Once again, new testing.
From RID:
Building Value in Certification—A Status Report on the Enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination
By Clarence “Buck” Chaffee, President1 The Caviart Group, LLC
In July 2011, NAD and RID announced that the Boards of both organizations had approved a plan for developing the next generation of NIC Certification. The stated purpose of the changes was “to strengthen the effectiveness and increase the value of the NIC credential.” Since that announcement, a number of changes have been implemented: a national study (pre-Job/Task Analysis survey) of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing consumers of interpreting services was conducted; the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination was launched; and a new interview and performance examination scoring process was implemented.
So now, nearly a year after the enhancements were announced, the time has come to assess how the program is doing. Have these changes done what they were purported to do? Is the NIC credential more effective and more valuable as promised and, if so, how can anyone tell?
This interim report looks to address these questions and answer some of the additional questions that have surfaced in the community about the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination. It will explain the logic and process used as well as the evidence to date as to the effectiveness of the changes.
To understand whether the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination is an improvement, it is first important to understand what certification is and what it means for a certification program to be “effective and valuable.”
What is certification really about?
Certification is essentially a warranty provided by an organization that says that the people to whom the organization has issued a certificate have the knowledge and skills required to competently perform a given job at a given level. This means that anyone who engages or receives the services warranted from such certificants has the organization’s assurance that the certified person will be able to perform those services competently at the level in which they are certified.
This does not mean that all certificants are of equal ability. In fact, many will be able to perform additional services beyond those addressed in the certification, and some will be able to perform the job at a higher level. What the certification means is that all certificants can do the described job at least at the level of basic competency.
1 See Appendix A for information about The Caviart Group, LLC, and Mr. Chaffee’s credentials.
Read the full article here:
RID article on new tests
From RID:
Building Value in Certification—A Status Report on the Enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination
By Clarence “Buck” Chaffee, President1 The Caviart Group, LLC
In July 2011, NAD and RID announced that the Boards of both organizations had approved a plan for developing the next generation of NIC Certification. The stated purpose of the changes was “to strengthen the effectiveness and increase the value of the NIC credential.” Since that announcement, a number of changes have been implemented: a national study (pre-Job/Task Analysis survey) of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing consumers of interpreting services was conducted; the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination was launched; and a new interview and performance examination scoring process was implemented.
So now, nearly a year after the enhancements were announced, the time has come to assess how the program is doing. Have these changes done what they were purported to do? Is the NIC credential more effective and more valuable as promised and, if so, how can anyone tell?
This interim report looks to address these questions and answer some of the additional questions that have surfaced in the community about the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination. It will explain the logic and process used as well as the evidence to date as to the effectiveness of the changes.
To understand whether the enhanced NIC Interview and Performance Examination is an improvement, it is first important to understand what certification is and what it means for a certification program to be “effective and valuable.”
What is certification really about?
Certification is essentially a warranty provided by an organization that says that the people to whom the organization has issued a certificate have the knowledge and skills required to competently perform a given job at a given level. This means that anyone who engages or receives the services warranted from such certificants has the organization’s assurance that the certified person will be able to perform those services competently at the level in which they are certified.
This does not mean that all certificants are of equal ability. In fact, many will be able to perform additional services beyond those addressed in the certification, and some will be able to perform the job at a higher level. What the certification means is that all certificants can do the described job at least at the level of basic competency.
1 See Appendix A for information about The Caviart Group, LLC, and Mr. Chaffee’s credentials.
Read the full article here:
RID article on new tests
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