NICET in cooperation with the Safer Buildings Coalition, is developing a new engineering technician certification program for IB-ERCES.
In early 2020, a group of industry leaders and practitioners met several times to complete a Job Task Analysis (JTA) that outlines the knowledge and skills individuals need to demonstrate to be considered minimally competent. The JTA group also established the general framework for the certification program, which is currently comprised of three levels for inspection, testing, and maintenance and one level for design. Their next step is to validate the JTA through a survey distributed to a larger audience.
They are looking for help in developing these standards. If you have any experience with IB-ERCES, please participate in the surveys
Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IB-ERCES-Levels)
Design (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IB-ERCES-Design)