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Some managers who apply for the certification haven't taken a test in years. Williams recommends forming study groups with others.

Dalton adds that having a degree in printing management was an advantage. He was used to taking exams concerning those areas.

Normally, tests are given at IPMA national and regional conferences. But if there's enough people, Williams says, the IPMA will make arrangements to give the test at specific locations. Tests were recently given in Chicago to IPMA chapter members there.