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Credentialing Notes
October 2009
If you are attending NOCA’s upcoming conference in November, we invite you to visit the SeaCrest table in the exhibit hall to learn more about our company and the services we offer. Cynthia and I will onsite throughout the meeting to answer your questions. Cynthia is also presenting a session on the results of the marketing survey we recently completed on Friday morning.
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Janice Moore & Cynthia Allen
SeaCrest Company
In the News
ANSI Accredits Two Personnel Certification Programs
(redOrbit.com) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, has announced its accreditation of two additional organizations engaged in the credentialing of professionals.
Calif. School Can Require Language Certification
(CourthouseNews.com) A California appeals court upheld a school district's requirement that teachers either become certified to teach non-fluent English speakers or be fired.
Fixing the Teacher Certification Mess
(WashingtonPost.com) I have no doubt our system for certifying teachers is broken. On Aug. 24, I wrote about a first-rate Prince George’s County teacher who was nearly fired because of official confusion over his certification credits. These are courses he must take to keep his job, but the people in charge had given him conflicting information about how many, and which, courses he needed.
Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
(Reuters) Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other conditions but some medical authorities worry about inadequate training and lax standards among practitioners.
ANSI approved as accreditor of crane operator CBs.
California Division of OSHA has approved ANSI as official accreditation body of crane operator certification bodies.
CFP® Certificants Have Strong Showing in Barron`s `Top 100 Advisors`
(Reuters) More than half of the Barron`s magazine list of "Top 100 Independent Advisors" for 2009 are CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals.
Caveon Speaks Out on IT Exam Security: The Last Five Years
(Caveon.com) Over several years, Caveon's independent and analytical position in the testing industry has given us the opportunity to review data from many major Information Technology (IT) certification programs. From our unique position, we have seen critical and pressing issues that all IT certification program managers should understand concerning the security of their exams.
United States: Emily´s Law: Ohio Pharmacy Technicians And Their Employers Face New State Regulations
(Mondaq.com) Ohio Senate Bill 203, known as Emily's Law, imposes new regulations on Ohio pharmacy technicians and their employers.
(ereleases.com) The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters continues to advance towards the launch of a single national certification process that will award individuals the credential of “Certified Medical Interpreter” (CMI) in a specific language.
New CCHI for quality medical care
(News-medical.net) A solution to help healthcare practitioners and limited English proficient (LEP) speaking patients focus directly on quality healthcare rather than an inability to communicate with each other is now at hand.
CRC accreditation distinguishes retirement planning professionals
(Producersweb.com) Combine the current economic crisis with the fact that there are 78 million Boomers getting ready to retire over the next 18 years, and the result is a whole new world for retirement planning professionals.
Blog & Social Networking Watch
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ABNS Hosts Summit on Creating International Research Agenda (Credentialing Notes)
Microsoft Achieves ANSI 17024 Accreditation (Beyond Certification)
Microsoft Certs Get ANSI Accreditation
Professional Certification Discussion Group on LinkedIn
National Organization for Competency Assurance on LinkedIn
Certification Networking Group on LinkedIn
NOCA Network Discussion Forum (members only)
Events
October 28 - 30 CAC Annual Meeting
November 18 - 21, 2009 NOCA Annual Educational Conference
December 16 - Certification Networking Group Meeting
January 29-31, 2010 FARB Forum
February 7 - 10, 2010 ATP Innovations in Testing
February 11 - 12, 2010 ANSI Certificate Issuers Accreditation Workshop
Careers
Certification Networking Group
Links
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