AICP Certified

Issued by American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

AICP-certified planners have a high level of expertise, knowledge, and ethical commitment to best serve communities. They have deep planning knowledge and significant professional achievements, including demonstrating responsibility and resourcefulness while applying a planning process, evaluating multiple impacts to a community, and influencing public decision making in the public interest. They pledge to uphold ethical standards of practice and continuously pursue professional education.

Type Certification
Level Intermediate

Additional Details

Skills

Demographics And Economic Analysis
Diversity Practices
Equity Practices
Facilitation And Consensus Building
Inclusion Practices
Land Use Planning
Plan Implementation And Evaluation
Plan Making
Project Management
Public Participation And Communication
Spatial Analysis

Earning Criteria

Be a current member of the American Planning Association.
Sliding scale of years of professional planning experience, as defined by AICP based on type of education.
Demonstrate how their verified work experience met APA’s definition of professional planning experience in three criteria.
Pass a rigorous, comprehensive examination of planning knowledge and abilities.

Standards

AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Certified planners — members of the American Institute of Certified Planners — pledge to uphold high standards of practice, ethics, and professional conduct. As such, the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct helps AICP members negotiate tough ethical and moral dilemmas they sometimes face.