Associations Focus: Opportunities All Around
Sep 1, 2007 12:00 PM
InfoComm, NSCA, and CEDIA gear up for changes as well as certifications and classes.
INFOCOMM INTERNATIONAL
CHANGES CONTINUE FOR INFOCOMM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
As InfoComm gets closer to outside accreditation of the CTS program, some changes are underway. InfoComm has now completed the first CTS and CTS-I exam versions that have been developed to meet ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 requirements. The new exam process will not only increase the value and credibility of the CTS certifications, but the process will provide a defensible exam. The exams ask multiple-choice questions and relate to actual practical job-task applications, instead of routine recall or memorization-type questions.
The current exam and retesting process for CTS and CTS-I will continue until Nov. 30, 2007, which will be the last day for the current exam process. After this time, all testing will occur in testing centers. Find your closest testing center at www.prometric.com/cts.
It is anticipated that the new exams and process of testing at testing centers for the CTS and CTS-I exams will start worldwide in early December 2007. This will require new application forms and experience verification in specified skill areas of CTS-I as part of the application process. There will also be a new fee structure for testing and retesting.
To accomplish these goals, the application, testing, retesting, and professional ethics processes will need to be modified. For planning and budgetary purposes, the fee structure for the new exam process is detailed below as approved by the InfoComm Independent Certification Committee.
INFOCOMM 08 WELCOMES NSCA EXPO EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES
The events that made NSCA Expo so valued are now available as part of InfoComm 08. If you have not exhibited at InfoComm before, this is the year to get onboard. Please call Mike Doolittle,director of exposition sales at (800) 659-7469 or (703) 273 7200, ext. 3050. If you are a loyal NSCA attendee, we would love to see you in Las Vegas, June 14-20, 2008. We will have more information about the show and education opportunities soon, as well as a webinar for first-time attendees, so stay tuned.
| General CTS Exam Fee (Includes seat fees, excludes taxes) | |
|---|---|
| U.S. and Canada | InfoComm member $260 Non-member $360 |
| Outside the U.S and Canada | InfoComm member $280 Non-member $380 |
| CTS-I Exam Fee (Includes seat fees, excludes taxes) | |
| U.S. and Canada | InfoComm member $360 Non-member $380 |
| Outside of the U.S. and Canada | InfoComm member $380 Non-member $480 |
