CPRO Application

CPRO Certification

Become a Certified Public Records Officer

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  • WAPRO Hours

    A minimum of 1/3 (10 hours) of training toward initial certification must be WAPRO provided.
  • Category A - Washington Public Records Act: Law & Theory

    Washington Public Records Act (minimum 2 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. **Please note that if you select a course for category A, you will not be able to use it in another category.** Category A Courses
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    • Category B - Public Records Request Response Processing

      Public Records Request Response Processing (minimum 10 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. Please note that if you select a course for Category B, you will not be able to use it in another category. Category B Courses*
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      • Category C - Legal Updates

        Legal Updates (minimum 4 hours within the past 2 years) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. Please note that if you select a course for Category C, you will not be able to use it later in another category. Category C Courses*
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        • Category D - Electronic Records and Technology

          Electronic Records and Technology (minimum 4 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. Please note that if you select a course for Category D, you will not be able to use it later in another category. Category D Courses*
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          • Category E - Records Management

            Records Management (minimum 2 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. Please note that if you select a course for Category E, you will not be able to use it later in another category. Category E Courses*
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            • Category F - Substantive Program Area Courses

              Substantive Program Area (minimum 2 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! Please select all that apply. Please note that if you select a course for Category F, you will not be able to use it later in another category. Category F Courses*
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              • Category G - Elective Courses

                Elective Courses (minimum 6 hours) Please use the checkbox selection to choose the course codes of the relevant training courses in which you have participated. Use CTRL+F to search the list by course code. Courses may not be in order! For multiple selections, hold CTRL and click. Category G is an elective category, which means that courses from any other category will apply here for credit. Please note that if you have already used a course in an earlier category, you CANNOT use it here for your Category G requirement. Each course may only be used ONCE per application.
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