[Nfbv-announce] NCLB Test at Washington Seminar

[Fredric Schroeder]

Braille Test in Washington, DC, Feb 7, 2009

 

THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN

LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB)

 

As you may be aware, the National Literary Braille Competency Test (NLBCT)
of the National Library Service (NLS) has been transferred to the
administration of the National Blindness Professional Certification Board
(NBPCB). With the NLBCT as its cornerstone, the NBPCB has established the
National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB), which is a complete
professional credential that requires recertification on a five year cycle.
Individuals who were certified with the NLBCT prior to 2006 will need to
retest through the NBPCB; however, the initial fee may be waived if the
applicant can show proof of original NLBCT credential.

 

The NCLB is currently the only nationally recognized certification in
literary Braille. The examination has not been substantially changed from
its earlier version once administered by the NLS, however a five year
recertification requirement has been instituted in the interest of
maintaining high standards. The exam is not aimed at transcribers. Rather,
it is a valid test of a person's ability to competently read, write, and
understand contracted, literary Braille, and is being targeted to all
individuals who teach Braille professionally, and/or those seeking to be
credentialed in this area.

 

The next scheduled exam open for certification and recertification in 2009
is:

 

Date:               Saturday, February 7, 2009

Time:               8:00am-5:00pm (Doors close 8:30am)

Location:         Holiday Inn Capitol (Columbia II)

550 C Street SW

Washington, DC 20024

Cost:                $250 combined application/testing fee

Deadline:        Sunday, January 4, 2009

                        (or $275 late registration January 5-25)

 

Subsequent NCLB examinations will be convened wherever an appropriate venue
can be procured, and sufficient applicant numbers make it possible. Please
contact the NBPCB for more details.

 

To apply online go to:

 <http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/application/>
http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/application/

 

 

or to download the NCLB Candidate Guidelines please visit:

 <http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/> http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb/

 

 

For additional information please visit the NBPCB website at:
<http://www.nbpcb.org/> www.nbpcb.org, call the NBPCB office at (318)
257-4554, or contact Louise Walch, NBPCB Coordinator, at:
<http://mail.nbpcb.org/src/compose.php?send_to=braille%40nbpcb.org>
braille at nbpcb.org.

 
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