COCPA Program Technical Review Information

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What is a Technical Review?

The purpose and role of a technical review is to ensure technical accuracy and sufficiency for CPE credits in accordance with NASBA standards for all COCPA programs.

In order to present a program for the COCPA, we require presentations to be technically reviewed. A review of the program will:

• Confirm the course is correctly classified under one of NASBA's 20 subject areas. (View classifications here.)
• Verify the program level (basic, intermediate, advanced, update, or overview) matches the course content.
• Assess the course for technical accuracy, currency, and relevance to learning objectives, considering content quality, presentation, and delivery method.
• Ensure the course is grammatically accurate, properly proofread, and presented with clarity and professionalism.
• Confirm review and final exam answers in self-study programs are technically accurate and appropriate.
• Verify group internet-based programs have adequate monitoring mechanisms.

Qualifications of content reviewers:

Individuals or teams must be qualified in the subject matter of the program to review the content. The intent of the review is to serve as a quality control procedure to ensure the course content is accurate and current as well as appropriate for CPE.

Technical Review Form:

Please click here to review the form that must be completed by the technical reviewer.

For more information, or to become a reviewer, please contact Tiffany Carson at tiffany@cocpa.org.

In rare circumstances, it may be impractical to review certain programs in advance. In those rare circumstances, greater reliance should be placed on the recognized professional competence of the instructor or presenter, and the basis for the lack of content review must be documented.