Role-Playing Game Professional (RPGP) Training Overview (RFC Draft)
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Role-Playing Game Professional
Training Advancement Outline Roadmap RFC Draft
RPGP Advancement Outline, Third Edition (Revised)
Version: 20230921p
by W.A. Hawkes-Robinson
Tier | Levels | Prerequisites | 4-hour Training Sessions | Average Overall Experience Hours (Credits) | Details | NIH Proficiency Scale * |
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I. Applicant/Candidate Trainee | 0 | Age 9+ (9-12 requires guardian attendance, 13-17 requires parental release). Complete Applicant trainee, pass interviews, accept offer, finalize paperwork, schedule and attend training. | 8 | ~50 (0.5) | Book Volumes 1. Pass Test at end of training to change from Applicant Trainee to become Candidate Trainee. CoC, IF, Formats Intro. Certificate. | 1 |
I. Novice Trainee | 0 | Pass Background Check and passed Candidate Trainee tests. | 8 | ~100 (1.5) | Book Volumes 1. Novice Test at end of training to become Novice Trainee, and starting training as Apprentice Trainee. Certificate. | 1 |
II. Apprenticeship (Associates) | 1 - 4 | Passed all Novice Trainee Tests. | 56 | ~100 to ~1,000 (~20) | Book Volumes 2. Begin as Novice Trainee working toward becoming a Novice Apprentice. Pass Each Apprentice Test to become the Title, for example pass Novice Apprentice Test to change from Novice Trainee to Novice Apprentice. Certificate or Diploma. | 2 |
III. Journeyman (Bachelors) | 5 - 9 | Passed all apprenticeship tests. | 122 | ~1,000 to ~6,000 (~100) | Book Volumes 3. To become “Associate Journeyman Trainee”, when pass the Associate Journeyman Test, title will become “Associate Journeyman”, etc. Once Journeyman can run programs without constant oversight, but must still be under a Professional+ general supervision. | 2 - 3 |
IV. Professional Mastery (Masters) | 10 - 14 | Pass Journeyman Tests | 240 | ~6,000 to ~16,000 (~260) | Book Volumes 4 | 3 |
V. Maven (Doctoral) | 15 - 17 | Pass Professional Mastery Tests + Research specialty | 288 | ~16,000 to ~25,000 (~400) | Book Volumes 5 | 4 |
VI. Maestro (Post-Doctoral) | 18 - 20+ | Passed all Maven RPG Professional Tests | 288 | ~25,000 to ~34,000 (~500) | Book Volumes 6. See details at rpgp.com/professional-mentor | 5 |
VII. RPG Executive | varies | Must have Associate RPGP Certificate +Business Development Specialty +Professional Development Specialty | +48 per level | ~9,000+ | Book Volumes 7. See list at rpgp.com/rpg-executives | 5 |
Professional Specialist | varies | Must have Associate RPGP Certificate or higher | +24 per specialty | Training hours plus 200 verified related population hours per specialty. (~5 per) | Various Volumes. See list at rpgp.com/specializations |
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* United States of America National Institutes of Health (NIH) Proficiency Scale, The NIH Proficiency Scale was updated to facilitate the migration to the HHS Learning Management System. https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/competencies/competencies-proficiency-scale
NA = Not Applicable (N/A) = Not required to apply or demonstrate this competency. This competency is not applicable to your position.
1 = Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge) = Common
knowledge or an understanding of basic techniques and concepts. Focus on
learning
2 = Novice (limited experience) = The level of
experience gained in a classroom and/or experimental scenarios or as a
trainee on-the-job. You are expected to need help when performing this
skill. Focus on developing through on-the-job experience; You understand
and can discuss terminology, concepts, principles and issues related to
this competency; You utilize the full range of reference and resource
materials in this competency.
3 = Intermediate (practical application) = You are able
to successfully complete tasks in this competency as requested. Help
from an expert may be required from time to time, but you can usually
perform the skill independently. Focus is on applying and enhancing
knowledge or skill; You have applied this competency to situations
occasionally while needing minimal guidance to perform successfully; You
understand and can discuss the application and implications of changes
to processes, policies, and procedures in this area.
4 = Advanced (applied theory) = You can perform the
actions associated with this skill without assistance. You are certainly
recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when
difficult questions arise regarding this skill. Focus is on broad
organizational/professional issues;
You have consistently
provided practical/relevant ideas and perspectives on process or
practice improvements which may easily be implemented;
You are
capable of coaching others in the application of this competency by
translating complex nuances relating to this competency into easy to
understand terms; You participate in senior level discussions regarding
this competency; You assist in the development of reference and resource
materials in this competency.
Tier | Title | Initialism | Level | Prerequisites | Training Sessions | Overall Average Training and Work Experience Hours (Approx. Credits) | Minimum 1-2 (4-hour) sessions per week | Part Time 3-5 (4-hour) sessions per week | Full time 32-40 hours per week | Notes | Certificate or Diploma |
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I Candidate | Applicant / Candidate Trainee | n/a | 0 | Apply/Sign-up Pass screening interview(s) Acquire Workbook and Shopping List Items | 8 chapters: 1 to 8 | 0 to 49 (.5) | ~2 months RED | ~2 weeks | ~7 days | Workbook Volume 1A Study Guide Volume 1B or Book Collection I | C |
I Trainee | Novice Trainee | NRPGPT | 0 | Pass background check. Pass Candidate Trainee Test. | 8 chapters: 9 to 16 | 50 to 99 (1.0) | ~4 months RED | ~4 weeks | ~2 weeks | Workbook Volume 1A Study Guide Volume 1B or Book Collection I. Completion = Novice Trainee Certificate. | C |
II Apprentice | Novice Apprentice | NARPGP | 1 | Must have Novice Trainee Certificate | 12 chapters: 17 to 28 | ~200 (3) | ~7 months ORANGE | 2-3 months | ~1 month | Workbook Volume 2A Study Guide Volume 2B or Book Collection II. Completion = Novice Apprentice Certificate | C |
Junior Apprentice | JARPGP | 2 | Must have Novice Apprentice Cert | 12 chapters: 29 to 40 | 200 to 299 (3) | ~10 months ORANGE | 3-6 months | ~2 month | Workbook Volume 3A Study Guide Volume 3B or Book Collection II. Completion = JA Cert | C | |
Full Apprentice | ARPGP | 3 | Must have Junior Apprentice Cert | 16 chapters: 41 to 56 | 300 to 499 (3) | 13 months ORANGE | 4-8 months | ~3 months | Workbook Volume 4A Study Guide Volume 4B or Book Collection II. Completion = Apprentice Certificate. | C | |
Senior Apprentice | ARPGP | 4 | Must have Apprentice Cert. | 16 chapters: 57 to 72 | 500 to 999 (8) (~20 total) | 16 months YELLOW | 9-12 months | ~6 months | Workbook Volume 5A Study Guide Volume 5B or Book Collection II. Completion = Senior Apprentice Diploma. | Senior Apprentice Certificate AND Apprentice Diploma (Associates) | |
III Journeyman | Associate Journeyman | AJRPGP | 5 | Must have Senior Apprentice Diploma | 24 chapters: 73 to 96 | 1,000 to 1,999 (16) | 2-4 years GREEN | 1 to 2 years | ~1 year | Workbook Volume 6A Study Guide Volume 6B or Book Collection III. Completion = Associate Journeyman Certificate. | C |
Junior Journeyman | JJRPGP | 6 | Must have Associate Journeyman Certificate | 24 chapters: 97 to 120 | 2,000 to 2,999 (16) | 4-6 years BLUE | 2 to 3 years | 1-2 years | Workbook Volume 7A Study Guide Volume 7B or Book Collection III. Compeltion = Junior Journeyman Certificate | C | |
Journeyman | JRPGP | 7 | Must have Junior Journeyman Certificate | 24 chapters: 120 to 144 | 3,000 to 3,999 (16) | 6-8 years BLUE | 3-5 years | 1.5 - 3 years | Workbook Volume 8A Study Guide Volume 8B or Book Collection III. Completion = Journeyman Certificate. | C | |
Senior Journeyman | SJRPGP | 8 | Must have Journeyman Certificate | 24 chapters: 144 to 168 | 4,000 to 4,999 (16) | 10-14 years INDIGO | 5-7 years | 2 - 4 years | Workbook Volume 9A Study Guide Volume 9B or Book Collection III. Completion = Senior Journeyman Certificate. | C | |
Chief Journeyman | CJRPGP | 9 | Must have Senior Journeyman Certificate | 24 chapters: 168 to 194 | 5,000 to 5,999 (16) (~100 total) | 14-18 years INDIGO | 7-9 years | 3 - 5 years | Workbook Volume 10A Study Guide Volume 10B or Book Collection III. Completion = Chief Journeyman Diploma. | Chief Journeyman Certificate AND Journeyman Diploma (Bachelors) | |
IV Professional Mastery | Associate RPG Professional (Independent Professional) | RPGP1 | 10 | Must have Chief Journeyman Diploma | 48 chapters: 194 to 242 | 6,000 to 7,999 (16) | 18 - 22 years VIOLET | 9 to 11 years | 4 - 6 years | Workbook Volume 11A Study Guide Volume 11B or Book Collection IV. Completion = Role-Playing Game Professional Certificate or Diploma. | C |
Junior RPG Professional | RPGP2 | 11 | Must have RPGP1 Diploma (certificate not sufficient) | 48 chapters: 243 to 290 | 8,000 to 9,999 (16) | 22 - 26 years VIOLET | 11 to 13 years | 5 - 7 years | Workbook Volume 12A Study Guide Volume 12B or Book Collection IV. Completion = Role-Playing Game Professional II Certificate | C | |
Full RPG Professional | RPGP3 | 12 | Must have RPGP2 Certificate | 48 chapters: 291 to 338 | 10,000 to 11,999 (16) | 26 - 30 years VIOLET | 13 to 15 years | 6 - 8 years | Workbook Volume 13A Study Guide Volume 13B or Book Collection IV. Completion = Role-Playing Game Professional III Certificate | C | |
Expert RPG Professional | RPGP4 | 13 | RPGP3 Certificate | 48 chapters: 339 to 386 | 12,000 to 13,999 (16) | 30 - 34 years VIOLET | 15 to 17 years | 7 - 9 years | Workbook Volume 13A Study Guide Volume 13B or Book Collection IV. Completion = Role-Playing Game Professional IV Certificate | C | |
Veteran RPG Professional | RPGP5 | 14 | RPGP4 Certificate | 48 chapters: 387 to 434 | 14,000 to 15,999 (32) (~260 total) | 34 - 38 years VIOLET | 16 - 20 years | 8 - 10 years | Workbook Volume 14A Study Guide Volume 14B or Book Collection IV. Completion = Role-Playing Game Professional V Diploma. | Veteran RPG Professional Certificate AND RPG Professional Diploma (Masters) | |
V Maven RPG Professional | Associate Maven RPG Professional | SRPGP1 | 15 | Must have RPGP Diploma + Research Specialty | 96 chapters: 435 to 530 | 16,000 to 18,999 (16) | 38 - 44 years VIOLET | 17 - 22 years | 9 - 11 years | Workbook Volume 15A Study Guide Volume 15B or Book Collection V. Completion = Senior RPGP Certificate or Diploma. | C |
Full Maven RPG Professional | SRPGP2 | 16 | Must have Associate Maven Certificate | 96 chapters: 531 to 626 | 19,000 to 21,999 (16) | 44 - 48 years BRONZE | 22 to 24 years | 10 to 12 years | Workbook Volume 16A Study Guide Volume 16B or Book Collection V. Completion = Senior RPGP II Certificate | C | |
Senior Maven RPG Professional | SRPGP3 | 17 | Must have Full Maven Certificate | 96 chapters: 627 to 722 | 22,000 to 24,999 (32) | 48 - 54 years BRONZE | 24 to 27 years | 11 to 13 years | Workbook Volume 17A Study Guide Volume 17B or Book Collection V. Completion = Senior RPGP III Diploma | Senior Maven RPGP Certificate AND Maven RPGP Diploma (Doctoral) | |
VI Maestro RPG Professional | Associate Maestro RPG Professional | RPGPM1 | 18 | Must have Maven Diploma | 96 chapters: 722 to 818 | 25,000 to 27,999 (8) (~400 total) | 54 - 60 years BRONZE | 27 to 30 years | 12 to 14 years | Workbook Volume 18A Study Guide Volume 18B or Book Collection VI. Completion = RPGP Mentor 1 Certificate or Diploma. | C |
Full Maestro RPG Professional | RPGPM2 | 19 | Must have Assdociate Maestro RPGP Certificate | 96 sessions: 818 to 914 | 28,000 to 30,999 (8) | 60 - 70 years SILVER | 30 to 35 years | 14 to 16 years | Workbook Volume 19A Study Guide Volume 19B or Book Collection VI. Completion = RPGP Mentor II Certificate | C | |
Chief Maestro RPG Professional | RPGPM3 | 20+ | Must have Full Maestro RPGP Certificate | 96 sessions: 914 to 1,010 | 31,000 to 33,999 (32) (~500 total) | 70 - 80 years SILVER | 35 to 40 years | 15 to 17 years | Workbook Volume 20A Study Guide Volume 20B or Book Collection VI. Completion = RPGP Mentor III Diploma | Chief Maestro RPGP Certificate Meaesro RPGP Diploma (Post-Doctoral) | |
VII Executive RPG Professional Specialist | 1. Junior Principle, 2. Senior Principle, 3.Junior VP, 4. VP, 5.Senior VP, 6.Chief RPG Professional Officer (CRO) (C) | SPRPGPE JVPRPGPE VPRPGPE SVPRPGPE CRPGPEO | Varies | Must have Associate RPGP Certificate or higher +Business Development Specialty +Professional Development Specialty | +48 chapters per Executive Level. | + 1,000 hours per Executive level (192 lab, 800 field) | 19-24 years GOLD | 12-14 years | 6-9 years +6-12 months per level | Workbook Volumes 21A+ Study Guide Volumes 21B+ or Book Collection VII. Completion = RPGP Executive Certificates (various titles/levels) | Certificate for each Executive Level |
RPG Professional Specializations | + Specialty Areas (C) | Varies | Must have Associate RPGP Certificate or higher. | +48 Chapters per level (=192 lab training hours) per specialty +300 hours field experience | ~500 hours related experience (192 lab, 300 field) (~100 sessions) (~10 credits per specialty) | +1 year per specialty | +3-6 month per specialty | +10-13 weeks per specialty | Various books and volumes. Completion = RPGP Specialist Certificate for the specific area. |
* mCEUs: Maintenance CEUs = The International Council for Role-Playing Game Professional Certification (ICRPGPC) 50 clock hours of continuing education, which is (5.0 CEUs) within a five (5) year renewal period (average 10 hours or 1.0 CEUs per year), to maintain that level. These CEUs are to maintain existing level, not to increase the level.
** sCEUs: Specialty Maintenance CEUs = Specialty certificates require 75 hours of continuing education (in that specialty area), which is measured as 7.5 CEUs within a five (5) year renewal period (average 15 hours or 1.5 CEUs per year) to maintain that specific specialty area.
Older versions (pre Third Edition RPGP) Advancement References
RPG.LLC Workshops:https://rpg.llc/rpg-professionals-deprecated-second-edition#scrollTop=0
RPG.LLC Certified Role-Playing Game Professionals Certification:
RPG Research Role-Playing Game Professional Training Diplomas:
Distinctions between Certification versus Diploma (Early Rough Draft RFC)
Certification is generally heavier on classroom, workshops, homework, tests, online learning, and has less applied experience than full diplomas.
Certificates are a good preparation for getting real-world experience, but is lighter on the out-of-classroom real-world hours requirements, and generally more narrow in scope than the material covered in diplomas.
The full diplomas includes broader content, research, and theories, and significantly more real-world experience than certificates, more supervisor and peer-review, more project design and implementation, more practicum requirements, and is deeper and broader than just the certificates.
Certificates are available for most training level, while diplomas are only available at certain levels per tier. There are no diplomas for Tier I or VII, only certificates.
Some levels are only available as diplomas. Some tiers cannot be reached with only certificates.
Trainees can choose to “challenge” a test to earn certificates faster (but even less real world experience), but they _must_ have verified sufficient community hours, meet the other minimum hands-on hours experience, and other requirements for each level to receive certificates.
Diplomas available for top of each tier, only for Tiers.
Must have Tier diploma to advance to the next levels in that tier through certificates.
Certificates can build upon Diplomas.
Certificates cannot bypass diplomas for advancement. This means that in a specific tier, trainees can advance through the certificates until they reach a level listed as Diploma. Then they cannot go higher in advancement with only certificates, they have to get the diploma before they can resume advancement with further certificates.For academic equivalency to credit hours, using the formula of 1 credit approximately represents about 15-30 hours of classroom/lecture/laboratory work and about 30 hours of student preparation and related work, roughly every 60 hours = 1 school credit hour. (typically a ratio of 1:3, 1 hour of lecture for every 3 hours of experience).
Tier I, no diploma, only certificates.
Tier II (Apprenticeship): Certificates for Levels 1 through 3. Diploma for Senior Apprentice (not available as only certificate). Completion of Apprenticeship is roughly equivalent to 1 year certificate in typical school settings. Trainee cannot advance to Tier III until they have the Level 3 Apprentice Certificate AND the Level 4 Senior Apprentice Diploma.
Tier III (Journeyman): Must have Apprentice Certificate AND Senior Apprentice Diploma to begin training as Journeyman. Certificates for Levels 5 through 8, Diploma for completion of Level 9 (Chief Journeyman). Completion of Level 5 Associate Journeyman roughly equivalent to 2-year Applied Associates degree. Completion of Level 9 Chief Journeyman roughly equivalent to Applied Bachelors degree. Trainee cannot advance to Tier IV until they have the Level 8 Senior Journeyman Certificate AND the Level 9 Chief Journeyman Diploma.
Tier IV (Professional): Must have Senior Journeyman Certificate AND the Chief Journeyman Diploma before they can begin working on the Tier IV levels.