Research Basis for Exams

Role Delineation Study: The Foundation for CPAN® and CAPA® Examination Blueprints

The CPAN® and CAPA® certification programs are each based on the results of a Role Delineation Study (RDS) or Study of Practice and industry standards mandate that such studies be conducted very five years. In 2000, such a study reconceptualized the model on which the CPAN® and CAPA® examination blueprints were based.  Click here for a copy of the article that describes this landmark study.

The most recent study conducted from 2005-2006, resulted in minor changes to the examination blueprints, however the conceptual framework for the examination programs did not change.  Click here for a copy of the White Paper that describes this latest study.