It's getting late to reply to this but if you can complete at least stage 1 by the 2008 standards you'll be way better off than trying to meet the much more strict 2011 requirements. I'm told the certification is good for 3 years during which you can try to increase from stage 1 up to 2 or stage 3 during those 3 years and it's by the 2008 guidelines. I'm in the middle of it now and the key thing (besides all the leg work getting all the screenshots, reports and office policies) is 90 days of consecutive reporting. If you can produce 90 days of reports (and this can be back dated it just has to be from calendar year 2011) then you can apply and submit as late as 12/31/2011.
