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Hello Everyone!
I wanted to share this milestone in the process that I have been discussing with many of you in terms of creating new and higher standards. I was a main committee member on behalf of AAPT with NOCA and after a year of work the standard has received approval as an American National Standard – very exciting!





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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NOCA 1100 - STANDARD FOR ASSESSMENT-BASED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS RECEIVES APPROVAL AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2009) - The National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) announced today that its recently published NOCA 1100 - Standard for Assessment-Based Certificate Programs (2009) received approval as an American National Standard by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review.

Approval by ANSI signifies that the procedures used by NOCA met the Institute's Essential Requirements for openness, balance, consensus and due process. Adherence to these requirements results in a level playing field for all stakeholders, contributing to the development of standards that benefits those who participate in the process, the general public, and the nation. The Standard is the end result of more than a year's effort from the NOCA Main Committee, a highly qualified and balanced group of experts representing the certificate provider community, human resource professionals, universities and academia, certification professionals, and government agencies.

Lenora Knapp, PhD, Chair of the NOCA Main Committee stated, "Receiving approval from ANSI validates the commitment and value that NOCA and the Main Committee members placed on developing the standard in an open and fair process."

Paul Grace, NOCA President, expressed gratitude to the NOCA Main Committee and to all stakeholders who came together and worked so diligently to ensure the process adhered to the stringent requirements set by the American National Standard system. Mr. Grace noted, "NOCA is proud to place 'an American National Standard' designation on the ANSI/NOCA 1100 standard - as an organization we strongly value the principles required in our standards process and the value it brings to all stakeholders impacted by the credentialing community."

The Standard specifies essential requirements for certificate programs and provides guidance to program providers, consumers (both participants and employers) and others on what defines a high-quality program. In addition, the Standard is designed to be used by accrediting bodies as the benchmark standard for evaluating the quality of certificate programs. The project was initiated with the goal of setting high-quality standards for certificate programs while also helping to reduce confusion in the marketplace related to certification programs and certificate programs.

The Standard is available to NOCA members at no charge and to non-NOCA members for a fee of $75 per copy. To obtain a copy of the Standard please visit our website at www.noca.org.

Established in 1977, NOCA is the international leader in setting quality standards for credentialing organizations and through its division, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), has provided over 30 years of accrediting services to the credentialing industry. NOCA's membership is composed of credentialing organizations, testing companies and individual professional development consultants. Through its annual conference, web seminars and publications, NOCA serves as the source for information on the latest trends and issues of concern to practitioners and organizations focused on certification, licensure and human resources development. NOCA and NCCA are headquartered in Washington, DC, with an office in Chicago. The Web site address is www.noca.org.

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