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Professional Designations CERTIFIED ICE RINK MANAGER (CIRM) is the United States Ice Rink Association's highest professional designation and has been designed to recognize ice rink professionals that have made a commitment to furthering their careers by educating themselves on all aspects of the ice rink business. Individuals will be awarded the Certifi ed Ice Rink Manager designation once they have achieved both the Certifi ed Ice Technician and Certifi ed Rink Administrator designations. CERTIFIED ICE TECHNICIAN (CIT) professional designation, recognized by the National Hockey League (NHL), is the most highly regarded professional designation for ice rink operations professionals. To achieve the CIT, an individual must complete the following three operations courses and pass the exams: • Basic Arena Refrigeration – (BAR) • Ice Making and Painting Technologies – (IMPT) • Ice Maintenance and Equipment Operation – (IMEO) CERTIFIED RINK ADMINISTRATOR (CRA) professional designation has been designed to give ice rink administrative professionals the opportunity to achieve a level of recognition in the industry. To achieve the CRA, an individual must complete the following three management courses and pass the exams: • Human Resource Management – (HRM) • Operations and Risk Management – (ORM) • Programming, Marketing and Promotions – (PMP) recognized by CERTIFIED ICE TECHNICIAN RECERTIFICATION • Individuals who have been awarded the Certifi ed Ice Technician (CIT) professional designation by the United States Ice Rink Association are required to recertify every fi ve years from the year their CIT was originally achieved. • Individuals who achieve a United States Ice Rink Association professional designation (CIT, CRA, CIRM) are required to keep their United States Ice Rink Association Membership current in order to maintain their professional designations. • The CIT designation is o‹ ered exclusively in the United States through a training alliance formed between the United Ice Rink Association and the Ontario Recreation Facilities Association (ORFA). RENEW YOUR For more information contact JOHN MONTELEONE Director, Education 719.538.1514 or johnm@usicerinks.com