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August 18, 2005
Announcements and Notices

The following is so important, that we are reprinting it from the August 1 edition.

Lead Instructor Special Notice

Your course roster must list all people in your classroom!  We know the most difficult part of being a lead instructor is not organizing or offering the course...it's making sure your roster is up to date.

Like you, we want to include everyone possible and don't want to turn anyone away from an available seat.  However, these unaccounted-for/non-listed students are crippling the system, not only making it difficult for you to complete all your responsibilities during and after the course, but also creating confusion and slowing down the scoring and issuing of certification for everyone in the system. 

Late and walk-in registrations (including those completed online) can be accommodated only if there is space available.  As of September 1, all registrations must be submitted by midnight of the first day of the course following normal registration procedures.  It is not possible to register after this date.

If an unexpected student shows up for your course, he or she has the following options: 

  1. Use the system to register and pay with a credit/debit/check card online. 
  2. Register online and print the registration form.  This must be faxed along with a P.O. to customer service at 212-367-4343. 

    NOTE:  Payment by check or money order cannot be accommodated on the first day of the course.
  3. If a student claims to have registered with Safe Kids, he or she MUST provide proof proof (e.g. fax confirmation page with registration and P.O., tracking information with registration form and copy of check). 

If the student fails to properly by midnight on the first day of the course, he or she will not be eligible for certification.  

August Transition

For the month of August as people familiarize themselves with the new system, we will make two major accommodations:

  1. Although it has always been the policy that applications must be complete with payment before the course starts, we have not enforced this consistently.  During August, applications with payment will be processed until the final day of the course. Starting September 1, students who do not appear on the roster will not be allowed in any course unless they can provide proof that they have submitted a registration form with full payment.
  2. Because many people have already submitted applications for controlled courses, in August applications for controlled courses will be processed once they are received by Safe Kids, bypassing instructor approval. As of September 1, we will only process applications for people who have been approved by the lead instructor.  Any old, generic applications received for controlled courses without lead instructor approval will be returned.

 Just for Re-certifying Technicians

Did you get a "Your certification has expired" e-mail?

The old system did not differentiate between those whose certifications had expired and those whose certifications had expired but had already registered for re-certification.  We can now send personalized re-certification reminders and certification expiration notifications.

If you got an e-mail but you had already registered for re-certification before your certification expiration date, you are on the right path.  

Best of luck on the online exam and thank you for being a tech!

 Contact Us

Questions? Comments? Concerns?

Safe Kids Worldwide
CPS Certification
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 877-366-8154 (toll free)
Fax: 202-393-2072
mailto:cps.certification@safekids.org

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