Accredited Ontario Municipal Clerk (AOMC)

Getting Started

• Qualifications

  To apply for the AOMC Program you need the following:

  • Must be a current AMCTO member in good standing
  • Must be currently employed as a clerk or deputy clerk in Ontario with a minimum of three (3) years full-time experience (Note: other job titles are accepted if duties align)
• Competency Requirements

  In order to be granted the AOMC designation, you must be able to demonstrate applied knowledge and skills in three (3) categories:

  1. Education
  2. Experience
  3. Professional Contributions

  Review the AOMC Category Scoring Chart (PDF)

• Preparing your Application

  We encourage those who are pursuing their AOMC for the first time to review the AOMC Manual prior to completing and submitting their application. This is to help ensure that all applicants have a thorough understanding of all application areas and have time to provide the relevant supporting documents to have their application be successful. 

  Our accreditation team will do a preliminary review of your application once submitted and provide any additional feedback or tips to help ensure your final application is successful.

• Review Process

  Once you have completed and submitted your application, members of our AMCTO Accreditation Review Teams will review and provide their recommendations on your application:

  • AMCTO staff will review your submission and evidence against the AOMC Scoring Chart (PDF)
  • If you acquire enough points, you will be recommended for approval
  • Granting of the designation by the AMCTO Board of Directors at their next meeting
• Maintenance of Designation Process

  Once you are awarded the AOMC designation, you are required to maintain the designation within the established five (5) year PDU maintenance program. This will require you to participate in professional development activities over a five (5) year cycle and report the activities to AMCTO PDU Log.

  You will receive a notice from AMCTO every five (5) years asking for submission of the PDU Log. You are required to keep supporting documentation for all PDUs claimed, as random audits will be conducted, however, supporting documentation will not be required at the time of submission of the PDU Log.

  100 PDUs are required in one (5) year cycle. Professional development units claimed must relate to one of the three AOMC core principles. There must be a minimum of 50 PDU’s claimed under Continuing Education and Professional Development and the other 50 can be claimed in any category.

• Professional Development Unit (PDU) Sample and Template Log

  Review PDU Sample Log (PDF)

  Review PDU Template Log (PDF)

  For questions about PDUs and/or the AOMC maintenance requirements, please contact us.