FAQ | Global CEM Certification Program

The content and the certification process will be the same for the three programs. As a matter of fact, the Branded CEM Method provides a structured management framework and a roadmap of 12 building blocks for formulating a branded and effective total customer experience, we highly recommend our clients to follow through each step of the process so as to avoid interrupting the flow and inter-connectivity of the program content.

We could fine-tune some of the details like the industry focus or the types of case studies being quoted but the majority of the program content should remain intact to retain its originality and effectiveness.

8. How long is the certification valid for?

There is no time limit on the validity of the certification. We will nevertheless state the date of the certification and which program (when and where) that the participant has attended on the certificate.  

9.  What types of professional typically complete the certification program (Existing CX professionals? Aspiring CX professionals? Consultants? Etc.)

According to our statistics, most of the participants are coming from backgrounds of marketing, branding and services. Professionals from general management, strategy planning as well as current CX professionals take up a considerable percentage of our clients. We also see a strong growth from the consulting sector to get their people prepared, trained and certified in the CX profession backgrounds.  

10.  Are there any success stories or results you see from the program?  (People getting new jobs or promotions? Companies improved in performance / production? OR in tangible ways?)

An participant - who worked in a leading telecommunications company in a strategy planning role – joined our Paris program in 2009. She came to the program with a clear aim to learn a structured CX methodology to help her company develop CX initiatives. She was later appointed as the Director of Customer Experience, which was a new division, reporting directly to the CEO of the company.

Some participants will also present our certificate to their future employer as a qualification endorsement when they are making a career move. We know this as we come across reference checks requests from headhunters / future employers from time to time. We are happy to hear that our certification adds value in our participants’ professional career lives.

Regarding successful cases from the clients, we could name two interesting cases here. One was a participant from a European bank who adopted our method to adjust the experience process in their retail branch which ultimately increased the conversion ratio (the ratio to convert the first appointment into a second appointment for consultation on investment products).

The other was from a consulting company who applied our research methodology to find out the real moment-of-truths during the experience process for her client (a leading network service provider). With statistical proof, they could finally identify the real drivers (rather than the ones that they assumed) to improve business performance.

11. What is special about your certification or unique about it from other certifications?

A few points that may be worth highlighting:

1. We are the first and the longest-standing CX certification program in the market place. Up until this moment, we have run the program 64 times spanning across 19 international cities, namely Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Milan, Istanbul, Dubai, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto.

2. One of the major reasons for our international success is the application of the Branded CEM Method. The method offers a structured framework combining time-tested theories, universally applied principles and practical tools to help participants to formulate and kick-start their CX programs. Most important of all, the method is proven to work in different contexts, countries and cultures around the world.

3. Our program also acts as a bridge to link up CX professionals all around the world, giving them the opportunity to connect, meet up and discuss CX issues face-to-face. It’s not unusual to have participants of six to eight different countries joining in one single session and they are truly appreciative of the opportunity to learn and share among professionals of different industries, countries and cultures.

4. Last but not the least, we keep our class small. Class size typically ranges from 10 to 20 participants but never more than 25. We run our program in workshop style with a number of group discussions and in-class exercises integrated. With an ideal size as such, participants are able to communicate with both the instructors and members of the team in a highly interactive manner to ensure quality discussions and effective sharing. 

Join Annemiek van Moorst and her 25 colleagues in being a Global CEM Certified Customer Experience Professional.