National Coalition of Estheticians, ManufacturersDistributors

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National Coalition of Estheticians,
Manufacturers/Distributors Associations
NATIONAL NCEA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
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• The coalition is a group of active skin care
  associations, companies individuals, who have
  united to establish standards and best practices,
  and provide political representation for our
  profession to state legislators and state
  regulatory boards.

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NCEAs MISSION

• Represent the esthetic profession by defining
• and conveying standards of practice,
• while educating the industry and the public.

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HISTORY

• August 2006
• NCEA presented the National
• NCEA Certification Program to the
• National Examination Committee
• National Interstate Council of Cosmetology Boards
  Executive Committee in Portland, ME.

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HISTORY

• Test Advisor
• Schroeder Measurement Technologies, Inc.
• Subject Matter Experts provided by NCEA
• Computer-Based Testing
• Provided by ISO-Quality Testing
• 200 Locations
• in North America

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HISTORY

• National NCEA Certification Program
• Launched May 15, 2007
• National NCEA Certification Exam
• Launched July 02, 2007

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HISTORY

• NCEA Commission on Accreditation
• Launched February 10, 2009
• The NCEA Commission on Accreditation (COA) was
  formed to
• facilitate and supervise the continuing
  education requirements
• of the skin care professional for
  recertification and/or relicensure.

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HISTORY

• NCEA COAs GOALS
• Provide educational activities that will
  increase the skin care professional's knowledge,
  skills and competency.
• Provide local, regional, national and
  international accredited educational activities,
  and learning opportunities.
• Raise the standard of educational delivery
  methods and utilize faculty disclosure(s) to
  improve quality of educational activities.
• To meet or exceed state regulatory board's
  continuing education requirements for
  relicensure.
• Provide state regulatory boards a quality
  commission on accreditation for skin care
  professionals.

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WHY GET CERTIFIED?

• Society of Dermatology SkinCare
• Specialists recognized and endorsed members
  to become certified. (2.5.07)
• Highest certification credential available in
  the USA. (Based upon the NCEAs 1200-hour
  Esthetician Job Task Analysis)
• Certification shows your dedication.
• Provides professional recognition.
• Promotes your growth and advancement.

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WHY GET CERTIFIED?

• Identify control risks for consumers.
• Demonstrates knowledge and comprehension.
• Better prepares the skin care professional for
  today's job market with career portability.
• Contributes to greater income potential.

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HOW TO GET CERTIFIEDFollow these 3 Steps

• Step 1 Meet The Candidate Application
  Requirements and Order Your Training
  Pack.
• Step 2 Complete Candidate Application
  Requirements
• and send to NCEA for Records Verification.
• Step 3 Receive your Authorization to Test (ATT)
  and take the National NCEA Certification
  Exam.
• Program can be completed in 6-8
  weeks

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CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• 1. Candidate must meet A, B, C or D requirement
• A) Current Esthetician License with One (1) year
  full-time skin care
• experience proof of equivalent 50 hours
  post-graduate education
• OR Two (2) years of documented full-time skin
  care experience
• OR Master Esthetician License (Utah
  Virginia)
• OR 1200 hours under-graduate education.

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CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSContinued

• B) Current Cosmetology License with Two (2)
  years documented full-time skin care experience
  and proof of equivalent 100 hours
  post-graduate education
• OR
• Three (3) years of documented full-time skin
  care experience.

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CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSContinued

• C) Licensed Professionals
• Two (2) years of documented full-time skin
  care experience.
• (RNs, LPNs, PAs, etc. Note Where skin care is
  within scope of practice)
• D) Other Professionals that wish to take the
  NCEA Certification must provide
  documentation for eligibility.
• (Massage Therapists, Medical Assistants, etc.)

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CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSContinued

• 2. Current CPR/AED Certification.
• 3. Current First Aid Certification.
• 4. Current NCEA Membership.
• 5. Proof of Insurance Certificate.

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CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTSContinued

• 6. Two photos. (passport style)
• 7. Affidavit of Knowledge Review Completion.
• 8. Records Verification Fee (if applicable)
• Note Certification Renewal is required every (3)
  years with
• 12 hours of NCEA COA Approved education.

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CANDIDATE FEES

• 1. NCEA Certification Training Pack. Fee 109
  (incl.shipping)
• 2. NCEA Certification Exam. Fee 350
• 3. Records Verification of Candidate
  Requirements
• a) Mail to the NCEA. Fee 175
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• b) Onsite by NCEA at a Sponsored Event.
• 4. Optional Certification Prep Class. Fee
• Set by Approved Training Facility (ATF)
• Investment in your Future 634

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NCEA CERTIFICATIONFORWARD STATEMENTS

• ASSIST STATES WITH CERTIFICATION PROCESS
• Goal To assist Regulatory Boards in
  regulating licensees by standardizing
  educational requirements (1200 hours) and
  certifying comprehension of new technologies.
• INCREASED SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS
• Goal To have Regulatory Boards
  recognize and approve the NCEA
  Certification Program and adopt
  through rulemaking.

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NCEA CERTIFICATIONFORWARD STATEMENTS

• LICENSEE MOBILITY STATE-TO-STATE
• Goal To have State Regulatory
  Boards recognize and endorse the licensed
  esthetician
• who is NCEA Certified moving into their state.
• INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
• MOBILITY
• Goal To have the International recognition
• of an NCEA Certified Esthetician.

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NCEA COAFORWARD STATEMENT

• STATE RECOGNITION AS A RESOURCE
• GOAL To have State Regulatory Boards recognize
  the
• NCEA Commission on Accreditation(COA) as a
  resource
• to facilitate and supervise compliance of
• continuing education activities for licensees.

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National Prep Class Offerings 2009

• Los Angeles, CA Nixa, MO
• San Francisco, CA Peabody, MA
• New York, NY Memphis, TN
• Ridgewood, NJ San Antonio,TX
• Las Vegas, NV Abingdon, VA
• Eugene, OR
• Additional Approved Training Facilities (ATFs)
  under review

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What Makes AnExamination National?

• Article written by
• Dr. Lee Schroeder,
• Schroeder Measurement Technologies
• Test Developer
• Published in NIC Bulletin January/February/March
  Vol 63, No.1

NIC Bulletin Jan-Mar 2007 What Makes an
Examination National?
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Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

• A national examination program must include the
  opinions and contributions of a geographic
  diverse collection of subject matter experts
  (SMEs).

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Role Delineation

• a list of elements of knowledge, skill and
  ability (KSAs) that are important to public
  protection.

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Test Design

• an examination content outline that also shows
  the required distribution of test questions
  across elements of the outline.

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Test Development

• incorporates both question writing and test
  assembly. As questions are written and reviewed
  by a geographically diverse collection of
  contributors, such differences can be identified
  and resolved.

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Standard Setting

• The process of standard setting is intended to
  determine a minimum passing score on the
  examination such that candidates scoring below
  that score do not possess an adequate level of
  competence with respect to public protection.

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What do we expect from a National Examination?

• The primary expectation
• of a national examination
• is reciprocity.

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Whats Happening In The Industry

• International Certifications
• ITEC - from London, England
• CIDESCO - from Zurich, Switzerland
• These are excellent programs and not intended
  to provide the same licensing or political
  forward statements that the National NCEA
  Certification Program does.

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Whats Happening In The Industry

• Certification Program designed by what
  recognized body?
• A Coalition
• NOT a singular association!

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National NCEA Certification Program2009 GOALS

• Increase Conversion Rates
• Increase Professional Recognition
• Increase Career Mobility
• Increase for
• Skin Care Professionals

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• QUESTIONS?
• Susanne S. Warfield - Executive Director
• National NCEA Certification Program
• NCEACertified_at_aol.com or 201.670.4100
• NCEA Executive Offices
• 484 Spring Avenue
• Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450-4624
• www.ncea.tv