Certified Compliance Manager (CCCM) - Exam Only

The Certified Compliance Manager (CCCM) credential is for experienced compliance professionals who want formal recognition of their skills — without committing to a full course. It’s an exam-only certification that verifies your capability in governance, audits, risk management and senior decision-making in Australian healthcare settings.

If you’ve been leading compliance work for years but lack a formal qualification, CCCM bridges that gap. The assessment focuses on real-world application, not textbook memorisation. This certification aims to recognise professionals who demonstrate integrity, accountability and strong regulatory understanding in their roles.

The exam consists of:

  • A take-home home with a combination of multiple choice (pick best answer from 5 options, and true/false questions); short response; and, a brief case study response question.

  • You are given 24 hours from dispatch of the exam to you, to complete and return it.

  • You then complete a viva voce (spoken) examination with a Teaching Fellow, to confirm your communication abilities and understanding of covered knowledge areas. This lasts for 30 minutes.

Passing the CCCM exam signals to employers and peers that you operate at a high level of compliance expertise — the kind that keeps organisations safe, ethical, and ready for the future. You can choose to take this examination with a specialisation in either:

  • Disability / NDIS

  • Aged Care

  • Mental Health

  • Allied Health

  • Advocacy Practice

  • General Practice (Medical Centres)

  • Or, non-specialised, with questions taken from each area of practice in the exam you sit.

Certified Compliance Manager (CCCM) - Exam Only

  • This is an exam-only certification, which means there are no taught courses to attend.

    We do provide a syllabus that contains a helpful reading and watching/listening list, and strongly recommend that you engage with those materials in your preparation for the exam, to help ensure you meet the expected levels of knowledge, skills and attributes (KSAs) required to pass.

    You will also be given past exams and other sample exam questions to work through.

    Outside of the exam itself, your overall assessment includes a mandatory short viva voce (conversation) that will be done in real time via Zoom or similar virtual meeting technology with a Teaching Fellow.

  • Delivered 100% online.

    Languages the exam is currently offered in: English, French, German.

  • Anytime, year round.

    For convenience and proper organisation, you should enrol for the exam at least ten (10) business days prior to your preferred date of sitting the exam. Enrolling with less than this lead time may not be possible (we will advise if so).

  • Minimum 21 years of age.

    Competent English speaking and writing communication skills.

  • During 2025-2026, the exam fee is $520 (GST inclusive).

    Exam fee must be paid upon enrolment, prior to sitting it.

    If you fail the exam, you are entitled to one (1) resit of the exam at no additional cost. However, if you fail twice, you will need to re-apply and submit the fee again. While we do provide exam feedback for all exams, it is at our sole discretion as to what degree of comprehensiveness of feedback we will provide in response to any failed exams.

 

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In the Calder Institute CPCM exam, you can expect to be examined on topics including:

  • Legislative and regulatory interpretation in health, aged care, and disability sectors

  • Governance systems and board accountability

  • Risk management frameworks and control systems

  • Audit methodology, evidence collection, and non-conformance reporting

  • Complaint and incident investigation processes

  • Quality management systems and continuous improvement principles

  • Ethical leadership and decision-making in compliance

  • Stakeholder communication and influencing skills

  • Scenario-based application of compliance theory

  • Practical decision-making within policy and regulatory constraints

  • Written and situational responses demonstrating leadership judgement.

More information will be provided in the exam syllabus, upon enrolment.

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