The ESD Association offers a professional certification for ESD control program managers. This program is intended for individuals who are involved in designing, implementing, managing, and auditing ESD control programs in their facilities.

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• Demonstrates knowledge, experience and competency.
• Encourages self-development and continuing education.
• A check in the "plus" column in performance reviews, career advancement, and new employment opportunities.

• Helps raise the overall competency level of the entire ESD control field.
• Provides a means to assess the qualifications of personnel hired to work in static control.
• Helps assure that the industry has properly trained and qualified personnel helping solve ESD control problems.
• Helps prepare companies for ISO 9000 audits if professional certification is part of a company's formal program.
• Improves seller-buyer relationships through better communication with fewer misunderstandings.

• Begin official file with ESD Association Headquarters (see registration information below)
• Complete pre-requisite courses
• Pass an in-depth examination
• Maintain certification with continuing education

The following courses are offered every year at Symposium and at other times throughout the year. If an attendee completed these courses in 2004 or after, they may be applied to the Program Manager Certification.

The courses are listed in the preferred tutorial sequence for the Program Manager Curriculum.  Tutorials 2 through 6 need not be taken in the exact order, but should be attended before "How To's of In-Plant ESD Survey and Evaluation Measurements.

• ESD Basics for the Program Manager (full-day course)
• Electrostatic Calculations for the Program Manager (half-day course)
• Ionization Issues and Answers for the Program Manager
  (half-day course)
• Packaging Principles for the Program Manager (half-day course)
• System Level ESD/EMI: Testing to IEC and Other Standards (half-day course)
• Cleanroom Considerations for the Program Manager (half-day course)
• How To's of In-Plant ESD Auditing and Evaluation Measurements (full-day course)
• Device Technology and FA Overview (half-day course)
• ESD Standards Basics for EPA (half-day course)
• ESD Program Development & Assessment (ANSI/ESD S20.20 Seminar) (2-day course)

The ESD Association is offering the ESD Certified Professional-Program Manager certification exam in conjunction with our annual symposium, on Friday, September 12, 2008. To enroll in this program an official registration filing fee of $50.00 and a registration form must be completed and submitted to ESDA Headquarters. You must have taken all of the required courses (unless you qualify for the above NARTE certified exemption) and have your eligibility verified by the ESDA.

PLEASE NOTE: An exam fee of $50 will be applicable and must be paid on-site.

The ESDA is offering NARTE certified ESD engineers the opportunity to take the ESD Certified Professional-Program Manager exam without having to take all of the required courses. Simply show your current NARTE card, pay the exam fee and take the exam. Please note that the Program Manager exam does cover additional areas and may be more difficult than the NARTE exam.

To obtain certification, you must initiate an official file in your name at the ESD Association Headquarters, please complete the PDF registration form and send it with a $50 payment to the

ESD Association
7900 Turin Road, Bldg 3
Rome, NY 13440 USA