One Week to Application Deadline for ETCP Exams at USITT in Ft. Worth, Texas

Skilled entertainment riggers or electricians wanting to be among the first people to get the call need to send their application in today to take the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) paper and pencil examinations at USITT in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Having ETCP Certification demonstrates that a technician is in the top third of the industry professionals in North America; furthermore, to maintain the certification, technicians must accrue continuing education credits which shows an employer that technicians are current with industry developments and practices.

The ETCP examinations will be given at USITT in Ft. Worth. All three ETCP examinations will be given in one session the morning of Saturday, March 29, 2014. Candidates who wish to take more than one exam should contact ETCP. Members and employees of members of USITT receive a $100 discount on examination fees. Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than March 3, 2014.

Candidate information, including eligibility requirements and applications, is available on the ETCP website at http://etcp.plasa.org/usitt2014.html, or if an applicant would like the information mailed, they need to contact Meredith Moseley-Bennett, ETCP certification manager, at 212-244-1505 or etcp@plasa.org.

ETCP examinations are given daily at over 190 computer-based testing centers across the US and Canada. After an application has been received and accepted, candidates will be sent information on how to schedule an examination at a site, date, and time that is most convenient for them.

The ETCP Council members are key leaders drawn from entertainment business, labor, facilities, associations, and academia representing the diversity of the entertainment industry. Membership includes PLASA, Actsafe, AMPTP, Cirque du Soleil/MGM MIRAGE, CITT, Disney Theatrical Productions, IAVM, IATSE, InfoComm, The League, Live Nation, PRG, TEA, and USITT. ETCP is a PLASA initiative created to promote industry safety.