The Certified Bookkeeper (CB) Designation
Give your bookkeeping career a major boost with the nationally recognized Certified Bookkeeper (CB) designation. Take this opportunity to:
- Add to your market value when you put “CB” after your name to show your professional status.
- Increase your value to your employer—or clients.
- See how employers and CPAs value Certified Bookkeepers.
- Employers: What a Certified Bookkeeper can do for your company.
Steps to Certification:
- Apply for the Certified Bookkeeper (CB) designation (see below).
- Pass the four-part national certification exam.
- Sign the Code of Ethics.
- Submit evidence of at least 2 years’ full-time bookkeeping experience or 3,000 hours’ part- time or freelance experience before or after you pass the national exam. You have 3 years from the date you pass to fulfill the experience requirement.
The CB designation is so important that 1,000 colleges and universities give a CB course to help bookkeepers prepare for the national CB exam.
Now AIPB offers you two ways to prepare for the national CB exam:
1. AIPB’s Online Certified Bookkeeper (CB) 99-Hour Prep Course
Includes prepaid registration for certification, online instructor-led lessons, 6 course workbooks and prepaid Prometric Test Center national CB exam fees. The 99 hours includes the time spent on online lessons, downloadable homework problems and the 6 workbooks. To apply for the CB designation and get all details on becoming a Certified Bookkeeper (CB), download the Online Prep Course Handbook
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2. AIPB’s Self-Study Certified Bookkeeper (CB) Prep Course (online ebooks or softcover workbooks)
Prepare for the national certification exam by going through the 6 self-study CB workbooks. Certification registration fee, 6 workbooks and Prometric Test Center fees not included. The Handbook for Self-Study CB Exam Prep includes registration for certification and all details on becoming a Certified Bookkeeper (CB).
