Everybody’s Gone Certin’—Certin’ USA Duane Goupell, Univ of Wisconsin, Osh Kosh Steve Saladin, University of Idaho Cheryl Downy-Eber, Missouri Univ of Science and Technology Diane Patterson, Three Rivers College Shannon Siebler, NW Arkansas Community College
Transcript
Slide 1
Slide 2
1996-97 standards developed (MPACT) 2000 NCTA formed (adopt
standards) 2003 self study approved 2005-06 PD revisits
certification 2007 support demonstrated at conference 2008 TCC
committee formed 2009 Pilot project launched 2010 1 st centers
certified
Slide 3
Current TCCC members Duane Goupell, Chair, Univ of Wisconsin,
Oshkosh, WI Vicki Black, Univ of Memphis, TN Nancy OShea, Brookdale
Community College, NJ Steve Saladin, Univ of Idaho, ID Theresa
Scott, Florida Atlantic Univ, FL Buck Setter, Howard Community
College, MD Gayle Veltman, Wichita State Univ, KS Roberto Voci,
Univ of Oklahoma, OK
Slide 4
Past TCCC members Patricia Boisseau, Schoolcraft College, MI
Christina Ariza, Univ of Incarnate Word, TX Wendy Shirey, Bellevue
Univ, NB Darnell Morehand-Olufade, Arizona State Univ, AZ Lou
Woodruff, Bucks County Community College, PA Beverly Hilliard, Univ
of North Dakota, ND Kimberly Moody, Temple Univ, PA Mary Ruth
Pierce, Univ of Delaware, DE
Slide 5
Schools in the Pilot Project AAustin Community College, TX
BBrookdale Community College, NJ FFlorida Atlantic Univ, FL
MMichigan State Univ, MI MMissouri Univ of Science and Technology,
MO NNorthwest Arkansas Community College, AK PPellissippi State
Technical Community College, TN TThree Rivers College, MO UUniv of
South Carolina, SC VVictoria College, TX WWashtenaw Community
College, MI WWestern Oklahoma State College, OK
Slide 6
8 Centers from Pilot now certified 2 pending and 2 withdrew
NCTA Test Center Certification program is now ready to go live
Anticipate starting training in Ocotber, accepting pre-applications
in November Certifying 10 more centers by March, 2012
Slide 7
Announcement that we are accepting applications (November)
Center completes Pre-Application checklist online to determine if
ready to applyaccept first 20 First 10 Centers that look ready are
invited to submit full Application online Advisors work with other
10 for next cycle There will be 3 cycles per year
Slide 8
Slide 9
Slide 10
Slide 11
Slide 12
3 Certification Cycles per year Work up to 20 Centers per cycle
Anticipate approximately 60 centers per year becoming certified
Recertification with streamlined process every 5 years Currently no
direct cost to the Center
Slide 13
The voices of experience Cheryl Downey-Eber, Missouri
University of Science and Technology, MO Diane Patterson, Three
Rivers College, MO Shannon Siebler, Northwest Arkansas Community
College, AK