Importance of Certifications (NICET)

Organizations and industries have a number of certifications that depicts their many qualities as well as capabilities of different services offered by all those who hold these qualifications. The interesting fact is that in certain situations, people think about these certifications as the difference between death and life. Certificates from NICET (National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies) seem to be highly valued and essential. In many industries such as the transportation industry, construction, instrumentation, and geotechnical industry, NICET certification is very essential. All NICET programs are designed to ensure that organizations in the technology and engineering fields have an experienced as well as a qualified workforce. For the fire protection technician, this NICET certification is the highest validation level. The certification is actually the gold standard that every employer looks for when hiring new technologists and technicians. 

Certification Programs

Regarding the life safety and fire service industry, NICET always offers different certification programs in different areas such as:

§ Fire Alarm System

§ Electrical Power Testing

§ Special Hazards System

§ Testing and Inspection of Fire Alarm Systems

§ Testing and Inspection of Water-Based System

If you are an estimator or building manager, it is mandatory for you to hire a vendor that holds NICET certification so that you have a professional member working for your industry.

Marketing Advantage

These days, everyone wants to need an advantage. NICET certification is the best way to differentiate your company from others. When the professionals have NICET certification the industry grows well because of the fact that they know all the skills to market the company. Being able to include NICET certifications in sales and marketing materials can be a big deal. Of course, your industry team has something that is highly valued by the authorities, general contractors, and building owners having jurisdiction. 

Risk Mitigation

In terms of equipment and time, those employees who make mistakes seem to be very costly. NICET certification help to reduce mistakes drastically because the certification is code based. The only important way to achieve the code is to know all requirements of the code. Employees with NICET certification can reduce the risk significantly.

Professional Development

The industry of fire alarms is a technology-based as well as code-driven industry. The codes seem to change on a daily premise. The technology people use changes more rapidly as compared to the code. Therefore, the workforce needs to be kept updated. NICET certification is very helpful in this aspect. NICET certification helps to provide the method of keeping the current workforce. 

Limited or No Liability

When you choose the NICET-certified professionals for your industry, you will notice limited or no liability on the company and this is really advantageous for the company to grow faster.

We have inspectors and they are all NICET certified because if the industry wants to expand, the need of experts and professionals becomes important because, without these, it is difficult to grow the industry well and expand the industry. NICET-certified professionals learn all the advantages of technologies and how to make the proper usage of these technologies at the proper time. The certification is advantageous for employees as well as employers of the industry.