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NCIDQ is Moving!
Effective March 30, NCIDQ's address will be:
1602 L Street NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
202-721-0220
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Fact or Fiction?
Debunking Common Myths
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Myth: "I work in the kitchen and bath industry and I have seen too many articles ... that claim the legislative efforts of some interior design groups are to simply eliminate a large portion of their competition."- A.N., West Virginia
Fiction: There are many aspects of the diversified practice of interior design that affect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
Legislation only prohibits design activities that may negatively affect the public's health, safety and welfare.
In order to receive a building permit, building code requirements must be met and contract documents must be produced. A registered interior designer would be tasked to accomplish such work.
Legislation is not introduced to exclude designers from performing various jobs that are within the interior design field. Legislation is introduced to help the public and building officials identify when an interior design professional has the diversified education, experience and qualification by examination to be responsible and accountable to all aspects of an interiors project from start to finish.
Have a common NCIDQ myth you'd like dispelled? E-mail us at news@ncidq.org! |
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NCIDQ has five continuing education courses to choose from! Each monograph comes with an open-book quiz you can take on your schedule to earn .6 CEUs in health, life safety and welfare. Active Certificate holders save 10% on all NCIDQ monographs!
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NCIDQ's Mission
To protect the health, life safety and welfare of the public by establishing standards of competence in the practice of interior design. |
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Greetings,
Welcome to the March edition of the QLetter, your electronic source for NCIDQ news and updates, industry announcements and calls to action.
We have a lot of important information to share, such as our newest benefit to active Certificate holders, QSearch, so please read carefully. |
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NCIDQ Launches Online Certificate Holder Search
The new QSearch Registry is here!
As promised, we've introduced a new benefit for you, active Certificate holders! As a Certificate holder, you know that you have obtained the highest recognition as a qualified interior designer. Now you can share your credentials with the world!
What is QSearch?
QSearch is a free, public registry that provides a list of active NCIDQ Certificate holders. A consumer can use QSearch to locate and/or employ an active Certificate holder in his or her area.
How does it work?
QSearch, hosted on the NCIDQ Web site at www.ncidq.org, allows anyone to search for active Certificate holders by logging on and entering one or more different search criteria: name, city, state, ZIP code, etc. Only active NCIDQ Certificate holders who choose to participate in this service will be searchable.
How can I be listed on QSearch?
The registry only displays information you have chosen to be searchable by the public. To select what information is searchable, you must log into MyNCIDQ.
When you access your MyNCIDQ account online, you are asked to verify your personal information. Within this page is a personal information release form that you must complete. We recently updated this form to accommodate contact information preferences for QSearch.
MyNCIDQ Personal Information/QSearch Release Prior to March 2, 2009, you had three personal release options to choose from on MyNCIDQ: Contact Information Allowed, Limited Information Allowed or No Information Allowed. Based upon your personal information release agreement, NCIDQ automatically identified your previously chosen fields (if any) to be searchable via QSearch. Please read below for further clarification.
- If you selected "Contact Information Allowed," the following information has automatically been selected as searchable on QSearch:
- Name
- Address
- City, State
- Telephone Number
- E-mail Address
- If you chose "Limited Information Allowed," the following information has automatically been selected as searchable on QSearch:
- Name
- If you chose "No Information Allowed," you are not searchable on QSearch.
Please note: if you earned your NCIDQ Certificate prior to January 1, 2007, and you did not complete the personal information release form that was mailed to you, you are not currently searchable on QSearch.
Update your QSearch/Personal Information
If you would like to update your information shown on QSearch, please log into MyNCIDQ and click on "Update Personal Information." You must then select your desired QSearch fields by checking the "Make visible on QSearch" boxes next to each personal information field you would like displayed in the search result.
Once you have chosen your desired QSearch fields, proceed to the Personal Information/QSearch Release form at the bottom of the "Update Personal Information" page. To become visible in QSearch, select the "Make me visible on QSearch/Release my Information" field from the dropdown box. Once this option is selected, click "Submit" to save your settings.
You can change or update your fields at any time.
Please note: the QSearch registry is only available for active Certificate holders. NCIDQ has published a PDF document that provides a list of every Certificate holder. This list displays a Certificate holder's name, state/province (or country) and Certificate number. This list, located on the registry, does not provide contact information.
If you become inactive, the contact information preferences you selected for QSearch will not be lost, but your information will not be searchable on the QSearch registry until you reactivate. Your name will never be removed from the master PDF list.
Please contact customer service at info@ncidq.org or call 202-721-0220 for further questions or information.
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NCIDQ Reports 25% Increase in Exam-Takers for Spring Administration
 NCIDQ is seeing record numbers of candidates applying for and registering to take the NCIDQ Examination.
On April 3-4, 2009, NCIDQ will administer its spring examination in more than 50 locations around the United States and Canada. For the first time, nearly 2,000 individuals will take one or more sections of the three-part examination, representing a 25 percent increase over last spring.
NCIDQ has seen a 25.2 percent increase in registrations for Section I, Principles and Practices of Interior Design, a 26.5 percent increase in registrations for Section II, Contract Documents and Administration, and a 25.5 percent increase in registrations for Section III, Schematics and Design Development.
The next administration of the NCIDQ Examination will be held on October 2 and 3, 2009. The deadline for applying to qualify for the fall administration is June 1. Complete information on the application process and qualification requirements is available at www.ncidq.org.
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NCIDQ Attends HD Expo
Join us at the HD 2009 Expo in Las Vegas on May 14-16! Visit NCIDQ at our booth on association row, between the exhibit hall and the hotel. You can register for HD here. Register by April 10 and pay the early bird rate.
NCIDQ Executive Director Leads NCIDQ Conference Session
NCIDQ's Executive Director Jeffrey F. Kenney will lead an informative session that will cover a breadth of information about the NCIDQ Examination, including: how to qualify, apply and/or register for the exam, how the exam is changing in 2010, how to hire an NCIDQ Certificate holder, how to benefit from your NCIDQ credential and gain a competitive edge and much more.
The workshop will be held on May 15 from 12-1 p.m. The class is worth .1 CEU. To register for this workshop, click here.
 Get your NCIDQ Certificate holder ribbon to wear proudly during the conference! Visit our booth to receive your ribbon.
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NCIDQ Volunteer UpdateCertificate Holders Help Build NCIDQ's Multiple-Choice Exams
 NCIDQ is constantly working on its examinations. Each year, a group of volunteer Certificate holders from across the United States and Canada meet to receive training on writing questions for the multiple-choice exams. This Multiple-Choice Examination Committee researches and develops new multiple-choice questions for the NCIDQ Examination. The multiple-choice exams are part of the three-part NCIDQ Examination that leads to the internationally recognized NCIDQ credential.
"It is important for exam candidates to demonstrate that they have a firm grasp on practical applications of the materials being tested," says Kari Frontera from Washington, DC, and one of the volunteers that met this past January. "Creating questions based on real-world experiences that are relevant to what designers do every day is a great way to further the interior design profession."
Kimberly Christine, a Certificate holder from Boston, MA, was also a volunteer who spent two days working on the exam. "I had no idea that the question-writing process for the NCIDQ was so multifaceted," says Christine. "It's not just writing questions; it's researching them based on the content needs of the exam, finding and documenting resources to substantiate the answers, ensuring that the questions and answers adhere to established test-writing principles and much more. There is an actual science to writing a valid test question, and not every question makes the cut. I have an all-new appreciation for the standards that the NCIDQ Exam represents. It makes my Certificate that much more meaningful to me." |
 NCIDQ is Moving!
Effective March 30, NCIDQ's address will be:
1602 L Street NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
202-721-0220
Please note that NCIDQ will be closed March 27-30 and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31.
Our Web site will be down during part of this time. Staff will not have access to phones and e-mail during the move.
For more information regarding our move, visit our blog at www.ncidq.typepad.com.
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Sincerely,
NCIDQ
E-mail: news@ncidq.org
Phone: 202-721-0220
Fax: 202-721-0221
Web Site: http://www.ncidq.org
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