Certification RequirementsWhen a participant has successfully fulfilled the requirements of a particular certification level, the completed record is reviewed by the PAAC Board. The PAAC Board must evaluate the records and vote unanimously to grant certification. A certificate of expertise is then issued. Two PAAC certificates were awarded at the quarterly meeting of the Colorado Archaeological Society (CAS) on April 12, 2008 in Fort Collins. Larry Tradlener of the Hisatsinom chapter in Cortez has participated on past Summer Training Surveys among other projects, and has earned both the Provisional Surveyor and Certified Surveyor I certificates. These are the second and third certificates earned by him (he's also a PAAC Scholar), so congratulations to Larry for his achievements! It is conceivable that a person may complete all the requirements for a category and still not be certified. In the event of a deficiency sufficient to prevent a candidate's certification, that candidate may be re-evaluated only three more times without a special hearing by the Board. In the event of a challenge by a candidate to the Board's action, that challenger must be furnished with a written statement by the Chairman of the Board explaining the reasons for the Board's action(s). If not satisfied, the challenger has 30 days to respond in writing to the entire Board, who may elect to reconsider by an affirmative vote of all 3 voting members. Otherwise the challenger may withdraw from this voluntary program, or remedy the deficiency(s) found by the Board and be re-evaluated.
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Certification Requirements