Requirements: A successful candidate will complete 36 learning hours per year. Options to earn your credential hours include becoming a mentee, attending AAPA events and/or webinars, taking a course at a local college or online educational program, and/or participating in a residency at a host port. 

In order to be eligible for the PPA® program, you must complete the application and pay the $85.00 application fee. The application fee will be waived for students. 

The application fee is processed through our website using your IMIS ID. This is different than the logon you created for the application. If you do not have a logon, use the Find My Account form to search for your record. If your record is not found, you may Create an Account to continue with paying your PPA® application fee. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Jbarelas@aapa-ports.org.

https://my.aapa-ports.org/Public/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=23PPAFEE

Selected applicants will be notified early February 2024!  Thank you!

Requirements: A successful candidate will complete the Port Professional Manager curriculum, including 176 hours of education in 14 port management topic areas.  Candidates must also complete 72 hours of program credits by attending monthly cohort meetings, actively participating in an AAPA technical committee, volunteering for an approved activity, and completing a capstone (paper, project, or 2-week residency).

Candidates are expected to attend a minimum of four AAPA events as a class to the extent possible within the first two years of the program. Candidates will have four years to complete the course requirements and make up any courses not taken in the first two years, however, candidates are more than welcome to finish sooner. 

For your planning purposes, if you are selected to join the Echo Cohort, it is strongly advised that you attend the Legislative Summit, March 18-21 in Washington, D.C.; and the Port & Terminal Operations Management Training, April 8-11, in Corpus Christi, TX, which is a required PPM Cohort event.

In order to complete the application and be eligible for the PPM® program, you must pay the $85 application fee. Please click here to pay the application fee. The application fee is processed through our website using your IMIS ID. This is different than the logon you created for the application. If you do not have a logon, use the Find My Account form to search for your record. If your record is not found, you may Create an Account to continue with paying your PPM® application fee.

There is an $800 program registration fee that will be assessed in February 2024 if you are selected to join the Echo Cohort.

 If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Jbarelas@aapa-ports.org.