Summary An overview of the process of initial certification. How to move from a conditional certification to a standard certification. Includes information on what education classes are required for initial certification, understanding your course evaluation, and how to add an endorsement to an existing certificate. How to move to an Advanced Professional Certificate.

sharlimar is an educator and the founder and principal consultant of Uplift, LLC. Her work centers the experiences, stories, and voices of Black peoples/families/communities. She holds a B.A. in African American History from Morgan State University. sharlimar is a skilled facilitator and content designer of sessions addressing race, racism, racial equity and justice. She has worked with numerous nonprofits to include to guide and support efforts to change workplace policies affecting hiring and retaining Black and Brown peoples, to deconstruct culture and climate in work spaces and places and to facilitate bold and brave dialogue that will impacts organizational structure, policy, and procedures. “We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes.” -Ella Baker