Validates knowledge of running corporate compliance and ethics programs, including policies, oversight, training, monitoring, investigations and risk assessment.
CCEP is the Compliance Certification Board's credential for people who run a corporate compliance and ethics program. It covers policies, oversight, training, monitoring, investigations and risk assessment, and points toward compliance officer, manager and director roles.
One holder says their company wanted the CCEP and paid for it, though they were unsure of its value on the wider job market.
A commercial compliance professional who attended an SCCE academy called the CCEP the hardest test they had taken, but well worth it. Another commenter disliked the unscored questions.
For a financial services complaints role, commenters suggested CRCM or ISACA certifications rather than general compliance credentials.
CCEP is valid for two years. Renew it with continuing education.
CEUs used to qualify for the exam do not count toward renewal. Renewal fees rise to $155 and $275 in 2027. If you miss the renewal date, extension and reactivation fees apply; once those periods run out, you must retest.
CCEP Candidate Handbook ↗One year in a full-time compliance role, or 1,500 hours of compliance duties in the past two years, plus 20 CCB-approved CEUs (10 live) earned in the 12 months before your exam.
$450 for non-members and $350 for SCCE or HCCA members in 2026, rising to $475 and $375 on January 1, 2027.
No. CCB says the exam is based on compliance experience. Use the content outline, the Sentencing Guidelines, DOJ guidance and CEU events.
115 multiple-choice questions in two hours. 100 are scored.
Earn 40 CEUs, 20 of them live, every two years and pay the renewal fee: $145 for members or $265 for non-members in 2026.
Yes. PSI offers a remote proctored test, as well as test centres and paper exams at SCCE and HCCA events.
Last updated October 2026
