National Center for Competency Testing - Professional Testing and Certifications

Dear Valued Customers,

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NCCT Staff

MA Exam Grid

Click here to see the MA exam grid representing our 2009 job analysis update. Although there are no changes in job categories, there will be a few more questions in some content areas and less in others. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Webinar: Competency Testing Or Can You Really Do It?

As healthcare professionals, our professional advancement is often based on TECHNICAL ABILITIES. After advancement into a management position, administrators are called upon to wear many hats. Some hats fit perfectly and some hats require enhancement. This Webinar is designed to "enhance" your competency assessment hat. Competency testing is not only required by accreditation agencies but represents good medical practice. All staff should have initial and on-going assessment for competency. As a manager you may be called upon to provide a competency assessment program for your staff. This hour-long Webinar aims to provide an overview of competency assessment, guidelines for developing a "home grown" program, and sample exercises. The presented information is designed to be "generic" and should be applicable to a variety of healthcare specialties. At the conclusion, the participant should have the tools to initiate, implement, or revamp a competency assessment program.

To download the webinar handout, click here.

Reminder: 2009 Insurance Codes are in use beginning July 1st!

New CE Course Released

A new CE course, Sexual Harassment, is now available! This course is another in the employment law and workplace issues series. The course is 3 CH and is P.A.C.E.® approved.

New CPI Review Books Available

The second editions of our Certified Postsecondary Instructor Review Books are now available for purchase through the NCCT Professional Store. Filled with valuable information, our books will provide a comprehensive review for your CPI certification exam. These newly revised editions include updated information on the CPI exam, plus select articles from the ERIC Digest - the world’s largest digital library of educational literature.

Click here to purchase our CPI Review Package - The CPI Review Package includes both CPI Review Book 1 and CPI Review Book 2 for just $44.95.

Arterial Blood Gas Video Released

The Center for Phlebotomy Education has just released "Arterial Blood Gas Collection," the fifth DVD in the Applied Phlebotomy training series.

The video satisfies the California DHS requirement for phlebotomy training programs and conforms to the Section 508 standard of the federal Rehabilitation Act. The video was written, directed, and edited by Dennis J. Ernst MT(ASCP), Director of the Center for Phlebotomy Education and member of the NCCT/MMCI Board of Testing.

For a preview, click here: http://www.phlebotomy.com/ABGC_Video.html

CE Updates

NCCT may accept your outside CE courses/college courses for recertification credit. If you want NCCT to consider outside coursework, complete the Application for Outside CE Approval form (found in the Forms/Document tab on the NCCT webpage), attach all applicable documentation and send it to NCCT with your recertification application and recertification payment. You will be notified if the coursework is acceptable. If the outside CE course CH does not equal 14 CH, you will need to make up the difference with NCCT CE courses.

Attention Phlebotomists!

Do you need P.A.C.E.®-approved CE courses to meet your state certification (license) requirements? Click here!

Attention California Phlebotomists!

Questions about obtaining or renewing your CA state certification? Go to the LFS website or call 510-620-3800 for assistance.

Need a job?

Anyone with a current NCCT or MMCI certification can use the My Professional Center (MPC) website to find employment, build a resume, network both personally and professionally, and more. Click here to check it out. Did we mention it's also FREE?

NCCT E-Newsletter

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