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Benefits of GSP and Professional Certification

The Graduate Safety Practitioner Designation Puts SH&E Students Ahead of the Competition

The GSP is available to students graduating from SH&E degree programs which meet BCSP Qualified Academic Program (QAP) standards; it puts students on a path to achieving the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification. There is no fee to apply for the GSP, and it provides a heightened level of recognition for professional safety practice.

BCSP and PCC Seek to Add Professional Certification to Internal Revenue Code of 1986

Bill S.379 Would Add Professional Certification to 529 Plans

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 — specifically 529 plans — is a program that allows people to establish tax-free savings accounts for certain educational expenses either through an education savings plan or a prepaid tuition plan. As currently constructed, these tax-free earning accounts can only be used for college or other post-secondary public, private, or religious schools. Bill S.379 would open this plan to include post-secondary credentials or licenses and treat them as qualified higher education expenses.

BCSP to Release ASP10 Beta Exam

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) will be offering the Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification’s exam for a reduced price as part of the ASP10 Beta Exam incentive on October 16, 2019.

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