Participants who attend PAS/BAS Reliability Training and are reliable with the national anchors are eligible to become certified. If certification is achieved, they will be listed on the McCormick Institute's website as a certified PAS/BAS assessor. This form should be submitted when applying for certification/recertification and allows your contact information to be posted online.
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