Hello fellow interpreters! Another day has passed here in San Francisco. I attended an LTA (Local Test Administrator) meeting this morning and the National Testing System Committee Forum tonight and WOW, is there a lot of info to pass along!
Julie Moore and I attended an LTA meeting with Bernice Davis of the RID national office today. Bernice is one of two staff who work in the testing department. Thats right - I said TWO! Typically that department consists of 3-4 staff who oversee the various tasks related to the testing system. Lori Frison, who has been serving as the Director of Certification, completed her last day with RID July 24th. What this means for you is that the testing office is short on staff, while the demands on them have increased. Bernice informed us today that they receive approximately 300 phone calls per day regarding testing questions...and that doesn't include the emails! So have a little patience!
Attention all testing candidates! If you register and pay on-line for your NIC, you WILL NOT recieve your confirmation letter in the mail. You will HAVE TO CALL RID and ask for them to send your letter to you. This letter is very important, as it lets the LTA's know which form of the NIC you are to take. There are high hopes that this glitch with be a short lived one as the website gets tweaked and the bugs resolved. Remember - the policy at the PCC Supersite is that you can not test if you don't have your letter. So please deal with this as soon as possible when planning to test.
Highlights of the National Testing System Forum:
The NTS section of the website includes an option for tracking your test. You can navigate the site and check to see the status of your test. It sounds like they will be adding even more options for checking the location of your tape in the process. If you can't find your test, be patient! They are still working on getting everyone's information into the system.
Several Supersites around the country have closed down. The NTS will be looking into more locations in areas that need to be served.
Check out the NTS section of the new RID website. You will find information regarding the Associates/Bachelors Degree requirements that go into effect in June 30, 2008 and 2012 respectively. There are options available in lieu of the degrees. To find this information go to the RID website.
Did you get a 6 month extension for taking the CI or CT? Due to the previous back log for rating, RID gave those waiting a 6 month extension. Currently the rating time has returned to a normal 3 month period, but RID has not reduced the extension time. It is still 6 months.
Well those are just a few of the many items discussed at the NTS Forum. Please check the website for more information.
All of the attendees are gearing up for an important and lively Business Meeting tomorrow. Check in here to see how it went!!
Good Night,
Tina Buchanan
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