical ergonomic problems. Based on their qualifications, applicant should choose from available options the most appropriate type of application. Application instructions, forms and other relating documents are downloadable from our web site.
Types of certification
| Type of certification | Certified Professional Ergonomist（CPE-J) | Certified Associate Ergonomics Professional (CAEP) | Certified Ergonomics Practitioner（CEP） | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Option A | ||||
| Evaluation | written exam, essay, interview | portfolio examination | portfolio examination | |
| Time of examination | 2024 exam dates： September 7, 2024 Tokyo February 15, 2025 Osaka |
4 times a year | 4 times a year | |
| Application deadline | Application Deadline for 2024 Exam: July 29, 2024(Tokyo) January 10, 2025(Osaka) |
At any time | At any time | |
| Requirements | (i) college/university degree + ergonomics education (at least 3 years) + ergonomic job practices (at least 2 years) (ii) college/university degree + ergonomic job eperience (at least 7 years) |
(i) ergonomics education (with at least 12 credits)*2
(ii) college/university + practical ergonomic job experience (at least 5 years) |
ergonomics education (with at least 2 credits)*2+ ergonomic job practices (at least 2 years) | |
| Fee | 30,000 JPY *1 | 10, 000 JPY | 10,000 JPY | |
| Others | Available also for students*3 | |||
| See more details | See more details | See more details | ||
*1 15,000 JPY for The Certified Associate Ergonomics Professional (CAEP)
*2 The “ergonomics education” that you are applying for must include two or more credits of specialized courses related to “Ergonomics Principles,” “Human Characteristics,” or “Measurement and Evaluation of Human Characteristics.”
*3 You can take the exam even if you are enrolled in a university department. Even if you pass the examination, you will not be certified until after graduation, but upon passing, we will issue you a “Certificate of Expected Acquisition”.
Certified Professional Ergonomist（CPE-J)
Evaluation
A written examination, essay and interview
＊The exam is also available in English.
Questions will be chosen based on Examination Guidebooks (format may change) which are available from the document download page.
＊Examination Guidebooks are in Japanese.
Requirements
The applicant should match one of the following descriptions:
- A person who possesses at least three years of education in ergonomics at a post-secondary institution (e.g., a college/university or a graduate school ), and at least two years of full-time job experience working in the field of ergonomics.
- A person who has at least seven years of full-time job experience in the field of ergonomics since graduating from a college/university (regardless of the faculty or department) or who has completed at least sixteen years of education, in total, outside Japan
Job experiences in ergonomics while an applicant was at a graduate school (excepting part-time students who were working outside the school) are counted as follows;
- The time spent while enrolled in a full-time master’s programme is not counted as part of ergonomic job experience.
- Up to 50% of the time in a doctoral programme can be counted towards the required working period. However, research work carried out to obtain the doctoral degree is not considered to be eligible ergonomic practice for the purpose of the evaluation.
- For part-time students who were working outside the school、time spent conducting research at graduate school is not counted as ergonomic job experience. Only ergonomic work outside the academic context is counted in this case.
Examination fee
30,000 JPY
*15,000 JPY for the Certified Associate Ergonomics Professional (CAEP)
Certified Associate Ergonomics Professional (CAEP)
Evaluation
Portfolio examination（Japanese or English）
Requirements
Applicants must satisfy at least one of the following requirements.
- A person who has earned 12 or more credits in specialized subjects in ergonomics at university or graduate school*.
- A person who has a college/university degree and at least five years of full-time ergonomic job experience.
*The “ergonomics education” that you are applying for must include two or more credits of specialized courses related to “Ergonomics Principles,” “Human Characteristics,” or “Measurement and Evaluation of Human Characteristics.”
*You can take the exam even if you are enrolled in a university department. Even if you pass the examination, you will not be certified until after graduation, but upon passing, we will issue you a “Certificate of Expected Acquisition”.
Examination fee
10,000 JPY
Certified Ergonomics Practitioner (CEP)
Evaluation
Portfolio examination（Japanese or English）
Qualification requirements
Applicants must meet both of the following requirements:
- Have completed at least two credits of specialized ergonomics education* or equivalent training at a company, etc.
- Those with at least two years of practical experience in the practical application of ergonomics.
*The “ergonomics education” that you are applying for must include two or more credits of specialized courses related to “Ergonomics Principles,” “Human Characteristics,” or “Measurement and Evaluation of Human Characteristics.”
Examination fee
10,000 JPY
Information
Examination Offerings are availabe (table below).