Certification, Credentialing, Licensing and the Renewal Process. Proceedings of a Conference Sponsored by Northwest Adult Education Association, Washington Continuing Education Association, ERIC Clearinghouse in Career Education (Seattle, Washington, February, 1976).

Overview & Synopsis

Issues concerned with the certification of continuing education are addressed in this report. Topics of the keynote addresses are (1) Compulsory Continuing Education for Professionals, or The Gold Rush of '76, and (2) The Mystique of Certification, Education and Professionalism: In the Service of Whom? Panel presentation topics include: (1) Continuing Education and Licensure in the Health Professions, (2) A Proposal for Relicensing Physicians in Washington, (3) Accreditation Process in Higher Education, and (4) The Need for Continuing Education and Skill Upgrading in the Electrical Trades. Each of the addresses and presentations contains an abstract. Questions, answers, and reflections related to certification are presented under the conference theme topic. The annotated bibliography on Certification, Credentialing, Licensing and the Renewal Process, constituting approximately half of the document, reflects the needs of the conference and the larger audience of adult educators. Information about additional conference sessions and other professional areas, and a postscript are included. (WL)