MI POST study plan
MI POST · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Recruitment standards
Map the full recruitment standards domain into a one-page outline covering eligibility criteria, application requirements, and verification steps
Define every core recruitment term in your own words and flag any term you cannot explain without notes
Build a 20-item self-quiz on recruitment standards and record your baseline score
Your checkpoint
A one-page recruitment-standards outline plus a scored 20-item baseline self-quiz with a written list of weak terms
Recruitment standards
Compare recruitment requirements against training and licensing requirements to isolate where the domains overlap and where they diverge
Work through 30 practice scenarios on recruitment eligibility and document the reasoning rule behind each answer
Rewrite your recruitment outline to add exception cases and common applicant mistakes
Your checkpoint
A 30-scenario recruitment practice log with a stated rule for each answer and a revised outline
Licensing standards
Draft a licensing-standards outline covering application pathways, exam and endorsement prerequisites, and renewal triggers
Trace the step-by-step sequence a candidate follows from application to issued license and annotate each checkpoint
Identify the five licensing facts you are least confident about and resolve each with a verified source note
Your checkpoint
A licensing-standards process flowchart with annotated checkpoints and five resolved fact notes
Licensing standards
Solve 40 mixed licensing questions under timed conditions and categorize every error by cause
Explain license renewal, lapse, and reinstatement rules in writing without referring to notes
Cross-check licensing rules against recruitment rules for consistency and note any conflicting assumptions
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-question licensing practice set scored, with an error-cause table and a written renewal/lapse/reinstatement summary
Training standards
Build a training-standards outline covering curriculum requirements, instructor qualifications, and supervision expectations
Distinguish pre-licensing training requirements from post-licensing training obligations in a side-by-side comparison
Answer 25 training-standards practice items and justify each correct option against a stated rule
Your checkpoint
A training-standards comparison table plus a 25-item justified practice set
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Outline CPE requirements including hour totals, reporting cycles, acceptable activity types, and recordkeeping duties
Calculate CPE hour scenarios for three hypothetical licensees with different reporting periods and verify each total
List the most common CPE compliance failures and the control that prevents each one
Your checkpoint
A CPE requirements outline plus three worked hour-calculation scenarios with verified totals
Professional development and resources & Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
Catalog the professional development resources available to licensees and note what each resource is actually useful for
Draft a 12-month personal professional development plan tied to CPE obligations and career goals
Revisit CPE weak points from week 6 and resolve each with a corrected written explanation
Your checkpoint
A resource catalog plus a 12-month personal development plan mapped to CPE hour targets
Recruitment standards & Training standards & Licensing standards & Continuing Professional Education (CPE) & Professional development and resources
Take two full-length timed practice exams and record section-level scores for both attempts
Re-study only the lowest-scoring sections and rewrite the corresponding outline pages from memory
Assemble a one-page rapid-review sheet covering the highest-risk facts across all five domains
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length practice exams with a section-by-section comparison and a one-page rapid-review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 80% on a fresh 20-item recruitment quiz without notes, and explain three exception cases aloud in under two minutes each
Week 4: Score at least 75% on the timed 40-question licensing set, and write the renewal/lapse/reinstatement summary from memory with no factual errors
Week 6: Correctly calculate all three CPE hour scenarios and state the reporting-cycle rule for each without reference material
Week 8: Score at least 80% overall on both full-length practice exams, with no single domain below 70%