Telecom Executive Certificate

The telecom executive certificate recognizes telco executives for their commitment to professional development and staying informed about the rural telecom industry through their participation in NTCA educational sessions.

ENROLLMENT COURSE REQUIREMENTS EARN CREDITS TRANSCRIPTS

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

Courses are divided among four areas of study: policy, technology, business and governance each area contains both core and elective courses. 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	2 Credits	2 Credits	4 Credits	4 Credits	3 Credits	3 Credits	1 Credit	20 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 four) Pre-approved non-NTCA session Advocacy Legal Grassroots Outreach	P100 P102 P103 P104 P105
Technology (select any two) Network Telecom Fundamentals	T101 T102	Technology (select any three) 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 three) 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 one) Pre-approved non-NTCA session Director Responsibilities Succession Planning Board Planning	G100 G106 G107 G108

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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.

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Earn Credits Online

You can also earn credits by viewing prerecorded sessions on the 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.”

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Transcripts

To determine the status of your certificate completion, log into Member Central then click on My Information and My Transcript.

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