Home > Education > Professional Designations

Professional Designations

HISTORY OF CGSA’S PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS:

  • In 1987 the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) introduced the Master Superintendent® (MS™) accreditation program and in 1994 an exam was developed to go along with the MS™ Program.
  • In 1998 the National Occupational Standards (NOS) was developed. These standards encompassed nine responsibilities of the superintendent, identified 52 competencies that a superintendent should possess and outlined 159 behaviours and skills required to perform the professional responsibilities of a superintendent at the highest level.
  • In 2001 the NOS was approved and accepted by the membership.
  • In 2006 an updated Master Superintendent® program and a new Accredited Golf Superintendent™ program was launched.
  • In 2011 the eligibility criteria of both the Master Superintendent® program and a new Accredited Golf Superintendent™ program were revised and in July the AGS® exam was made available to Assistant Superintendent members that met the criteria.
  • In 2019 the Board of Directors approved the recommendation by the Professional Development and Accreditation Committee to alter the Master Superintendent® exam criteria.  The amendments that have been implemented are the number of questions moving to 150, with a time limit of 3 hours.  Successful exam participants must reach an overall average on the exam of 70%. For a copy of the updated criteria, please click here.

For more information on applying for any of these designations including the eligibility, please see the information below.

MASTER SUPERINTENDENT (MS) - Eligibility

ACCREDITED GOLF SUPERINTENDENT (AGS)

ACCREDITED ASSISTANT GOLF SUPERINTENDENT (AAGS)

If you have any questions, or require more information please contact , Lori Micucci