At the AHRI spring meeting last week, I heard Dave Pannier,
interim president of North American Technician Excellence (NATE), say that
certification through this program has reached a plateau. He wants to know why
more technicians aren’t choosing to certify or recertify through NATE.
I want to know why, too. Are there any techs out there who
can tell me your reasons for not bothering with certification? Post your comments
- I want to hear your side because, frankly, I’ve heard stats that make it
sound like it’s stupid not to get certified.
Pannier rattled off a few of these numbers at the meeting.
The ones that stuck out to me were that NATE-certified techs have higher pay
rates and fewer callbacks than non-certified techs.
So can you tell me what your perspective is as a tech? Why
have you decided not to be certified? Or, if were previously certified, why
didn’t you want to renew after your five years were up?
I know that NATE is planning to create an industry survey to
find answers to these questions, but let’s get the discussion started here
first.
Talking Certification
Kimberly Schwartz is Contributing Editor. She can be contacted at 248-703-3278 or kimberlyschwartz@achrnews.com. Prior to joining The NEWS in 2010, Kimberly worked on other BNP Media publications. She writes cover stories and focus articles. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University.
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