Arrange for your college to send your official transcripts directly to us. The transcripts must clearly show your program and that you graduated successfully. You will need to complete an application in the member portal and your membership as OACETT will require additional information. There is no fee for the upgrade application. Once we have received all necessary information, the Admissions Committee will review your file and inform you of any outstanding requirements.
Delays are most often caused by incomplete or incorrect applications. Make sure you have submitted all parts of your application and that it has been filled in correctly. Be sure that the people you designated as your professional references have completed and returned their questionnaires.
Once you have paid your membership dues, submitted a complete application, and we have received your professional reference questionnaires, then we can begin to assess your application. Assessing your file will take approximately 4 months.
All members have the option to submit a 2nd File Review if they can prove that their job description and references support the complexity and initiative of a technologist role. It is rare for a 2nd File Review to result in a change of findings as each file was reviewed independently by two members of the Admissions Committee and occasionally Registrar staff as well. Contact certify@oacett.org for further information.
Please be advised that OACETT admits applicants and certifies members once per month on our admissions date which falls during the first week of the month. Once all necessary documents are submitted, file reviews can take approximately three to four months, technology report proposal reviews one month, technology report reviews two months, and course approvals two to four weeks.
Please note these are average times and some variation may occur based on availability of an expert in your discipline or the volume of files received.