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The National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) is a means of ensuring manufacturers of commercial weighing and measuring instruments are capable of meeting national standards before the instruments are introduced into the marketplace. NTEP provides manufacturers with one evaluation and certification that is accepted throughout the United States.
Commercial scales have to be National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) approved or certified. The certification is issued by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), in accordance to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), "Handbook 44" specifications and tolerances, [1] through Conformity Assessment and the Verified Conformity Assessment Program (VCAP) [2]
The organizational structure of NTEP The program is managed through a four level hierarchy from the national level down to the sub-district (Tuberculosis Unit) level. At the country level the program is led by the Central TB Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare .
After the 1999 division of the NWT the program was renamed the Nunavut Teacher Education Program. In 2004 NTEP became a five-year progaram with the addition of a foundation year. The foundation year was created to ensure that all applicants met the entrance requirements. [3] In 2007, NTEP gained a new 5-year partnership with University of Regina.
In the US, the scales are certified by the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP), in South Africa by the South African Bureau of Standards, in Australia, they are certified by the National Measurement Institute (NMI) and in the UK by the International Organization of Legal Metrology.
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory is the term used by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration to identify third-party organizations that have the necessary qualifications to perform safety testing and certification of products covered within OSHA and each organization's scopes.
Obtaining a certificate is voluntary in some fields, but in others, certification from a government-accredited agency may be legally required to perform certain jobs or tasks. Organizations in the United States involved in setting standards for certification include the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Institute for ...
National Board Certification is a voluntary advanced professional certification based on the NBPTS standards. There are 25 different certificates available. Candidates for National Board Certification must complete four components: three portfolio entries, submitted online, and a computer-based assessment, which is administered at a testing center.