SME Registered Member
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What you'll learn
This SME registration recognizes your degree, at least seven years of professional experience and an outside credential or peer endorsements in mining, metallurgy or exploration, and it counts toward one criterion for Qualified Person reporting under SEC Regulation S K 1300.
- Degree in a minerals, metals or energy field
- Seven years of professional experience
- Three years in a position of responsibility
- PE, PG or three Registered Member endorsements
- Suggested 30 hours of development every two years
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Advanced Experienced professionals ready for a senior credential.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
What you will pay$20Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- Not published
- Before you start
- University degree in a related field; at least 7 years professional experience after the degree, 3 in a position of responsibility; either a qualifying license (ASBOG state license, AIPG CPG, PE/P.Eng., P.Geo.) or three verifications from current SME Registered Members; committee review.
- How you are tested
- Application review (no exam)
- Renewal
- Annual dues; 30 hours CPD per two years encouraged but not required.
- Full cost details
- $20 application fee plus $386 per year dues.
- Where it applies
- United States; reciprocity with JORC, NI 43 101 and SAMREC bodies
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Sources and what we verified
SME Registered Member Program: qualifications, CPD, QP note ↗SME membership types: Registered Member $386/year plus $20 application fee ↗What we verified: For degreed professionals, not entry level miners.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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