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02-08-2006, 02:35 PM #1
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
i was wondering about the new CIRO certification, I passed the CIRO test in jan. of 06, on laser grade at lanier tech, will i have to re-test with the new certifications that reta has been working on?
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02-08-2006, 02:51 PM #2
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
I'll me look into this and get back to you.
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02-08-2006, 05:49 PM #3
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
Jerry,
I forwarded your question to RETA Nation headquarters, below you will find their response.
Originally Posted by RETA National HQ
That clears it up for me too. When you are reading the RETA Breeze newsletter, do you have any comments on the column "You Asked For It"? I'm looking for comments and feedback on old topics and new subjects for discussion. Thanks.
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02-08-2006, 07:10 PM #4
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
great, so what is required at the 3 yr. mark?
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02-08-2006, 07:51 PM #5
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
You can keep your certification current by attending RETA meetings to get some hours of instruction, or other classes too I believe.
This is similar to PDC's (Professional Development Credits). By taking some different classes, these help to contribute to maintaining your certification.
Are you a RETA member?
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02-08-2006, 09:24 PM #6
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
Originally Posted by JerrydNH3
Is this a rip off or what? Same training, same fees but one must be renewed for extra cash? Prove me wrong.
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02-08-2006, 11:02 PM #7
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
Originally Posted by frank
In some respects, once you are trained and certified you should be OK, right. I could maybe go along with a reasonable annual fee to maintain the certification in active status.
The downside to this argument is that after sometime has passed, people tend to get lazy and cut corners, forget something, etc.
Having to be re-certified every couple of years forces us to keep current to pass the exam the next time.
This presents somewhat of a dilemma, and I am not sure what the answer is. I am however, opposed to just paying a fee every year, if all it serves is to collect money.
An interesting problem. What do others think about this?Last edited by US Iceman; 02-08-2006 at 11:27 PM.
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02-08-2006, 11:12 PM #8
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
its a catch 22 if you have to renew every 3 yrs then its not so bad as things change v fast in our industry if you do it once then its hard to keep up with new legislation.
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03-08-2006, 02:15 PM #9
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
Yes i am a RETA member, also PSM requires training so hopefully that will cover the requirements
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09-08-2006, 02:49 PM #10
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
Once you pass the "current" CIRO or CARO tests, you will need to show Continuing Education Units (CEU's) or Personal Development Hours (PDH's) prior to the end of your three year cycle. RETA is working on the details right now and more information will be forthcoming.
As I'm sure there are other CIRO and CARO questions, I'd encourage you to visit the RETA Website and Forum for more information along these lines.
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11-08-2006, 01:49 AM #11
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
I too agree with having to get recerted after 3 years how ever the fees should be kept to an absalute minimum for renewals!
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15-08-2006, 03:10 PM #12
Re: New Ammonia Certification in United States
RETA is working on what these fees will be. We'll need to wait just a little longer to see what comes out of this process, but hopefully they will be kept at a minimum.
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