Education

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Your development is instrumental to your success and to your company's future. NTCA education programs and training and development opportunities empower you to think creatively, work efficiently and communicate meaningfully so you can turn your ideas and challenges into opportunities and growth for you and your company, communities and industry.


Certificate Program

NTCA recognizes member participation in educational activities through one of three certificates: Telecom Executive Certificate for general managers and other members of the executive team; Director Core Curriculum Certificate for board members of cooperative and commercial companies; and Key Employee Certificate for telco employees serving various vital functions for the company.

Telecom Executive Certificate      Director Core Curriculum Certificate     Key Employee Certificate

 


Specialty Programming

NTCA has partnered with external profession-specific programming to provide you with even more opportunities to grow in your field.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

 

NTCA offers continuing legal education hours (CLE). Upon request, an application for CLE program accreditation is submitted to the appropriate state bar. When a state bar grants CLE accreditation for the course, NTCA posts the information in the appropriate state record, verifies attorney attendance and issues certificates of attendance.

 

Attorneys who desire CLE credits for courses other than the Legal Seminar should request accreditation directly from their state bars.

Contact us for questions regarding CLE credit.

 

 

Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

NTCA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

NTCA offers continuing professional education (CPE) hours for its annual Finance and Accounting Conference and a few select stand-alone events. CPE credit hours are based on a 50-minute hour in accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. Participants in these courses must complete, sign and return affidavits of attendance—without exception—to an NTCA staff member at the conclusion of each event. Upon verification of attendance, NTCA sends to the attendee an electronic copy of the official certificate of attendance.

 

HR Certification Institute (HRCI)

NTCA applies for credits from the HR Certification Institute for HR-related programs and webinars. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

NTCA is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer professional development credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. HR-related programs and webinars are valid for PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.

For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

 

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Networking is one of the most important strategies any professional can use to expand their knowledge on relevant topics of interest and advance their career. Join one of our many ListServs, where professionals from the rural telecom industry gather to brainstorm, ask questions, get answers and share stories.  

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