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Parliamentarians can be credentialed as a Registered Parliamentarian or as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian.
When an individual holds a Registered Parliamentarian ("RP") credential, a person is qualified to: 
(1) Serve as a parliamentarian for most standard meetings;
(2) Provide commonly needed parliamentary advice to many organizations;
(3) Understand and apply parliamentary rules that are relevant in standard meetings under typical circumstances without having to directly refer to Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised

When an individual holds a Professional Registered Parliamentarian ("PRP") credential--the highest credential that NAP confers, they:
​(1) Have demonstrated advanced parliamentary knowledge and skills that qualify them to serve as consultants to organizations of all types and sizes
(2) Can discuss complex questions in depth and at length that arise in the parliamentary process 
(3) Have  extensive comprehension of parliamentary rules and their proper application in meetings in both standard and special circumstances