P
rofessional Recommendation for Certification Form
Florida Certification Board (FCB)
CBHCMP Upgrade Professional Recommendation for Certification Form
Effective Date: March 2019
DIRECTIONS
This form allows for one individual to provide a recommendation for certification. Provide a separate Recommendation
for Certification Form to each individual who will be completing a Professional Recommendation on your behalf.
Recommendations for certification may not be provided by a relative, any person sharing the same household, or any
person in a romantic, domestic, or familial relationship with the applicant. The same person may not complete more
than one recommendation per applicant per credential.
All information must be TYPED. Handwritten forms will be denied. This is a two-part form.
• P
art One is completed by the applicant and given to the individual providing the recommendation.
• Part Two is completed by the individual providing the recommendation. This individual will submit the completed
recommendation form to FCB by mail, email or fax (see below).
Florida Certification Board
Certification Specialist’s email or
Attn: Certification Operations
admin_assist@flcertificationboard.org
1715 South Gadsden Street
Recommendation (applicant name)
REQUIREMENT
Professional
Recommendation
Definition
For certification purposes, a professional recommendation is provided by an individual who
has direct knowledge of the applicant’s on-the-job performance.
recommendation should discuss the applicant’s work performance as it relates to the role
and expectations required of the certification. While teamwork, experience and work ethic
are the types of things discussed, the recommendation should give the FCB an idea of the
type of individual applying for certification. Individuals providing a recommendation may
not be in a subordinate position to the applicant.