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April 2019 4.0 Updated to reflect the CPE reporting requirements for the Qualified PIN Assessors and Card Production Security Assessors

• Physical.

Clarification provided on the reporting of CPEs.

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Note: CPE credit may be earned and reported in half‐hour increments, i.e., 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, etc.

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Payment Card Industry (PCI) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Maintenance Guide Version ~~3.0~~

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Maintenance Guide Version 5.0

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Program Participant An individual who has been qualified by PCI SSC and continually satisfies all applicable qualification and requalification requirements for a given Qualification Program ~~(e.g.~~ a PCI SSC-qualified QSA Employee, QIR Employee, ASV Employee, or PCIP).

Program Participant An individual who has been qualified by PCI SSC and continually satisfies all applicable qualification and requalification requirements for a given Qualification Program (e.g., a PCI SSC-qualified QSA Employee, QIR Employee, ASV Employee, or PCIP).

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Qualification The individual qualification earned by an individual who successfully completes all required PCI SSC training and training ~~exams,~~ and adheres to corresponding qualification and requalification requirements under a Qualification Program ~~(e.g.~~ a PCI SSC-qualified QSA Employee, QIR Employee, ASV Employee, or PCIP).

Qualification The individual qualification earned by an individual who successfully completes all required PCI SSC training and training exams and adheres to corresponding qualification and requalification requirements under a Qualification Program (e.g., a PCI SSC-qualified QSA Employee, QIR Employee, ASV Employee, or PCIP).

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Qualification Program A program developed and managed by PCI SSC under which companies and/or individuals may receive a corresponding PCI SSC qualification (e.g. ~~QSA,~~ ASV, QIR and PCIP). Obtaining qualification may include application submission, successful completion of required PCI SSC training and training exams, and adherence to corresponding program qualification and requalification requirements, including but not limited to CPE attainment and recording.

Qualification Program A program developed and managed by PCI SSC under which companies and/or individuals may receive a corresponding PCI SSC qualification (e.g. QSA,AQSA,QPA,CPSA, ASV, QIR and PCIP). Obtaining qualification may include application submission, successful completion of required PCI SSC training and training exams, and adherence to corresponding program qualification and requalification requirements, including but not limited to CPE attainment and recording.

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Table 1: PCI SSC CPE Requirements by Qualification Program Minimum CPE Requirements Program Annual Rolling 3-year Cycle ASV 20 120 PCIP 10 30 ~~QSA~~ 20 120 Associate QSA 20 120 PFI, PA-QSA, 3DS Assessor, QSA (P2PE), and PA-QSA (P2PE) There ~~are~~ no ~~additional CPE requirements beyond those established for QSAs.~~

Table 1: PCI SSC CPE Requirements by Qualification Program Minimum CPE Requirements Program Annual Rolling 3-year Cycle ASV 20 120 CPSA (Physical Assessor with no industry certifications) CPSA (Logical Assessor) There is no requirement to submit evidence of CPEs PCIP 10 30 QPA 20 120 QSA There is no requirement to submit evidence of CPEs Associate QSA 20 120 PFI, PA-QSA, 3DS Assessor, QSA (P2PE), and PA-QSA (P2PE) There is no requirement to submit evidence of CPEs ISA There is …

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~~ISA* There is no requirement to submit evidence of CPEs *Recommendation: Adhere to CPE requirements established for QSAs~~ A Program Participant must submit the minimum annual or rolling three-year CPE requirements for the applicable program in order to be eligible to enroll in requalification training. A Program Participant’s enrollment in requalification training will be confirmed following the acceptance of CPEs.

A Program Participant must submit the minimum annual or rolling three-year CPE requirements for the applicable program in order to be eligible to enroll in requalification training. A Program Participant’s enrollment in requalification training will be confirmed following the acceptance of CPEs.

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No limit - Copy of official course transcripts Computer-Based Training (CBT), webinars, webcasts, and podcasts Only the maximum number of CPE credits recommended by the self-study provider are allowed. Minimum duration

• 50 minutes No limit - Certificate of completion, or - Email confirmation of course attendance, or - Screenshot that includes the name of the name of the attendee, name of the sponsoring organization, activity title, activity description (including hours), and a date/time stamp. Self-study for an additional professional certification …

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For all online submissions (excluding PCIPs), assessors obtain, record, and then attest to the validity of their submission. Once submitted, the record is sent to their Primary Contact. The Primary Contact receives an email notification generated from the PCI Portal alerting them that ~~a QSA~~ CPE submission is ready for review. The Primary Contact must attest to the CPE credits entered by the Program Participant and select a training session, as applicable, before submitting the record to PCI SSC.

For all online submissions (excluding PCIPs), assessors obtain, record, and then attest to the validity of their submission. Once submitted, the record is sent to their Primary Contact. The Primary Contact receives an email notification generated from the PCI SSC Portal alerting them that the Program Participant’s CPE submission is ready for review. The Primary Contact must attest to the CPE credits entered by the Program Participant and select a training session, as applicable, before submitting the record to PCI …

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For manual submissions, the Submission Form can be found in the PCI Portal.

For manual submissions, the Submission Form can be found in the PCI SSC Portal.

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