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The National institute for certification in engineering technologies (NICET)

The National institute for certification in engineering technologies (NICET). An Overview of NICET Certification. What’s on the Agenda. History & Background What’s the Value in Certification? Personnel Qualifications & Certification How Do I Become Certified? What’s Next for NICET?

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The National institute for certification in engineering technologies (NICET)

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  1. The National institute for certification in engineering technologies (NICET) An Overview of NICET Certification

  2. What’s on the Agenda • History & Background • What’s the Value in Certification? • Personnel Qualifications & Certification • How Do I Become Certified? • What’s Next for NICET? • Questions

  3. History & Background

  4. 50 Years of Proven Performance • Semi-autonomous division of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). • 100% financial independence and self-supporting. • Annual budget over $5,000,000. • Offer 27 certification programs. • Over 135,000 technicians certified to date. • Over 42,000 active certificants. • Over 14,000 exams administered in 2011. • National test center network. • Conversion of major programs to computer-based testing (CBT) by 2014.

  5. Purpose • Provide nationally-applicable, voluntary certification programs covering specialized engineering technology fields & subfields

  6. Goals of Certification Programs • Produce exams that are: • Valid • Reliable • Fair • Legally defensible

  7. NICET Certifies… • Individuals with appropriate engineering technician/technologist work experience • Residents of the United States and territories and certain others living abroad • Reciprocity with Canada in some programs

  8. Certification vs….… Engineering Practice • NICET certification DOES NOT entitle certificants to practice engineering • When not exempted by state law, engineering work performed by engineering technicians/technologists must be under the direct supervision of licensed Professional Engineers (PE)

  9. What’s the Value in Certification?

  10. Value of NICET Certification for the Technician • Professional stature • Job advancement opportunities • Accelerated entry into new job assignments or responsibilities • Assignments where NICET certification is a requirement • Marketable credential to employers, prospective employers or clients

  11. Value of NICET Certification for the Employer • Independent assessment of knowledge and skills based on national industry standards • Increases productivity and competitiveness • Measures training comprehension and needs • Demonstrates employer commitment to competence through ongoing professional development of knowledge, skills, and abilities • Nationally recognized credential • Mobility of workforce across state lines

  12. Value for the Public • Protects the health, safety, and welfare of the public from fraudulent, unethical and technically deficient practitioners • Provides high quality engineering products and services, efficiently and at reasonable costs

  13. Personnel Qualification & Certification

  14. Certification Requirements • Written examination • Relevant work experience • Verification of competency by the direct supervisor • Professional recommendation (general performance & character reference) at Level III and IV • Major Project Involvement at Level IV

  15. Civil Engineering Technicians NICET Technician Programs • Building Construction • Water/Wastewater Plants • Construction Materials Testing • Asphalt • Concrete • Soils • Geotechnical • Generalist • Construction • Exploration • Laboratory • Land Management and Water Control • Erosion and Sediment Control • Transportation • Bridge Safety Inspection • Highway Construction • Highway Design • Highway Materials • Highway Surveys • Highway Traffic Operations • Highway System Maintenance and Preservation • Underground Utilities Construction • Water and Sewer Lines • Stormwater and Wastewater System Inspection

  16. Electrical and Mechanical Systems Engineering Technology • Electrical Power • Electrical Power Testing* • Fire Protection • Fire Alarm Systems* • Inspection and Testing of Water-Based Systems* • Special Hazards Suppression Systems • Water-Based (formerly Automatic Sprinkler) System Layout* • Industrial Instrumentation • Industrial Instrumentation • Low Voltage Communications Systems • Audio Systems • Security Systems • Video Security Systems Designer* • Video Security Systems Technician* *Denotes the program is in the Standard Model.

  17. Levels of Certification • Level I • Some relevant work experience • Work under constant, direct supervision • Level II • Two years relevant work experience • Work under general supervision • Level III • Five years of relevant work experience • Work independently and may supervise others • Level IV • Minimum of ten years of relevant work experience • Supervise and manage work of others • Major project involvement

  18. Fire Protection Numbers (As of October 2012)

  19. Recertification • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) • Accumulate 90 CPD points from: • Relevant work experience • Continuing education • Professional activities • Certification activities or a recertification exam • Active, Retired, Inactive, Expired Status

  20. How Do I Become Certified?

  21. 2-Step Certification Process • Written Exam • Work Experience • Work History • Performance Verification • Personal Recommendation (Level III & IV) • Major Project (Level IV only)

  22. Scheduling an Exam • Paper Application • Standard Model: http://bit.ly/IGDshg • Work Element: http://bit.ly/R8E8Mn • Online Application • http://bit.ly/JfdG0f

  23. Requesting an Experience Evaluation • Standard Model: Please visit your program page for the Experience Application • Work Element: http://bit.ly/W1Q9rn • To undergo an experience review, Parts II, III, IV, and V are necessary.

  24. Requesting an Experience Evaluation (Additional Information) • Review can take up to 90 days. • Under the Standard Model, a review begins once the evaluation fee is paid. Under the Work Element model, a review commences once a testing requirement is met. • If additional information is required a conditional decision letter is issued. Review of requested information can take up to 60 days. • Make sure all required forms are completed AND completed correctly. • Keep a copy, for your records, of all documents submitted to NICET.

  25. What’s Next for NICET?

  26. Program Changes • Moving away from Work Element to Standard Model. • Changing the administration of the test from paper-pencil to CBT.

  27. Programs Currently Under Development • Special Hazards • Highway Construction • Construction Materials Testing

  28. International Testing • Meeting the testing needs of global companies. • Under development. • Pilot program coming soon.

  29. Resources • Article: Work Experience Calculations: http://bit.ly/KJOF2L • Article: Tips to Avoid the Dreaded CDL: http://bit.ly/MkKhXM • NICET Policy: http://bit.ly/XeNpqo • NICET Code of Ethics: http://bit.ly/Py5xvI • Subscribe to the NICET Newsletter: http://bit.ly/L32R5V

  30. Questions???

  31. Thank you for your time…

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