From the Executive Director
Jeffrey F. Kenney is the Executive Director of NCIDQ. He oversees
all aspects of the organization and works closely with the NCIDQ
Board of Directors to develop and execute successful strategies to
achieve its goals. He lends more than 20 years of experience in the
licensure and credentialing industry, serving as a speaker at numerous
conferences on professional licensure, high-stakes testing and
computer-delivered examinations.
NCIDQ’s Annual Council of Delegates Meeting concluded several weeks ago. Representatives from all of NCIDQ’s member boards save one (state funding was eliminated for travel) participated in the two-day meeting in San Antonio.
The meeting began with a summary of 2009. Debbie Steinmetz, our current president and I reviewed the plans we had for 2009 and what we’ve achieved this year. All in all, 2009 was a successful year. Our many committees and task forces accomplished much and for that theNCIDQ Board is very appreciative. Given the current economic climate, the presentation on finances took more time than typical. NCIDQ saw a decline in the number of candidates for the October 2009 exam administration, but that seemed to be due primarily to the changes taking place in the exam content and not because of the economy.
Following lunch on Friday, our colleagues from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) presented background on their organization and gave an update on their 2009 activities. The most important point was a reminder that all programs that do not result in a bachelor’s degree or higher will lose their accreditation as of January 1, 2010. (www.accredit-id.org). Next, Andrew Stafford, our Exam and IDEP Program Manager and I gave a presentation on the new exam format. That was followed by an open discussion on various models for regulating professions. This discussion was led by Anne Browning, alicensure and credentialing consultant.
We began Saturday morning with three one-hour workshops on the topics of:
-NCIDQ’s model legislative language
-Disciplinary actions and copyright violations
-A possible, future path to eligibility to the Examination.
Following lunch on Saturday, the attendees reconvened to take a look back at NCIDQ’s 35-year history. Two NCIDQ past presidents presented a summary of where we’ve been. Nancy Barsotti was President in 1991 and Shirley Hammond in 2002. This look back was followed by a visioning session led by 2008 President Sandy Friend. The visioning session asked attendees to envisionNCIDQ in 15 years – at our 50th anniversary.
More than 80 people attended the meeting this year and most judged it a success.
There will be more information coming out about the meeting in future blog posts and press releases, so stay tuned.
