Download the EnCEP renewal form.  EnCase® Certified eDiscovery Practitioners s are required to achieve ONE of the following items in order to renew: Attend a minimum of thirty-two (32) credit hours of documented continuing education in eDiscovery  to maintain the certification*: The training should either be from Guidance, your agency or an accredited source. Training should be either in a classroom lab setting or online. You should be able to provide proof of attendance via a certificate, transcript, or official letter You can earn one credit hour for each classroom hour of training and 1/2 credit hour for each one hour of instruction as an eDiscovery curriculum instruct If you attend any other eDiscovery conference other than CEIC here are the guidelines for submitting renewal credit:  Only labs count. (we don't count seminars, or product demo) You can count 1 CPE for every hour you are in a lab To submit credits, please send a copy the conference agenda, and indicate the labs attended and how many CPE each one is worth.  * Training and teaching hours may be combined to reach the total 32 hours required. Documentation may be a certificate of completion, official letter from the provider, or transcript. *Documentation needs to be a certificate of completion Attend one CEIC conference within the renewal period. Your certification must be current at the time of the conference and you must attend at least 10 eDiscovery laboratory sessions to fulfill the requirement to renew your EnCEP. Register online at www.ceicconference.com. Renewal forms will be available at the registration desk during the conference. *Please check the box on renewal form, your registration will be on file with Guidance Software, Inc. Please do not submit your renewal documents separately. Keep all certificates together and only send them when you have the requirement fulfilled. When you are ready, send the attached form and any certificates/letters/documents to the following fax, email, or mailing address.   The requirements need to have been taken within your renewal period. (I.E. if your renewal date is September 1, 2012, your requirement must have been achieved between September 1, 2009 and September 1, 2012.)

Once your renewal has been submitted and approved, your renewal date will be changed to a three year period. Example: If you are renewing in 2012, your next renewal date will not be until 2015 and every 3 years from then on.   EnCase Certification Coordinator Guidance Software, Inc. 215 N. Marengo Ave. Suite 250 Pasadena, CA 91101 Email: certification@guidancesoftware.com Fax: (626) 229-9199   Should your certification expire, you will be required to restart the EnCEP process from Phase I. Extensions will not be granted. If you are unsure of your expiration date please email: certification@guidancesoftware.com