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Overview
Renewal Fees
Candidate Requirements
Continuing Education Providers
Overview
The purpose of the continuing education program is to provide NGA Certified
Glass Installers (Glazier) with the opportunity and option to earn 30
Certification Credits (CCs) for certification renewal instead of
sitting for the certification exam again. Taking the exam again for
certification renewal, however, is always an acceptable option. Therefore,
a candidate for certification renewal will either take the exam
again or earn the required 30 CCs during the 3 years that his/her
certification is valid.
Note: Remember that passing the certification exam is required for
initial certification.
The time frame for earning the 30 CC's is 3 years. Once a candidate
passes the Certified Glass Installer (Glazier) exam, the candidate must
earn 30 CC's within the 3-year time frame that his/her certification
is valid. Otherwise, the candidate will need to take and pass the exam
again in order to renew his/her certification. If the candidate earns
the 30 CC's through NGA-approved continuing education providers, the
certification will be renewed for another 3 years.
Although it is the Continuing Education Provider's responsibility to
inform NGA of a candidate's attendance at an approved program, candidates
are required to keep their certificates of completion from the providers
in their own files and submit them as requested by NGA. In the unlikely
event of disagreement, candidates may need to produce their certificates
of completion as proof of attendance. In addition, NGA may request to
review a candidate's files in the context of routine program auditing.
Certification Credits are awarded by Providers in the following format:
50-60 minutes = 1 contact hour
30-49 minutes = .5 contact hour
Less than 30 minutes = not counted
Note: Credit is awarded for educational time only. Credit is not
awarded for program registration, class breaks, meals, travel, receptions,
and so forth. Where a presentation occurs at a meal, credit is not awarded
for the time spent eating.
Continuing Education Renewal Fees
Member: $99.95
Non-member: $199.90
Candidate Requirements for Continuing Education
The overall number of required Certification Credits to be earned is
30. Please review the following certification listing to determine what
CCs must be earned in order to renew your certification:
Glass Installer Topics and Certification Credits
Certified Glass Installer (Glazier)
The required number of CCs to be earned is 30. The breakdown by topic
is:
Workplace /Consumer Safety, Codes/Standards: 12
Adhesives/Sealants, Tools: 12
Glass Fabrication and Installation: 6
Total = 30
Safety and Codes and Standards Topics (12 CCs)
- Personal safety protective equipment (e.g., respirators, goggles,
gloves, hard hats, shoes, harnesses, belts)
- Glass handling
- Manual and power tool usage
- First aid procedures (e.g., cuts)
- Applicable accident and safety reports
- Safety glazing code
- OSHA regulations (including HAZCOM)
- National and local building codes
Adhesives, Sealants, and Tools Topics (12 CCs)
- Edge sealants (e.g., for mirrors)
- Types of sealants, including joint sealants
- Preparation of substrate and application of adhesives
- Sealant application techniques
- Types of abrasive products (e.g., belts, discs, drums)
- Glazing compounds (e.g., putty, caulking)
- Solvent application techniques for plastic fabrication
- Plastic bending techniques and tools (e.g., strip heater, torch)
- Types of metal finishes (e.g., anodized, painted, powder-coated)
- Types of glass machinery Machinery operation (e.g., metal fabrication)
- Types of drills (e.g., tube drill, bits, twist drills, countersinks)
- Hand tools (e.g., portable belt sanders, disc sanders, drill motor,
screw gun, diamond saws)
- Preventive maintenance procedures
- Types and components of scaffolding, rigging, and ladders
- Types of measurement devices (e.g., transit, laser level, spirit
level)
- Types of cutters for glass, heavy glass, and plastic
Glass Fabrication and Installation Topics (6 CCs)
- Types of glass
- Types of heavy glass
- Types of plastics
- Handling techniques for glass, plastic, metal, and panels
- Cutting techniques for glass
- Cutting techniques for heavy glass
- Cutting techniques for plastic
- Cutting techniques for metal
- Cutting techniques for panels
- Field glass cutting techniques
- Types of edgework
- Basic glass edge profiling
- Techniques used for hand-washing glass and glazing materials
- Types of cleaning products and techniques
- Metal joinery techniques (e.g., storm windows, shower doors, storefront,
curtainwall)
- Metal shearing and forming techniques
- Assembly preparation procedures in metal fabrication (e.g., end
dam, weep hole, setting blocks, pull-in vinyl, putty)
- Door hardware preparation procedures/applications (e.g., hinges,
locks, pivots, holders)
- Types of applications (e.g., covered or uncovered edges, speak holes,
screw spline, shear block)
- Mirror fastening techniques
- Types of fasteners and anchors
- Measurement units (e.g., reading a standard tape measure, the metric
system)
- Trade mathematics (e.g., algebra, geometry, trigonometry)
- Manufacturer's installation instructions
- Types of glazing systems (e.g., aluminum, wood, vinyl)
- Types of doors (e.g., hinge, slide, revolve, swing)
- Types of door operators (e.g., swing, slide, revolving, balanced)
- Types of door hardware (e.g., locks, hinges, closers, pulls)
- Types of windows and window hardware
Continuing Education Providers
NGA reviews and approves/accepts all Provider program outlines before
approval is given. Providers must submit their program outlines to NGA
yearly for review and approval/acceptance. Providers agree to include
learning outcomes and an evaluation method in their programs (quiz,
question/answer session, and so forth.) It is the Provider's responsibility
to provide each attendee with a certificate of completion as well as
to forward a Program Attendance Form to NGA within 10 working days of
a program's completion to document a candidate's attendance.
Note: Candidates are also required to keep their certificates of
completion from the Providers in their own files if they are requested
by NGA to validate attendance and amount of earned credits.
Some Providers may charge attendance fees for their programs. NGA does
not require, dictate, or profit from Providers' fees. NGA is not responsible
for refunding a student any fees related to attending an approved course.
It is highly recommended that attendees/students become fully aware
of refund policies before signing up for educational programs.
To find a Providers' programs, look for the NGA Continuing Education
logo on Providers' promotional materials.
Click here if you are interested in
becoming a Continuing Education Provider.
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