[CAUT] CAUT Endorsement

[David Ilvedson]

Fred,

I find it interesting that I don't see in the Charges anything you said it was directing you to do?   Other meeting perhaps?.... must be a special project?

And thanks Dale...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ward & Probst, Inc" <wardprobst at wardprobst.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 10/24/2007 7:22:24 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT Endorsement


>Hello all,

>Below are the charges to the CAUT committee for the current year:

>CHARGES:

>See Bylaws Article XIII. See Regulations Article II. B-3: "There shall be a
>College and University Technicians Committee whose principal

>duty shall be to promote the particular interests of college and university
>technicians. This committee shall maintain an updated list of college and

>university technicians. Additional activities may include a regular
>newsletter, educational opportunities, and/or other special projects."

>Plan for College and University Technicians at the PTG Annual Convention and
>Institute. Submit plan to Convention Planning Committee by August 15.

>Continue developing a CAUT endorsement proposal and supporting curriculum
>for presentation to the Mid-Year Board.

>Report on progress to Mid-Year Board and annual Council meetings.

>Best,

>Dale Probst

>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Fred
>Sturm
>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:00 PM
>To: caut
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] CAUT Endorsement


>On 10/23/07 8:18 PM, "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> wrote:



>How about starting with PTG and enhancing it.  Why all this re-inventing the
>wheel?  Don't you guys have other things to do?David Ilvedson, RPTPacifica,
>CA 94044



>Hi David,
>    Let's be clear here that the caut committee is not a committee run amok,
>out chasing rainbows on its own. We are acting at the specific direction of
>the executive board of PTG. The impetus from the board has its origin in the
>president, Dale Probst. He draws his inspiration and direction from the Long
>Range Plan. The Long Range Plan was developed at the direction of Council,
>and was adopted by Council.
>    IOW, we are doing what YOU (this being an all-encompassing you meaning
>the entirety of PTG, acting through its representative body) have asked us
>to do. (The Long Range Plan includes goals of creating various skills
>testing and accreditation systems beyond RPT in specialized areas of our
>profession, including specifically higher education).
>    Over the past several years, we (the caut committee) have discussed
>notions having to do with credentials of one sort or another, and have
>tossed around various specifics and worked to more or less create a
>groundwork - this taking the form of creating a regular curriculum for
>national and eventually regional conferences. We never seriously considered
>anything this all-encompassing and ambitious. 
>    This summer we were asked by the board to undertake the task of coming
>up with a practical design for a caut certification of some sort, and
>directed to include skills testing, written testing, and curriculum
>components. We are doing so. 
>    Speaking for myself, I have lots of other things to do. I am doing them
>as well <G>.
>Regards,
>Fred Sturm
>University of New Mexico