Officially Passed!

This morning on the HRPA website was a nightmare. It took me literally 20 minutes to get to my educational profile to see my mark for the NPPA. I should have expected that because of the record exam writers that they had in this exam seating. My mark was better than I expected so I can officially call myself a CHRP (and add those four little letters next to my name!!!). I'm very excited!!!!!

I assume with the next few days the CCHRA or HRPA will release all the data to see the exam breakdown so we can see the average marks. The already released the pass rate for the NPPA which was 63%, with an average score of 71%. Considering, in October 2009 seating the average pass rate was 83% this seems to be very questionable. The pass rate on the English NKE was 45%, with an average score of 64% and the pass rate on the French NKE was 53%, with an average score of 66%. The following statement was said to address the concern:

"The low pass rate is thought to be due to the dramatic increase in the number of exam writers hoping to complete the exams before the degree requirement comes into effect in 2011. The degree requirement has been pending for 7-8 years. However, some exam writers may have attempted to pass the NKE prematurely in the hopes of establishing their candidacy for the CHRP prior to the implementation of the degree requirement." (Source, www.chrp.ca)

I'm sure once the breakdowns are released more communication will be given but I do feel bad for those who tried to get their exams done before: 1) the three year experience requirement and 2) the degree requirement. I know personally, I do not have the three year experience requirement so that's why I wrote the NPPA in such urgency. I mean, had it not been the last seating for Ontario I probably wouldn't have stressed as much. But I PASSED!!!! YAYY!!

Tomorrow, HRPA will give us an email breakdown on how we did on each of the sections and how much of an adjustment (if any) was given. I really am interested in see this information and will be sure to update on more information.

I hope this blog was useful to all of you! I wish more people in Ontario could use in the future but they are phasing out the NPPA and I didn't focus on the NKE since I wrote that test prior to opening this blog.

I'm really happy that I did this blog, although I didn't update it as much as I thought I would but it really kept me on focus and was a great place where I could gather information and talk about it. I will probably do a few more updates with items that pertain to my certification. Right now, I'm going to make a list of what to update with my new CHRP!!!!

Talk to you all soon!