[CAUT] Re Retesting

[Dennis Johnson]

Hi-
I'm out of with with limited access, but wanted to throw in that  
retesting/recertification does not imply gov't regulation. I've heard  
this many times and it is misunderstanding. My wife is an RN, CRRN,  
and CHPN. Their organization regulates and controls the certification  
process. Gov't has nothing to do with it.

Regards,
Dennis Johnson


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On Jul 26, 2010, at 3:41 PM, jrpiano <jrpiano at eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Note heading change
>
> If not retesting, why not a class at conventions with a test.
> The classes could be more involved than the original tests. Covering  
> different areas each year.
> It would increase the attendance at conventions.
> Attendees would be advancing there knowledge. There could be a book  
> that would be stamped each time. The book having been issued when  
> the RPT status was reached.
> This would prove to all, that progress was being made, and the  
> person was not stagnating, content with the initial pass.
> John Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 5:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Workload; was Position announcement
>
>
> Hi Doug,
>
>
> If 2000 RPTs are to be re-tested every 5 years that's 400 additional  
> tests per year, besides the new RPTs, CTEs and TCEs. The bottom line  
> seems to be that PTG can't feasibly (at this time) do the extra  
> testing needed. That being said, I agree with you and I like the  
> idea of recertification. I'd like to see a proposal of how that  
> could happen, where the funding would come from, etc.
>
> There are so many ramifications that PTG-L discussions have ended up  
> going nowhere (IMO). PTG has begun to gain recognition of the RPT on- 
> line, and I'm not discounting that and other plusses, but it seems  
> that something like ASE is desirable.
>
> What do the ASE tests cost? How long is their certification? Who  
> tests, and who makes up the tests?? Ask your son. I went to the ASE  
> site and looked around there. I couldn't find any costs, but I'm  
> probably not in the right spot. Looks like a massive bureaucracy  
> there. Interesting...
>
>
> Best,
> Jim Busby
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf  
> Of Douglas E. Wood
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 12:34 PM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Workload; was Position announcement
>
> I confess to being mystified that I hear so little about ASE  
> certifications. My son is a mechanic, currently working on county  
> buses, and he's just recertified in many areas. He also plans to add  
> one or two based on his current work. It means $$ to him. This  
> skillset testing seems so closely parallel to the piano service  
> industry it amazes me that we aren't headed in that direction.
>
> Mind you, the tests are hard enough that one either has to be  
> actively working on the subjects being tested, or actively studying  
> them. The certifications also expire.
>
> I think I must have been not paying attention when the Guild decided  
> to avoid this??
>
> Doug
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