Director Core Curriculum Certificate
The director core curriculum certificate recognizes telco directors for their commitment to learning about the rural telecom industry through participation in NTCA educational sessions.
Enrollment
If you've ever attended an NTCA event, you are automatically enrolled in the certificate program relevant to your role. You also can contact NTCA to request enrollment at any time.
Course Requirements
The program recognizes telco directors from NTCA member companies who have completed the course requirements outlined below. Core and elective courses are divided among four areas of study: policy, technology, business and governance. Only courses offered by NTCA and approved statewide associations can be applied toward completion of this certificate.
| Core | Elective | Total | ||||||
| Policy | Technology | Business | Governance | Policy | Technology | Business | Governance | |
| 1 Credit | 1 Credits | 2 Credits | 4 Credits | 1 Credits | 2 Credits | 1 Credits | 2 Credit | 14 Credits |
Course titles below indicate topic categories. Specific course content will be described in meeting programs. Because course content changes for each meeting, courses may be repeated for credit.
| Each course is equivalent to one credit. | |||
| Core Courses | Course Code | Elective Courses | Course Code |
| Policy Regulatory |
P101 |
Policy (select any one) Pre-approved non-NTCA session Advocacy Legal Grassroots Outreach |
P100 P102 P103 P104 P105 |
| Technology (select any one) Network Telecom Fundamentals |
T101 T102 |
Technology (select any two) Pre-approved non-NTCA session Wireline Wireless Devices Trends Data Apps Telecom Industry Cybersecurity |
T100 T103 T104 T105 T106 T107 T108 T109 T110 |
| Business (select any two*) Telco Revenues Finance for Telecommunications Business Combinations & Partnering Capital Credits* *Cooperatives must take a capital credits course |
B101 B102 B103 B104 |
Business (select any one) Pre-approved non-NTCA sessions Human Resources Strategic Planning Economic Development Marketing Management Business Skills Compensation Issues Community Development Risk Management |
B100 B105 B106 B107 B108 B109 B110 B111 B112 B113 |
| Governance (select any four) Reading Financial Documents Legal Liabilities Bylaws Policy Board/Manager Relations |
G101 G102 G103 G104 G105 |
Governance (select any two) Pre-approved non-NTCA session Director Responsibilities Succession Planning Board Planning |
G100 G106 G107 G108 |
Earn Credits at Events
You’ve been earning credits each time you attend an NTCA event. Confirm that your event registrations indicate the sessions you attend (when applicable) to ensure the credits are applied properly. Some state associations offer NTCA certificate credits when their programs are submitted for preapproval. Contact your state association for more information about their programming. Candidates retain all awarded credits earned to date.
Earn Credits Online
You can also earn credits by viewing prerecorded sessions from select NTCA events on the NTCA Live Learning Center. Once you’ve viewed an online session, send an email to NTCA confirming the session you viewed. Even though many credits can be earned online through the Live Learning Center, the library of recordings will not necessarily include all required credits for certificate completion.
Transcripts
To determine the status of your certificate completion, log into Member Central then click on My Information and My Transcript.
