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Feature Article | CWEA’s new online member services center

CWEA’s new online member
services center will enhance
your CWEA membership

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he development and advancement of technolopurchasing an electronic study guide and apply memgy has improved our lives in many ways. We see
ber discount rates during checkout.
it right in our own hands, every day, with our
smartphones and tablets.Technology is making it easier
Go Local
to connect with our peers, to keep a commitment to
CWEA local sections provide great opportunities
professional development, and helps us to do our jobs
for professional development and connections with
every day. All of this progressive technology has shaped
other CWEA members right in your own community.
our culture and as we move further into 21st century
Mycwea.org makes it easier to find your CWEA local
technology, so has CWEA.
section when joining or renewing
Mycwea.org is CWEA’s new
using Google Maps.You can also
online member services center that
access the new local section dienables you to get the most out
rectory that includes links to each
of your CWEA membership. For
CWEA local section web site, a
example, you can check the status
directory of local section officers,
of your certification, renew your
and even a count of current local
membership, and even register for
section members. CWEA local
CWEA educational events online,
section leaders have access to a
Interactive local section map on
all at your convenience. CWEA has
real-time list of members that they
mycwea.org.
invested significant time and recan access from a PC, tablet, or
sources to make it more convenient for you to engage
smartphone making it easier than ever to verify memwith your fellow CWEA members and to better serve
berships at local section learning and social events.
your organization.
Access to Certification Information
Improved Member Services
CWEA certificate holders can now track all of their
Since launching mycwea.org in December, memcurrent certificates at any time on mycwea.org. Conbers have been responding favorably to new and
tact hours earned at state CWEA educational events
improved services. Once logged into the system,
(starting with the 2014 Annual Conference) will be
members can manage many aspects of their CWEA acautomatically applied toward CWEA recertification and
count profiles including updating contact information,
renewal. Certificate holders can track how many conuploading a profile photo, and changing employer intact hours they have earned and see how many more
formation. Members can also access their order history
contact hours are required to recertify. Employers and
and print receipts and pay open invoices.
certificate holders can search the certification registry
In addition, mycwea.org offers a more robust systo verify individual certificate holder information. All
tem for individuals to join and renew. New members
of CWEA’s certification study guides are available for
can easily join CWEA while registering for an event or
download on mycwea.org and are free to members.
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