<HTML>In a message dated 6/13/03 4:06:02 PM Central Daylight= Time, Bdshull@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Yes, there will be no additiona= l skills test.  No, since the CAUT credential would be provided only to= RPTs, who have been tested for basic skills.  The coursework would not= provide the CAUT any more hands-on skills than the Institute already provid= es to, say, rebuild pianos;  however, additional CAUT classes on managi= ng rebuilding  - spec'ing vendor rebuilding work and the like - would h= elp the CAUT to skillfully administer a program in the school.  The sam= e with new purchases, lease programs, supervising work, interacting with adm= inistration, dealing with the challenges of the smaller schools/contract tec= hnician, prioritizing work, etc. A CAUT credential would be obtained from combining selected existing Institu= te curricula with CAUT curricula. Bill </BLOCKQUOTE> The concept is very good. But I'm not sure if we need to go through a "certi= fication" process to give a CAUT some sort of credibility. I think just offe= ring classes on the topics you listed would be enough. The ones you listed w= ould be ones I certainly would attend. And I wouldn't limit those classes to= CAUTS. There are many techs who would get a lot out of those kinds of class= es, just to deal with large public schools and/or churches. Wim </HTML>