Credentialing Exam Handbook

Front cover of the ESD Professional Credential Exam Handbook with an image of a group of people and the credential seal

We have updated and improved the Credential Exam Handbook to coincide with the new credentialing software program. It does not yet cover the new Associate Credential Program, but the software and testing processes are the same. Look for that update soon. 

Please review the handbook to learn more about the exam processes, grading, and everything else credential-related.  

For the ESD Professional Exam, pease see the handbook for module topics and core competencies. 

Click here to download the PDF of the full Handbook.

 

If you still have questions, please contact us at credentials@esdprofessionals.org.

Association Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics coverPlease read the Association Code of Ethics before taking any Credential Exam or applying for Accreditation.  

With this document, the International Association of ESD Professionals (Association) provides guidance for the ethical conduct of Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) professionals and clarifies where and how practice behaviors might diverge and therefore be unethical. The Code of Ethics spells out both the duty of beneficence (to do good) and the duty of non-malfeasance (to do no harm). We also support and uphold the practices in other Codes of Ethics developed by the ESD industry. 

Click here to download the PDF of the full Code of Ethics.

 

If you still have questions, please contact us at credentials@esdprofessionals.org.

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