This page will be a central location for CMMC professionals on the Certified Assessor track. Please send information if you see anything that is useful to CAs and CPs from a career perspective.
WARNING – THIS PAGE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE EARLY 2021. Some information has changed since then. Please check back in a few weeks for the latest.
Official Guidance for Certified Assessor (CA) or Certified Professional (CP)
Answers about C3PAOs, Assessors, and other CMMC Professional questions
CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton Interview #2 – C3PAOs, CAs, Instructors, Ethics
Code of Professional Conduct (must be followed by Certified Professionals and Assessors)
Status of Certified Assessor Training (February 2021)
CAICO and current state of CMMC training – Ben Tchoubineh (CMMC-AB)
The CMMC Assessment Process (interviews with Jeff Dalton, Jan 2021)
CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton – the CMMC Assessment Process – Part 1
CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton – the CMMC Assessment Process – Part 2
CMMC-AB Jeff Dalton – the CMMC Assessment Process – Part 3
Big Rocks for Certified Assessor (CA) or Certified Professional (CP)
Cost:
- $200 application fee to CMMC-AB (non-refundable)
- $ (unknown, $4500?) Training course for Certified Professional
- $ 300? Proctored exam for Certified Professional
- Free (but could take months) Tier 3 non-clearance suitability determination
*You could start work at this point as a member of an assessment team*
- $ (unknown, $4500?) Training course for Certified Assessor 1
- $ 300? Proctored exam for Certified Assessor 1
- $ (unknown, $3000 minimum?) Quality Assurance by CMMC-AB during first assessment at ML1?
*You could lead CMMC Level 1 assessments at this point*
- $ (unknown, $4500?) Training course for Certified Assessor 3
- $ 300? Proctored exam for Certified Assessor 3
- This is a guess by Amira, that each ML will need a quality assurance check. Currently the AB website says that just one QA will need to be done. $ (unknown, $3000 minimum?) Quality Assurance by CMMC-AB during first assessment at ML3?
*You could lead CMMC Level 1 – 3 assessments at this point*
- (unknown) Every few years, re-take exam, re-take training, or submit continual professional education
Requirements:
U.S. Citizen and achieve a favorably adjudicated Tier 3 suitability determination
Associated with a C3PAO organization that is authorized to perform assessments
Maintain ethical behavior per Code of Professional Conduct and as needed to maintain Suitability Determination
Lifestyle:
Are you ready to spend your life on the road, visiting 20-100 different companies or sites per year?
Are you ready to agonize about whether to record a NOT-MET requirement, and take all of the pressure that comes with it, for several months afterward?
Are you willing to continue training and fees to maintain your certified status?