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Make an impact on the future of contract specifications!
If you have between one and twenty + years of experience in specifying products, your professional expertise is needed to shape the future of the CCS certification (Certified Construction Specifier).
Bring your work experience to help CSI design a job task analysis – which looks at typical daily roles and responsibilities that are most important. This research ensures that the CCS certification program is relevant to the workforce and supports careers in construction specifications.
Who should apply?
Anyone who is actively working full-time and is involved in the day-to-day development and editing of construction specifications. For this work to be successful, we need input from professionals with a variety of years of experience, specialty areas, geographic dispersion, types of facilities / companies and practice locations / settings.
If you have a CCS certification or if you are planning on seeking the CCS in the future, your input is needed.
Working Group Deliverables:
Deliverable #1: Contribute your professional expertise to the future of CSI credentialing.
Deliverable #2: Assist CSI with guided research by designing an important job task analysis.
Deliverable #3: Help CSI understand the workforce competencies required for those in careers, such as CCS credential holders.
How long will this take?
This work will happen in several steps –
Pre-Job Analysis (JA) Meetings in April
- You’ll review the current exam content (3-4 hours)
Round 1 Meetings in April/May
- Participate in Two (2) web-based meetings held 2 weeks apart, 4 hours each. (You’ll need computer access to participate)
Pilot in June
- You’ll review the JA survey and provide feedback (2-4 hours of work)
Round 2 Meetings in June/July
- Two (2) web meetings, 4 hours each (Computer access is needed to participate)
- Follow Up: additional reading or calls with feedback exam specifications (2-4 hours of work)
Who should apply?
CSI member preferred; those who plan to seek the CCS in the future; those who hold the CCS. Must be Must be actively employed, full-time, in construction specifying (independent consultant or as part of a design, consulting, or manufacturing company);
Location: All meetings for the Job Analysis (JA) will be conducted via Web meetings (virtual video and phone, no travel or out of office requirements).