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Credentialing Notes
September 2006
The credentialing industry is in full swing this fall. Please pay close attention this month to the list of upcoming events. Many are scheduled for September or having upcoming deadlines for early registration. If you have an event you would like us to include on the list, please send the details and a link to information online to info@seacrestcompany.com.
We are pleased to unveil our new logo and Web site with this issue of Credentialing Notes. Please visit our new site at www.seacrestcompany.com. We encourage you to bookmark our resources page and visit us again in the future as we continue to expand our list of references, publications, articles, blogs, and links for the certification community. For example, Credentialing Talk (our blog) focuses on the role of the public member this month—what their role is and what it isn’t, what makes a good public member, and how certification boards can benefit from them. Send us your idea of how a public member fits into your certification board or advice on how to find a good public member. The information will be used to build a new resource on the role of public members in the future.
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Janice Moore
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In the News
Certification of UK Doctors Would Improve Quality of Care
(RxPG News) Since 1999, four well conducted studies have concluded that certification is associated with provision of higher quality care across a range of specialties. Recent studies have also found that a lack of certification is associated with an increased risk of disciplinary action.
Prosecute Nursing Test Leakers Now—Gordon
(ABS-CBN) Sen. Richard Gordon on Tuesday stressed the urgency to prosecute the persons involved in the nursing examination leakage following reports the United States National Council of State Boards of Nursing has deferred the Philippines’ accreditation as a venue for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).
Philippine Nurses Anxious Over Cheating Charges
(The Mercury News) Nurses have become one of the Philippines' top exports, helping fill shortages of caregivers at hospitals around the globe. But credentials for thousands of would-be nurses are under a cloud because of alleged cheating in recent certification exams.
In-House Certification Programs
(Certification Magazine) In order to validate employees’ knowledge, skills and proficiency, organizations employ many different techniques. In-house certifications are often developed to fulfill a need within the organization.
Nortel Plans to Reorganize Certification Program
(Certification Magazine) The main aspect of the change is the segmentation of the program’s major exams, undertaken to make the tests better align to the training courses.
Department of Correction to Require Teacher Certification
(WISHTV) There is a change for teachers who have spent years helping some of Indiana's troubled teens. A state commission voted Tuesday in favor of the Department of Correction requiring a special education certification by teachers.
Governor Barbour Celebrates Launch of New Teacher Certification Program
(Yahoo!Finance) Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour today celebrated the launch of a new alternative teacher certification program in Mississippi by encouraging talented professionals to consider changing careers and teaching in the state.
(Certification Magazine) There’s a quiet debate raging within colleges and corporations across the IT industry about certification’s place on college campuses.
Political Deal Let Optometrists Do Eye Injections, Records Show
(The News & Observer) Optometrists are learning how to perform the injections in credentialing classes that cover a weekend, while ophthalmologists, who are medical doctors specializing in eye care, spend years in hospital residencies learning such techniques.
U Offers Certification for Treating Drug and Alcohol Addiction
(The Daily Utah Chronicle) The U is now the first higher education institution in America to offer undergraduate certification in drug- and alcohol-abuse treatment training.
Thomson Unit Signs Deal with Cognos
(BusinessWeek Online) Financial data provider Thomson Corp. said Friday its Thomson Prometric division agreed to provide Canadian software maker Cognos Inc. with test development and delivery services for its certification program.
Hyperion Launches Certification Program
(Certification Magazine) Hyperion, a global leader in business performance management software, has announced a new program to certify individuals as experts on the world’s leading BPM products.
(Yahoo! Finance) Harcourt Assessment, Inc. announced today the addition of two senior testing executives to strengthen the company's education assessment business.
Legislative Activity
Visit http://thomas.loc.gov for the full text and current status of the bills listed below.
WING Act (S.833) To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to provide for 5-year pilot projects to establish a system of industry-validated national certifications of skills in high-technology industries and a cross-disciplinary national certification of skills in homeland security technology.
The Veterans Certification and Licensure Act of 2006 (H.R.5220) To establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Certification , Credentialing, and Licensure within the Department of Labor.
H.R.463 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the use of education benefits under the Reserve Montgomery GI Bill for licensing or certification tests.
H.R.784 To clarify that service marks, collective marks, and certification marks are entitled to the same protections, rights, and privileges of trademarks.
Diabetes Self Management Training Act of 2005 (S.626) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self management training by designating certified diabetes educators who are recognized by a nationally recognized certifying body and who meet the same quality standards set forth for other providers of diabetes self management training, as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services under part B of the medicare program.
National Board-Certified Teachers in Low-Performing Schools Act of 2005 (H.R.3155) To establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and for other purposes.
Blog Watch
The Cold War Era: The Current State of the Personal Training Industry
(The Trainer’s Advocate) The personal training industry is on fire right now. The field is splitting between two basic groups, accreditation and national board. It appears very much like it is nothing more than a war for political power and financial control over an industry that is not "owned" by any one group.
SeaCrest’s blog this month focuses on the role of the public member on a certification board and answers common questions – what is their role, what are characteristics of a good public member, and why should your Board have one?
Certification Network Group’s blog
Newsletter for the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
Events
September 27 |
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September 27-29 |
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October 6-7 |
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October 17-20 |
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November 15-18 |
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December 6 |
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February 5-7, 2007 |
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April 9-13, 2007 |
AERA Annual Convention and Exhibition: The World of Educational Quality |
Careers
Executive Director, American Board of Certification
NOCA Certification Career Opportunities (NOCA members only)
Links
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