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Please enjoy our April edition of the NCIDQ QLetter! Read on for information about our newest monograph, upcoming industry trade shows and the launch of our new Your Journey to Professionalism webinar!
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Certificate Renewal Update
Spring Renewals Due April 30If your renewal period is in the spring and you haven't renewed yet, please log on to MyNCIDQ to renew your Certificate online and verify your contact information. We no longer send paper renewal notices. Therefore, please ensure your e-mail address is current in MyNCIDQ in order to continue receiving reminders. The deadline for spring renewals is April 30, 2008. If you have already renewed your NCIDQ Certificate online, thank you! |
Fall 2008 Examination Information
Fact vs. Fiction
More than 22,000 interior designers hold the NCIDQ Certificate. Do you
know someone who has the education and experience to qualify for the
Certificate, but hasn't yet taken the Examination? If so, please
forward this information.
The deadline to apply for the Fall
Examination is June 10, 2008. To apply, go to www.ncidq.org and click on
"Apply for the Exam" on the right side of the page.
There are a
lot of misconceptions about the exam and our requirements that may
cause some people to delay their application. There is a
belief that NCIDQ requires completion of IDEP in order to take the exam. That is not true.
We encourage participation in IDEP but do not require it. Only Ontario
requires completion of IDEP prior to taking the Examination.
Another misconception is that NCIDQ now requires all work experience to
be supervised. The new supervision requirement applies
only to individuals who start earning qualified work experience in
2008. Anyone who has any amount of qualified work experience in 2007 or earlier
does not need to comply with the 2008 requirement.
Learn more about exam qualifications by viewing the Exam Eligibility Requirements on our Web site at http://www.ncidq.org/exam/examreq.htm.
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Industry Connection
Visit us at HD Expo!
 Join us at the HD 2008 Expo in Las Vegas May 15-17! Visit NCIDQ at our booth on the concourse between the exhibit hall and the hotel! You can register for HD here.
 Get your NCIDQ Certificate holder ribbon to wear proudly
during the conference! Visit our booth to receive your ribbon.
Visit us at NeoCon!
NCIDQ is pleased to return to NeoCon®, the largest
design exposition and conference for commercial interiors in North America. The show returns to the Merchandise Mart June 9-11, 2008.
Visit NCIDQ at our NeoCon booth
on the seventh floor, booth 9122A. Get the latest
information on the Examination and IDEP, order publications and get an
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NCIDQ Monographs
NCIDQ's Newest Monograph Provides an Education in Ethics
 NCIDQ has
added another publication to its self-study monograph collection. Ethical Decision-Making for Designers is a new edition of
the popular Ethics and the Design Professions. The stakes have
never been higher regarding personal and professional integrity. Ethical
decision-making skills are critical to the success of design practitioners. Author and ethics specialist Deborah Long wrote the
monograph to provide design professionals with the opportunity to discuss the
ethical temptations and dilemmas they face.
NCIDQ monographs offer you a convenient and affordable way to stay on top of this field while earning the CEUs you need for registration renewal or professional membership renewal. Like all NCIDQ monographs, Ethical Decision-Making for Designers comes with a 25-question quiz that enables you to demonstrate mastery of this important topic.
NCIDQ's Ethical Decision-Making for Designers is available
for purchase for $115, which includes the monograph and accompanying quiz.
Active NCIDQ Certificate holders may take 10% off this price when they provide
their Certificate number. You'll earn 0.6 CEUs when you complete the monograph.
Order your monograph now!
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NCIDQ Webinars
Your Journey to Professionalism Goes Online!
NCIDQ is now offering an online
presentation of the popular Your Journey to
Professionalism show.
Geared toward emerging professionals, the webinar provides the essential information needed to earn the NCIDQ Certificate and become a professional interior designer.
Even though you already have your NCIDQ Certificate, you may know
someone who is interested in taking the NCIDQ Examination and who has
lots of questions. At the end of the presentation, the presenter holds a Q&A session with all participants in order to answer any questions about NCIDQ and the
Examination.
Upcoming webinars will be held:
To learn more about NCIDQ's Your Journey to Professionalism webinar and to register for either webinar, click here.
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Local Arizona Support Needed
Support Needed for Arizona's Interior Design Coalition
The Interior Design Coalition of Arizona is striving to increase local involvement and membership in the coalition, particularly during the 2008 Arizona legislative session. The coalition would like support from the NCIDQ community in Arizona to help promote professionalism and standards for all interior designers in the state. If you have not already joined the coalition, please send an e-mail to ddstone@leoadaly.com for more information.
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QLetter back issues are always available on our Web site.
Sincerely,
NCIDQ
Copyright 2008 National Council for Interior Design Qualification, Inc.
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