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AAP Certification

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The NACHA Accredited ACH Professional (AAP) certification program affirms professional competence and subject area expertise for practitioners of Automated Clearing House payments. The program establishes a professional standard based on best practices and recognized processes and procedures developed by NACHA and the Regional Payments Associations.

Financial Institution examiners and other users of the ACH Network accept the AAP credential as a mark identifying individuals who are highly skilled and serious about their profession. Professional accreditation like the AAP can enhance career advancement.

Becoming an AAP will help you understand the ACH rules, protect your institution from liability, and develop marketing strategies and appropriate sales techniques for ACH services. Understanding risk issues, preventing fraud and loss, using ACH return reason codes appropriately, and understanding statement reporting requirements are all part of managing an effective ACH business.

WesPay's AAP Training Program

Successfully passing the AAP exam is a challenging undertaking. Take the proper steps to insure your success and know that WesPay is here to help.

Benefits of AAP Certification Training

Studying for and taking the AAP exam gives you a better understanding of:

Managing ACH operations
Interpreting ACH rules and regulations
Developing ACH products
Selling ACH products and services
Creating ACH marketing stratagies
Providing customer service for ACH applications
Strategically planning ACH payments expansion

AAP from a Manager's Perspective

The success of your business depends on its reputation for quality and integrity. Having staff with thte AAP credential reinforces that your organization is in touch with changes and updates to the NACHA Operating Rules and current payments industry regulations.

AAP Benefits for Managers (PDF)

AAP Exam Registration Information

Please note, registration for the AAP Certification Exam is administered through NACHA. Click on the Register for Exam button above to visit their registration web page.

Exam Test Window:
October 11-29, 2010

Registration Fees:
$440 - NACHA Member
$565 - NACHA Nonmember

$60 of the candidate’s registration fee is non-refundable in the event that a candidate should request a cancellation of his exam registration (please refer to the AAP Program Policies for more details).

$50 Late Registration Fee (will be charged in addition to the standard registration for all who register between September 15th and 24th)

AAP Planning Schedule

Don't wait for the last minute!

The following planning schedule is designed to work with the training program packages available through WesPay. ***All study guides, handbooks, and publications, will be sent to you after you purchase a training program package and register for the exam through NACHA. The AAP Study Guide will be sent to you from NACHA. All other helpful guides, handbooks, and publications (and ACHPro CD if purchased Extra Credit Package) will be shipped from WesPay.

Please contact WesPay if you have any questions.
Phone: (415) 373-1188
E-mail: rmckenna@wespay.org

TODAY

Register for exam with NACHA. Register here.

As soon as you decide to take the AAP Certification exam, do not delay in registering for the exam with NACHA. Once you have registered, NACHA will send their Study Guide, which includes a practice test. On average, it takes 4 months to review the Study Guide, manuals and handbooks, as well as take essential courses that prepare you for the AAP Exam.
Register for WesPay's Training Program. Details here.

This program includes a 5-week teleseminar series, your choice of 2 Education on Demand sessions (online videos on specific topics), the library of tools and study guides, and a review session at the 2010 Payments Symposium in Septemter. Two program packages are available, one with and without the ACHPro Software CD, a self-paced interactive AAP training software.

4 Months Before the Exam - June

Review AAP Study Guide, Chapters 1-3
Review Risk Management Handbook
Review ACH Compliance Manual

3 Months Before the Exam - July

Review AAP Study Guide, Chapters 4 - 6
Review FMS Green Book
Review Regulation E: Guidelines for ACH Compliance
Review 2010 ACH Operating Rules pp OR1-OR50

2 Months Before the Exam - August

Review ACHPro CD and/or Payments Insight cards (AAP Flash Cards)
Review 2010 ACH Operating Guidelines, Chapters 1-9
August 13 TELESEMINAR: General Payments Overview & Products
August 20 TELESEMINAR: Risk Management
August 27 TELESEMINAR: Rules & Regulations

1 Month Before the Exam - September

Review 2010 ACH Operating Guidelines, Chapters 10-17
September 10 TELESEMINAR: Operational Process and Flow
September 17 TELESEMINAR: Technical Standards and Last Minute Study Tips
Complete PRACTICE TESTS administered at teleseminars
Based on practice test results, choose your 2 WesPay Education on Demand sessions to review areas of weakness. Education on Demand sessions are online vidoes on specific topics that you can view anytime on your computer.

Month of the Exam - October

Exam Test Window: October 11 - 29, 2010

Depending on your scheduled date of exam, use this month to perform a general review of topics covered in previous months' study.