Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC®)

Advanced Leadership Certification in Infection Prevention and Control

The Advanced Leadership Certification in Infection Prevention & Control (AL-CIP™) is an assessment of knowledge, skills and abilities expected of individuals who demonstrate professional expertise, leadership and impact in the field of infection prevention and control. It is a portfolio-based assessment that demonstrates leadership within infection prevention and control that has a measurable impact.  The next application cycle will take place July 10, 2025-August 15, 2025. The first 2026 application cycle will take place January 20, 2026-March 2, 2026. 

AL-CIP™ Resources


 

Eligibility Requirements


1. Demonstrated positive impact on the profession:  Active engagement and advanced infection prevention and control practice, leadership, education, research, policy and/or advocacy for a minimum of 5-10 years
2. Active CIC® and/or LTC-CIP® certification 

Scoring of the AL-CIP™

Each portfolio is reviewed and scored by three (3) infection prevention and control subject matter experts from diverse backgrounds to ensure fairness in the assessment of submitted content. A cut score / passing point was established by a panel of experts in accordance with best practices for certification programs.

Rationale Rating Scale: 

Absent (0)

Limited (1)

Solid (2)

Significant (3)

Rationale is missing, lacks any logical flow, or is unrelated to the selected Sub-Competency, or lacks any persuasive elements to connect the candidate’s work to the Sub-Competency

Rationale illustrates some connection to the selected Sub-Competency, but that connection is not effectively presented, is unclear or vague, or does not fully address the Sub-Competency

Rationale is clear, understandable, and adequately describes a connection between the candidate’s work and the Sub-Competency.

Rationale is well organized and clearly communicated. Nothing additional is needed to illustrate connection between applicants’ work and the Sub-Competency

Evidence Rating Scale: 

Absent (0)

Limited (1)

Solid (2)

Significant (3)

Evidence is either missing, or unrelated /irrelevant to the Sub-Competency.

Evidence is somewhat connected to the Sub-Competency, but that connection is tenuous or indirect, or there are gaps/discrepancies between the evidence and the rationale.

Evidence is adequately aligned to the Sub-Competency, and there are few, if any, discrepancies between the evidence and the rationale.

Evidence is comprehensive and very clearly illustrates that the candidate’s work is aligned with the Sub-Competency. Nothing else is needed to illustrate a connection and no discrepancies exist between the evidence and rationale.

AL-CIP Recertification 

Recertification of the AL-CIP includes the following: 

• Resubmission of four unique pieces of evidence and four unique rationales from the previous five years. The certificant will be required to submit two unique pieces of evidence and two unique rationales from Domain I (Leadership) and two unique pieces of evidence and two unique rationales from Domain II (Professionalism). 

  •  Additionally, the certficant will attest to earning 20 infection prevention units (IPUs) from the previous five years that address at least 50% of the domains within the content outline.
  • If the certificant holds both the CIC® and LTC-CIP®, half the credits must address the CIC® content outline and half must address the LTC-CIP® content outline. LTC certificants must address the Long-Term Care domain with their IPUs. Certificants will be randomly selected for audit and will be asked to provide proof of earning IPUs. 

•The deadline will be November 30 of the year the certification expires to align with existing CBIC policies. The fee will mirror that of the initial AL-CIP application fee. 

Example:

John Doe, CIC®, LTC-CIP®

  • John Doe, CIC®, LTC-CIP® passed the AL-CIP in 2025, and his AL-CIP expires 12/31/2030. His CIC® and LTC-CIP® were extended by CBIC to 12/31/2030.
  • In 2030, he will submit four unique pieces of evidence and rationales to maintain the AL-CIP. Two are required to be from Leadership and two are required to be from Professionalism. A sample recertification portfolio may include the following:

Domain 1 Leadership:
1.    Quality Improvement (evidence + rationale)
2.    Coalition Building (evidence + rationale)
Domain 2: Professionalism 
1.    Implementation (evidence + rationale)
2.    Individual Development (evidence + rationale)
 

He will also sign an attestation form saying he earned 10 IPUs that address the CIC® content outline and 10 IPUs that address the LTC-CIP® content outline within the last five years. His IPUs must address 50% of the domains for each certification. Upon successful submission, all three certifications will have a new expiration date of 12/31/2035.

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