NABCEP [RE-wrenches]

[Allan Sindelar]

Wrenches.
I've asked Allan Sindelar to post this for me as I have limited internet
access whilst traveling. NABCEP is a voluntary certification and yes,
despite our best efforts more and more jurisdictions are considering
requiring the NABCEP Certification. In each instance NABCEP staff
contact the jurisdiction and urge them to encourage rather than
mandate certification.

Having said that I'll go on and address Joel's
question about NABCEP actively refusing to allow jurisdictions to
require certification. We have no authority to direct jurisdictions
as to what to require or not. If we did all programs would encourage
NABCEP but not require it. The fact that many jurisdictions are
requiring certification simply points to the need for an accountable
professional certification program which NABCEP provides.

NABCEP will continue to encourage all jurisdictions to provide extra
incentives to certified installers and will continue to oppose
mandatory requirements.

Best regards,
Ezra Auerbach
Chairperson NABCEP

ezra at lasqueti.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Rice" <danrice at scinternet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: NABCEP again (was opportunity to address pumbing code issues)
[RE-wrenches]
>
> Joel,
>
> I actively sought input from NABCEP on this issue, due to the PV licensure
> requirement for NABCEP certification in Utah. I've been underwhelmed by
the
> response from NABCEP on this issue (and I'm an "Inaugural" NABCEP PV
> certificant, so I'm not anti-NABCEP). I'm told that they "discourage"
govt.
> agencies from requiring or utilizing NABCEP certification in licensure
> requirements, but they claim that they can do nothing to stop it. It's not
> hard to see that any requirement for NABCEP certification represents a
> potential revenue stream for NABCEP, so I'm dubious about how vigorously
the
> "discouragement" may be.
>
> Having every PV licenseholder in the state NABCEP certified potentially
> reduces the marketing advantage of certification, although one does not
need
> to retain current certification to remain licensed -only be NABCEP
certified
> when applying to become licensed. I won't go in to the objections I've
> raised with the Utah licensing officials here, but if this issue is of
> concern to anyone else, I can share those off-line.
>
> For what it's worth, Utah also relies upon other industry certifications
for
> other licensure classifications. The one that comes to mind is in the gas
> appliance and piping industry. I expect, with gubment budget tightening
and
> privatization in vogue, this paradigm will continue to grow.
>
> Dan Rice
> Abundant Sun, LLC.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joel Davidson" <joel.davidson at sbcglobal.net>
> |
> | Since 2001, NABCEP said that certification is voluntary, yet NABCEP
> | certification requirements keep popping up. Does NABCEP actively refuse
to
> | allow jurisdictions to require certification?
> | Joel Davidson


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