SPOA/SPOSA Joint Certification Program By Ernie Lambert, SPOA President The response to the joint certification program has been amazing; by the conclusion of last year’s conference we had 9 members certified, in November of this year 10 additional members were interviewed, and 18 additional applications were received before the December 31, 2004 deadline, which have yet to be processed. In Alberta, SPOSA is nearly complete in processing close to 50 applicants. I can tell you that it has been a privilege to be part of this process. The opportunity to interview and learn from
some of the most knowledgeable individuals in our Association has been the best professional development possible. The first requests for certification are starting to appear in job postings in both provinces, which will provide additional credibility to the process. For those who were not eligible for grandfathering, or missed the deadline, the electronic examination process is almost finished. The whole system is on line and user friendly. It may require some fine tuning but it is really
exciting. We will be meeting with our counterparts in Alberta to determine the next phase. It is likely that we will continue to explore the required enhancements to develop this into an official professional designation. This program is something we can all be very proud of. Both of our associations have put a tremendous amount of resources into this, and it has been successful so far. Let’s work together to allow it to grow.
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