Tag Archive: Certification Program
April 26, 2021 | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |
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Introduction As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Professional Testing staff needed to quickly adapt to hosting examination development... View Article
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February 2, 2021 | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |
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By Christine Niero, Ph.D., Vice President, Professional Certification and Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D., Chief Operations Officer & Psychometrician Introduction As... View Article
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May 20, 2020 | By Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. |
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Just a few short weeks ago, the work world underwent a rapid, unplanned, sea change. Those of us in the... View Article
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November 27, 2018 | By Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. |
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By Cynthia G. Parshall and David Cox What are the biggest pain points that you have to deal with, at... View Article
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August 17, 2016 | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |
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This is a question we ask many organizations seeking to develop a certification program. It’s not that we want to... View Article
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April 17, 2015 | By Professional Testing |
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In March a livestreaming video platform by the name of Meerkat exploded at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, just two weeks after its initial launch. Shortly after Meerkat’s SXSW debut, Periscope, another live video streaming app recently acquired by Twitter, made a grab for the spotlight. As these new platforms for learning evolve we must ask ourselves, does livestreaming play a role in certification programs? We believe they can.
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January 21, 2015 | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |
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If built and executed correctly, a credible certification can help brand an organization as the standard of “excellence” for a profession or an industry. For example, the “seal of approval” synonymous with credible certifications can help pave the way for associations to proactively position themselves if regulation is proposed—through certification, a model for setting, measuring and enforcing standards already exists. The stringent ethical requirements required of credible certification programs help support a “culture of excellence,” as the codes of ethics certificants must uphold are frequently more robust than the requirements of membership or regulation.
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