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NIC (NAD-RID Certification)

Registration for the NIC Exams:

Register and Pay Online - Quick, easy and secure! After logging on to your RID account, simply click on “Register for a Test” in the Testing and CEU Information section and follow the prompts to pay with a MasterCard or VISA.  If the exam you want to pay for is not shown, please contact the Certification and Education Department by calling 703-838-0030 and choosing option 2, “Pre-Test Questions,” or E-mailing certification@rid.org.
 
If you wish to register and pay by snail mail, print out the NIC Knowledge application or NIC Interview and Performance application and send it with payment and any supporting documentation to:
 
RID
Cert & Ed Dept
333 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
 
*Please note that in order to be eligible to take the NIC Interview and Performance Exam, you must submit either your transcript showing that you have earned an associate’s degree or higher  or a qualifying Alternative Pathway to Eligibility Application.  Read more about the educational requirement and the Alternative Pathway to Eligibility here.

Eligibility

The NIC content experts, under the guidance of psychometricians, have established comparability between the NIC Knowledge (written) Test and the previous written test utilized for RID certification.

Therefore, any currently certified member in good standing of RID has already proven his or her competency through the current certification they hold and is exempt from having to take the NIC Knowledge (written) test. This includes NAD certified members as well as RID certified members holding the CSC, IC/TC, IC and TC. These certified members may take the NIC Interview and Performance test without taking the NIC Knowledge test.

Beginning June 30, 2009, hearing candidates for certification must have a minimum of an associate's degree to take a performance exam.

You do not need to be a member of RID to apply for a test; however, one of the benefits of RID membership is lower testing fees.

To receive the reduced member rate, you must be an RID member in good standing and include your member ID number from your membership card (or profile) on the testing application.

If you would like to pay the member rate, but are not a member, join online and you can register for a test the same day (Associate members only). You will not receive the reduced member rate if you apply for RID membership and register for an NIC test at the same time using the paper applications.

Member fees for testing apply to the Certified, Associate or Student categories only.

Persons eligible to take the performance test include:

• Candidates for certification for either the RID Generalist Written test or the NIC Knowledge Test. Candidates for certification have up to five (5) years from the date they passed the written test to take and pass at least one of the performance tests (90.01). If a candidate fails to take and pass at least one of the performance tests within the five-year time frame, s/he will be required to reapply for the written test and pay all related fees.
• Currently certified members of RID holding one of the following certificates: CI, CT, CSC, MCSC, IC, TC, IC/TC, NAD III, NAD IV, NAD V.
• Beginning June 30, 2009, hearing candidates for certification must have a minimum of an associate's degree to take a performance exam.

Candidates are encouraged to register for preferred test location(s) well in advance, as slots fill quickly. Testing slots are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Rescheduling the NIC Knowledge (CBT) Exam

For the NIC Knowledge Exam (computer-based), there is a rescheduling fee that applies.  To reschedule your exam, contact CASTLE Worldwide.

Test Details

NIC Test Outline
NIC Knowledge references
NIC Knowledge Candidate Bulletin
NIC Performance criteria
NIC Interview Domains and Rating Scales
NIC Interview and Performance references
NIC Interview and Performance Candidate Bulletin

Test Sites & Dates

Computer-based sites
Username: CASTLE
Password: cwwnetwork

Performance Exam Supersite List

Study Materials

"The Preservation of the Sign Language" by George W. Veditz

NIC study package
Generalist Written Test sample
NIC Interview and Performance Practice DVD