NOCA Membership Benefits and Criteria
NOCA offers four categories of membership:
Organizational Members consist of Associations, Certifying Organizations, Consumer Groups, and Government Agencies. $600 per year.
Sustaining Members are providers of services or products to organizations and include Testing Companies, Consultants, Publishers, Public Relations and Marketing Companies and others. $2,500 per year.
Affiliate Members are consultants who provide limited services to credentialing organizations. Examples of members who may join under this category include self-employed consultants, lawyers, accountants, psychometricians, education and seminar providers. $1,200 per year.
Individual Members are those individuals who do not meet eligibility requirements of other categories. This may include additional representatives from member organizations (currently limited to two representatives per member organization). $300 per year.
There are numerous benefits to becoming a member of NOCA, including:
- Discounted registration for the Annual Conference, workshops, and seminars
- Subscription to NOCA News (provided free to NOCA members)
- NOCA's online membership directory, an invaluable source for networking among professionals interested in credentialing issues
- Access to the NOCA Network, a message board for NOCA members to discuss questions and offer advice
- Discounts on NOCA publications
- NCCA Accreditation Application fee is discounted for NOCA members
- Updates on important issues in certification, licensure, testing and competency assurance
- Monthly Member Updates on upcoming events and deadlines
- Policy/Template Library
- Poll question archive
- Discounts on exhibits and exclusive sponsorship opportunities
- NOCA Academy, series of five web-based seminars
Download an Application for Membership