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Certified Remodeler accreditation priority for Certification Board
By Morgan Zenner
This year, the NARI Certification Board will have reached the end of a multi-year project of gaining accreditation, through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), of the Certified Remodeler (CR) certification.
ANSI’s mission is “to enhance both the global competitiveness of U.S. business and U.S. quality of life by promotion and facilitating voluntary consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding their integrity.”
One of the ways ANSI accomplishes their mission is through accreditations. Basically, programs are evaluated on its conformity assessment—a demonstration that something is actually achieving what it was designed to achieve.
In regards to the CR accreditation, ANSI evaluates the certification itself, the internal management systems and the process of becoming/remaining certified.
“The certification has been put through independent examination to make sure it is testing what it is supposed to test, that it’s fair and that it is psychometrical,” says Judy Mozen, CR, GCP, newly appointed chair of the Certification Board.
Psychometrics is used to construct and measure tests on how well they produce knowledge/educational attainment of a particular subject area. Basically, psychometrics ensures that those who pass/fail a test do so because of their knowledge, not for another reason, such as confusion or irrelevant questions.
Current status and what to expect
Mozen is leading the Certification Board into what is hoped to be the final stretch of the accreditation process.
The CR exam questions were modified this year, using psychometric measurements. The members who have taken the new exam in the January through May timeframe have assisted in this process.
“We are working on final refinements of the exam by studying results from candidates who have taken the new exam,” Mozen says.
Once the test results are fully analyzed, the program will go through another ANSI evaluation.
When the accreditation is approved, there are a few subtle changes in addition to the exam, and most of these have already been made. For instance, the renewal form no longer considers reading third-party trade magazines or community/chapter service as part of the renewal requirements. However, client referrals within a given year have been added to the requirements.
One other change CRs will notice is on their certificates and ID cards. “People will notice the ANSI seal on their certificates and ID cards,” Mozen says. Moving forward all existing CRs will be recognized under the newly accredited CR program and those who are new to the certification will have the opportunity to take an improved exam and be a part of a leading industry certification program.
The Certification Board welcomes all NARI certified member comments or questions through e-mail at certification@nari.org.
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