{"id":10342,"date":"2020-09-23T10:31:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=10342"},"modified":"2022-11-22T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T21:29:23","slug":"certification-candidate-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership-old\/certification-candidate-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Certification Candidate Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10342\" class=\"elementor elementor-10342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edbcdeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"76544\" data-id=\"edbcdeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77f76b2\" data-eae-slider=\"86215\" data-id=\"77f76b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6844c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c6844c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4a114a;\"><strong>Become an AFCPE Member!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #4a114a;\"><strong>Membership for 2023 opens this December!<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36b2a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"34356\" data-id=\"36b2a35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f56d53c\" data-eae-slider=\"70412\" data-id=\"f56d53c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c738a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c738a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">AFC<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> Candidates receive all the great benefits of AFCPE Professional Membership &#8211; at a discount!<\/span><\/p><p>When you become an AFCPE Member, you become part of a strong community of financial counselors, coaches, researchers, and educators, working across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-center\/career-paths\/\">all areas of the field, <\/a>who are passionate about helping people with their finances.\u00a0<\/p><p>You&#8217;ll gain access to resources, mentorship, and a sense of community to support you as you complete your certification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e07c89\" data-eae-slider=\"31875\" data-id=\"6e07c89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3f561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image_button\" data-id=\"2f3f561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-button-wrapper video-button\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/heidi-candidate.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iTPct4JnzWE\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tLearn how Mentorship can help you as an AFC\u00ae Candidate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-828138a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"58434\" data-id=\"828138a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc87aa6\" data-eae-slider=\"50303\" data-id=\"dc87aa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460b51d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"460b51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd89dea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"93386\" data-id=\"bd89dea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c1a93\" data-eae-slider=\"70151\" data-id=\"d0c1a93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97d7b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97d7b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">AFCPE<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Membership supports you as you complete your certification.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31262ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"36098\" data-id=\"31262ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb93fc7\" data-eae-slider=\"89503\" data-id=\"fb93fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b87d68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"8b87d68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Studying.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Save Money!<\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong>Snag discounts on AFC<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>Certification and Essentials Trainings<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>As an AFCPE Member, you will receive discounts on certification and training:<\/p><ul><li>$50 off AFC<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/strong><\/span> Exam<\/li><li>10% off all AFCPE Essential Courses<\/li><li>$100 off the AFCPE Symposium<\/li><\/ul><p>And we partner with a number of reputable organizations to bring you even more discounts on technology, tools, and resources!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d4193a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"98037\" data-id=\"9d4193a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2542a1d\" data-eae-slider=\"17760\" data-id=\"2542a1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4529a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"4529a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pexels-gustavo-fring-3874034-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Build Your Resume.<\/h3><p>Gain real world experience to set you apart in the job search and give you the confidence to shine when working with your clients and coworkers.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong>Leadership Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>As a member of a task force, you will collaborate with professionals from across the field of personal finance.<\/p><ul><li>Develop your communication and leadership skills by joining one of <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/afcpe-member-task-forces\/\">AFCPE\u2019s Member Task Forces!<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Visit the AFCPE Volunteer board to find opportunities to build your resume and you community at the same time!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-232f9a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"77731\" data-id=\"232f9a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d8b3e3\" data-eae-slider=\"30396\" data-id=\"9d8b3e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd7623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"bdd7623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/symposium-afc.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Get Connected.<\/h3><p>You don't have to do it alone. Our supportive and inclusive community is just a few clicks away.<\/p><p><strong style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Mentorship and Support<br \/><\/strong>Connect with seasoned professionals through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/mentorship\/\"><em>Mentor<\/em>Connect Program<\/a> and explore different areas of practice.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong>Online Member Forum<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Ask questions, share ideas and resources, and connect with other financial professionals in our <a href=\"https:\/\/afcpe.connectedcommunity.org\/home\">Connected Community.<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong>Monthly Member Meet Ups<\/strong><\/span><br \/>Expand your knowledge and connect with members from all across the country. Topics for these interactive monthly gathers are selected for members, by members.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4a9d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"7c4a9d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-21.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Earn Experience Hours.<\/h3><p>Did you know? 10% of your certification experience hours can come from professional development webinars. And AFCPE-sponsored webinars are free to Members!<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\"><strong>24\/7 On-Demand Professional Development<br \/><\/strong><\/span>AFCPE Members gain instant access to AFCPE's library of webinars to support your experience hours and knowledge base and, once certified, to help you earn your CEUs.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660fd83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cta_banner\" data-id=\"660fd83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cta_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-wrapper  container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-image col-sm-6\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/virtual-meet-up-e1559944665252.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content card col-sm-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Explore Career Opportunities.<\/h3><p>AFCPE Career Week + Job Fair is April 19-22, 2021. The week offers AFCPE Members free career-building workshops and webinars - with recordings from these events made available to Members who miss the live offerings - and culminates with our first (but not our last) virtual job fair. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/career-week-job-fair\/\">Learn More &gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb9f05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"14237\" data-id=\"7fb9f05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bea197\" data-eae-slider=\"61862\" data-id=\"7bea197\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8684b1a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8684b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c9c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"96490\" data-id=\"3b7c9c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dded46\" data-eae-slider=\"26299\" data-id=\"9dded46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc81de elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"5cc81de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Membership\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Become a Certification Candidate Member<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Ready to get started? 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