1.
What is Field Certification™?
Field Certification™
is granted only upon passing a hands-on, performance-based certification
test. A hands-on, performance-based test is a hands-on test of job
task-related usage of actual, live equipment or technology to assess that
individual's true competency to make that equipment or technology perform
in an objective and verifiable manner.
For more information on
Field Certification™,
click
here.
2.
What are the benefits of Field Certification™?
3. How
do I become a Field Certified Professional™ (FCP™)?
There are three ways
to become an FCP™:
Pass an FCP™ Exam
By passing one of FCPA’s exams, you will earn the Field Certified
Professional™ (FCP™) credential.
Pre-Qualification
You may also achieve the FCP™ status if you currently hold a
performance-based certification pre-qualified by FCPA®. For
more information about
Pre-Qualification
program, click
here.
Fast-Track
Currently certified and experienced IT professionals may also achieve the
FCP™ status through
Fast-Track
program. For more information about
Fast-Track
program, click
here.
4. Who
Are Sponsors FCPA®?
FCPA®
sponsors are leaders in the IT industry with a passion for education and
certification. We are grateful that they have been supportive of our
mission and with their help we have been able to bring enormous benefit
and advantage to our entire member community and the IT industry as a
whole. They work closely with our staff to support our activities. We
thank them for their support, leadership, guidance, advice, and feedback.
Although most of these organizations have worldwide recognition, we
encourage you to familiarize yourself with these organizations and
determine how you can support them and directly benefit from their
services by visiting their web sites.
Currently, there are
four major categories of sponsors for FCPA:
1.
Corporate Sponsors
This type of
membership is generally available to hardware and software vendors, as
well as major organizations that have a stake in the IT certification and
want to have a role in shaping the association and the certification
paths.
2.
For-Profit Academic Sponsors
This type of membership is only available to for-profit academic
institutions (such as technical education centers, proprietary schools,
and trade schools) that want to have a role in shaping the association and
the certification paths.
3.
Non-Profit Academic Sponsors
This type of membership is only available to non-profit academic
institutions (such as high schools, colleges, and universities) that want
to have a role in shaping the association and the certification paths.
4.
Non-Profit Academic Sponsors
This type of membership is generally available to associations (such
as trade associations and other non-profit institutions of non-academic
nature) that have a stake in the IT certification and want to have a role
in shaping the association and the certification paths.
For a list of
Sponsors,
click
here.
5.
Where Can I Take an FCP™ Exam?
You can
take the FCP™
exams at multiple locations worldwide. For a list of
Approved Field
Certified™ Testing Centers™ (FCPT™),
click
here.
6.
What Are the FCP™ Exam Fees?
FCP™
fees
are generally based on the length of the exam. For current
exam fees,
click
here.
7. How
Does It Work?
When taking an FCP™
exam, you will be given actual job tasks to perform in a live environment,
on actual equipment or technology. For more details, click
here.
8. Is
There any Literature on the Value of Performance-Based Testing?
There have been
numerous publications, discussions and debates on the value of hands-on,
performance-based testing in the IT industry over the past years.
For some
white papers
on the subject matter, click
here.
For
news and articles
written about
Field Certification™,
click
here.
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