NCTA Proctor Recertification and Continuing Education (CE)

Once completed, the National College Testing Association (“NCTA”) Proctor Certification is valid for three years from the date it is granted. In order to maintain NCTA Proctor Certification after the initial three-year period, certificants must comply with the Continuing Education and Proctor Recertification Policy (“Recertification Policy”). 

NCTA Proctor certificants must meet two requirements prior to the conclusion of the three-year initial term of certification, and each subsequent three-year period of recertification in order to maintain their certification:

  1. Pay a certification maintenance fee. The certification maintenance fee is due prior to the expiration of a certificant’s initial certification and covers the three-year recertification term. 
  2. Submit evidence of 15 hours of continuing education (“CE”) credits over the course of each three-year certification term. Recertification is required every three years thereafter, with the same requirements for each three-year recertification period.  
    1. Certified individuals should self-report all activities within 90 days of the event to ensure documentation is still available. However, reminder emails to submit CEs will be sent ahead of renewal period.
    2. Click HERE for a guide on how to self-report. 

See the Continuing Education and Proctor Recertification Policy for more details.

Eligible Activities for Continuing Education Credit 

The following programs are eligible for CEs. NCTA-certificants are responsible for reviewing the requirements for submitting a CE request for these programs.  

Activity

CE Credit
Award for
Attending

 Max CE
Credits per 3-
year Term		 CE Credit Award for
Speaker/Presenter/Teacher

NCTA event or
NCTA partner
event

 1 per hour* 9 per event 3 per hour for the first delivery of the presentation;
1 per hour for the redelivery of the same material.
Events not
hosted or
sponsored by
NCTA		 1 per hour* 9 per event 3 per hour for the first delivery of the presentation;
1 per hour for delivery of the same material.
Non-NCTA
training		 1 per hour* 5 per 
certification period		 3 per hour for the first delivery of the presentation;
1 per hour for redelivery of the same material.

Reading
materials
related to
testing or test
security
(not NCTA
book studies)

 1 per 50
page with 
maximum of
5 per item		 10 per
certification period		 n/a
NCTA Book
Studies

2 per meeting
attended

 9 per term Leading an NCTA Book Study = 4 per meeting
with a 12 max per term
Publishing
materials 
related to 
testing or
test security		 Varies by
length		 15 per term
  • 1 per newsletter or blog
  • 5 per article in publication of general
    circulation
  • 7 per article published in NCTA Digest
  • 15 for an entire book
NCTA Governing 
Council*		 5 15 n/a
NCTA Committee
Member		 3 9 n/a

NCTA 
Mentor/Mentee
Program

 3 per relationship 9 n/a
NCTA Conference
Volunteer (non-
Governing Council
or committee 
services, such as
moderator, 
volunteer at 
resource)		 2 total per conference 6 n/a
NCTA Test
Center Certification
Evaluator or 
Reviewer		 1 per 3 schools completed 6 n/a

 

*Only 1 volunteer position can count per year of service on Governing Council, Committee Chairing, and Committee Membership (select highest level of service per year to submit for CE credits)