CERTIFICATION
Certification
is a process that validates an individual's qualifications for a specific
field of professional practice. It demonstrates to employers, clients,
and peers that which the individual knows and is able to do.
It signifies commitment to continued excellence in professional practice.
In addition, it increases visibility, builds credibility, provides
a goal for personal professional achievement, and validates expertise
for the individual and to those outside the field.
The MTNA Professional
Certification program exists for teachers who teach music to students
of any age level in private or group settings. The program is
based upon a set of five standards defining what a competent music
teacher should know and be able to do:
Standard I: Professional Preparation
Standard
II: Professional Teaching Practices
Standard III: Professional Business Management
Standard IV: Professionalism and Partnerships
Standard V: Professional and Personal Renewal
Upon fulfillment
of these standards, applicants are granted the MTNA Professional Certification
credential with the designation, Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM).
The credential and designation are granted without bias, discrimination,
or favortism between MTNA members and/or non-members or any other
arbitrary differentiation. In order to maintain the MTNA Professional
Certification credential and designation, NCTM must continue fulfilling
the program's standards through the renewal process.
The MTNA
Professional Certification program is objectively administered in
a uniform manner to ensure fairness, accuracy, validity, and integrity.
Due process for reconsideration and reinstatement is included in the
program for certification candidates, renewal candidates, and for
those who already hold the MTNA Professional Certification credential.
Our Certification chairman is Karen Vandall.
