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Association for the Advanced Cost Engineering

AACE
• Since 1956, AACE International has been the leading-edge
professional society for cost estimators, cost engineers,
schedulers project managers, and project control
specialists.

• With more than 7,000 members worldwide, AACE

International is the largest organization serving the entire
spectrum of cost management professionals.

• AACE International is industry independent, and has

members in 78 countries and 71 local sections.
 CCC / CCE
- AACE International's Certified Cost Consultant / Certified Cost
Engineer (CCC/CCE) certification program is designed to
establish credentials to recognize your professional expertise.
- This certification program gives professionals a means to
validate their skills and knowledge.
‫المنج واحد‬
- CCC/CCE certification will distinguish
‫االختالف‬ ‫لكن‬ you as a Certified Cost
Consultant/Certified Cost Engineer
‫في مسمى الشهادة‬who has the knowledge
and skills that impact the bottom line.
CCE ‫للمهندسين‬ CCC ‫لغير المهندسين‬

Certified Cost Certified Cost

Engineers Consultants
Summary of CCC/CCE Certification Process
1- Experience requirements :
- At least 8 full years of professional experience, of which up to
4 years may be substituted by a college/university degree.
- Related degrees include: engineering, building construction,
construction technology, business, economics, accounting,
construction management, architecture, computer science,
mathematics, etc.

2. Submit application and fees :

- AACE Members US$350.00
- Non-Members US$500.00
- Submit the application, work/education verification and fees,
at least 40 days before the next exam date to be
scheduled at an exam site.
Summary of CCC/CCE Certification Process
3. Submit professional paper :
-You must submit an electronic copy of a professional paper of a minimum 2,500
words on a cost engineering-related subject on or before the time of the
examination.
-You must also provide the exam proctor a CD with your professional paper at the time
of your exam.
-Candidates failing to submit their professional paper on CD at the time of their
exam will not be permitted to sit for the exam.
- Papers previously authored within the prior three years may be used
professional
if they
meet the specific technical and length requirements. paper
-Papers are graded on a pass/fail basis. ‫عبارة عن بحث يتعلق‬
‫باى موضوع من‬
‫مواضيع الكورس‬
4. Pass the‫بعمله‬examination
‫تختاره تقوم‬ :
-To become a CCC/CCE, a 70% passing grade must be achieved on‫االمتحان‬
the 7-hour
‫يقدم مع‬
exam as determined by the Certification Board. ‫ باسلوب معين‬.
 •
CCC/CCE Exam Structure
The CCC/CCE examination consists of 4 parts (1 hour 45 minutes each).

Part I Part II Part III Part IV

50 multiple-choice Cost Estimating Project Management Economic Analysis
questions on
Cost Control
Supporting Skills &
Knowledge
(open book)
(open book)

• Parts II, III and IV consist of 2 sections each :

- The first section has 5 compound questions which
contain 7 multiple-choice questions each.
You will choose to answer only 2 of these compound
questions, resulting in answering only 14 multiple-choice
questions for the first section of each part.
- The second section of each part consists of 20 multiple-
choice questions..
 Study Materials
• Skills & Knowledge of
Cost Engineering,
5th Edition Revised .

• CCC/CCE Certification
Study Guide, 3rd Edition
 Study Materials
• Jelen’s Cost and
Optimization Engineering,
3rd Edition

• Project Management: A
Reference for Professionals
 What is Cost Engineering?
• Cost Engineering is defined as :
the area of engineering practice where engineering
judgment and experience are used in the application
of scientific principles and techniques to :
-problems of cost estimating, ‫مجال الممارسة الهندسية‬
- cost control, ‫حيث تستخدم االجتهاد (التقدير) والخبرة الهندسية‬
‫في تطبيق المبادئ العلمية والتقنيات لمعالجة مشاكل‬
-business planning and ‫تقدير (تخمين ) التكلفة‬
‫ ومراقبة التكاليف‬،
-management science, ‫ وتخطيط وإدارة األعمال والعلوم‬،
‫ وتحليل الربحية‬،
- profitability analysis, ‫ وإدارة المشاريع‬،
- project management, and ‫والتخطيط والجدولة‬.

-planning and scheduling.

 What is Cost Engineering?
- Key objectives of cost engineering are :
to arrive at accurate cost estimates,
and to avoid cost overruns .
‫ األهداف الرئيسية لمجال هندسية التكاليف الوصول الى تقدير دقيق للتكاليف لتجنب تجاوز التكاليف‬.

- This broad array of topics represents the

intersection of the fields of :

Cost Engineering project

business
management management

engineering
‫ والهندسة‬، ‫ وإدارة األعمال‬، ‫ هذه واسعة من المواضيع التي تمثل تقاطع مجاالت إدارة المشاريع‬.