New BPI certifications re-visited

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Permalink Reply by Sean Lintow Sr on April 21, 2012 at 5:40pm

The new certs don't fully go live until after yours expire, so if your job requires BPI certs that are fully active then you have issues

Now if you are not working with a program that requires BPI certification (or involved in the WX program) then the question gets a little tougher and is completly up to you - personally I am going to let mine expire 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Lasicki on April 23, 2012 at 11:12am

Hey Sean,

I'm with the Home Performance program here in NY and was required to have both BA and Envelope to get accredited. So it looks like I will need to get my original BA and Envelope re-certified.

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Permalink Reply by Sean Lintow Sr on April 23, 2012 at 11:33am

My .02 - you might want to check with the program on getting a temporary waiver - just because the cert expires doesn't mean you no longer have the knowledge & as the saying goes - it doesn't hurt to ask / the worse they can say is no

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Permalink Reply by Paul Lasicki on April 23, 2012 at 11:52am

Good idea, thanks

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Permalink Reply by Jim Tenhundfeld on April 23, 2012 at 12:50pm

The new certifications are all voluntary and will not be required certifications so i suggest you renew your current BA & EP for 3 years.  Some time in the future, they may become required, but until then the existing certifications should be adequate.  Additional costs will be required for the Auditor certification at some point in the future.  I don't think BPI has most of the details worked out yet on how they will provide the written & field exams for these 4 new certifications.

 

Jim Tenhundfeld 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Lasicki on April 23, 2012 at 12:59pm

OK, thanks, I was leaning in that direction.

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Permalink Reply by David Eggleton on April 23, 2012 at 2:24pm

Paul,

Why not ask both who matter (Home Performance program in NY and BPI) in your case?

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