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16:48, 17 February 2009 [[NASPA]] is updating the procedure by which its
[[clubs|club]] and [[tournaments|tournament]] [[directors]]
are certified, and should have the new system in place by
August 2009. It will probably look like this:
# Applicant pays a fee to NASPA, obtains access to a written online test.
# Applicant passes online test, or fails and has to pay an additional fee after a waiting period.
# Applicant is granted apprentice director certification, and can codirect tournaments under supervision of a mentor. At the discretion of the mentor, this supervision may take place in person, or by telephone. Mentors must be fully certified directors; applicants may choose their own mentors, or may ask to be assigned one.
# When an apprentice's mentor feels that the apprentice is ready to direct tournaments alone, the mentor notifies NASPA, which grants applicant full director status.
# Full director pays annual fee to NASPA to maintain status.
Here are some of the tasks that need to be completed before the new system can be put into effect:
* Preparation of the written test.
* Implementation of the written test as a web application, including grading and payment.
* Compilation of an initial list of certified directors willing to act as mentors.
* Determination of grandfathering status for existing [[NSA]] directors.
* Creation of an online database of directors and their certification levels.
* Preparation of mentoring guidelines.
* Update of this web page to fully describe new system.
People who are interested in becoming certified directors should contact [[Mary Rhoades]] to be
put on a waiting list of persons waiting to undergo the new process.