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by Dan Reisinger, RETA Certification Manager Last year was a good year for the RETA certification program. As of December 31, 2017, there are 1,367 CARO Credentials, 1,405 CIRO Credentials, 30 CRES Credentials, and 15 RETA Authorized Instructors (RAI). The Certification Committee has started work on the new Service Tech Level exam that will be rolled out in the first half of 2018. On January 8, 2018, RETA submitted our 5-year reaccreditation application to ANSI for the CARO and CIRO Certifications. Two ANSI auditors will now review the 1,566 pages of information that was submitted and then will visit RETA HQ in late February or early March for their site visit. When the auditors have completed their tasks, the application will then be sent to ANSI’s Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) for their approval. If you would like to become more involved in RETA, the Certification Committee would welcome your help. If you are interested please contact me at dan@reta.com or 541-497-2955. Certification Update

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Area Attempt Fundamentals.............................. 56% correct................. 56% correct Safety Standards & Procedures............................... 66% correct................. 75% correct Attempt System Operations: Valves & Controls........................ 58% correct................. 50% correct System Operations: Two-Stage Systems..................... 63% correct................. 81% correct System Operations: Other Systems............................. 69% correct................. 84% correct System Operations: Heat Flow.................................... 53% correct................. 60% correct System Operations: Troubleshooting.......................... 33% correct................. 66% correct System Performance Measures..................................... 85% correct................. 71% correct Electricity..................................... 58% correct................. 75% correct

Total Scored Questions............... 61% correct................. 67% correct

Unscored Pilot Questions..............No score......................No score

Total Time Used out of 180 Minutes............................178 minutes................. 176 minutes Percentage of Available Time Used......................................... 99%..............................98%

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