Re: A letter to AmIAQC & the response.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing this Doug.

I found what Adam wrote to be very interesting. For instance:

" ...the pass ratios of students in their classes have actually gone

down significantly in several cases. "

So what??? Is it in our best interest as an industry to make sure

everyone passes?

It makes sense to me that the course providers would have access to

the relevant information so they can prepare their curriculums,

etc. It also makes sense to me that per the unification, there is

some handle kept on who these course providers are, so that Joe

Shmoe, XYZ is not teaching classes in his garage on Saturday

afternoons.

It does NOT make sense to me to supply this same information to

those who will be taking the test, minus recommended reading

material and resources. Giving people access to page numbers is no

different than giving away the answers. Geez, if that's going to be

the case, why even bother with a test at all and just sell certs in

a fancy frame like some of the other less than

credible " organizations " ???!!!

If this is just about money, (which it appears to be so at least to

me) I get it. BUT, if it is about raising the bar of our industry,

getting rid of negative stereotypes and making sure the certs we do

have remain credible - what is proposed is destined for failure on

many levels. C'mon - how many " certifications " do we need???!!! We

as an industry should be focusing our efforts on making what we have

better - not throwing more bones in the pot!

If you haven't yet done so, please go to the following website to

sign the petition.

http://www.gopetition.com/online/12406.html

Best Regards,

Stacey Champion

Owner/Consultant

Champion Indoor Environmental Services

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> > > A petition to the executive members of IAQA, AmIAQ and IESO

has

> > been initiated in response to the recent development in the

AmIAQ

> > certification program. Time is running out. If you are an IAQA

> > member or AmIAQ certificate holder, please act now to prevent

> > thousands of unqualified people becoming certified by AmIAQ.

They

> > will enter the market and offer much lower prices to compete

with

> > you. The consumers will also be victimized by the low quality

work

> > that they perform.

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> > > Please forward this email to your local IAQA Chapter

Director

> > and your friends who are IAQA members and AmIAQ certificate

holders

> > and ask them to forward this email to as many people as

possible.

> > Thanks for your attention. I apology if this message has reached

you

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> > > Wei Tang, Ph.D.

> > > IAQA Member

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> > > Please go to the following website to sign the petition.

Thanks.

> > > http://www.gopetition.com/online/12406.html

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> > > Dear IAQA members and AmIAQ certificate holders:

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> > > AmIAQ has recently decided to publish the examination

reference

> > sources, including exact page numbers, on its website beginning

on

> > June 1, 2007. This will make it very easy for new certificate

> > candidates to pass the certification exams without having to

fully

> > study and learn the material. This action will greatly diminish

the

> > value of AmIAQ certifications, and it has clearly broken the

spirit

> > of unification agreement. The differences between the

organizational

> > philosophies between IAQA and AmIAQ have finally surfaced. IAQA

is a

> > member-based organization with a democratically elected Board of

> > Directors. However, AmIAQ and IESO are not. Due to their

structural

> > differences, the goals of these three organizations' leaders may

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> > after the unification. Instead of constantly fighting over these

> > differences, it is important for IAQA members and AmIAQ

certificate

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> > > organizations operate on behalf of the members and

certificate

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> > > Petition:

> > > As members of IAQA and AmIAQ certificate holders, we the

> > undersigned, call on the executive members of IAQA, AmIAQ, and

IESO

> > to take the following actions to protect the interests of IAQA

> > members and AmIAQ certificate holders.

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> > > (1) Refrain from publishing any examination reference sources

on

> > the AmIAQ website until the executive members of IAQA and AmIAQ

> > reach an agreement.

> > > (2) Make necessary changes to ensure that the operations of

the

> > three organizations are aligned with the interest of their

members

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unification

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> > > Wei Tang, Ph.D.

> > > Lab Director

> > > QLab

> > > 5 Drive

> > > Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

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> > > www.QLabUSA.com

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