It is our understanding that at least in California, people that cut and style hair have to intern for months and pass a test before they can legally work on their own.
But for lighting, people can do a James Rockford routine and print out business cards in their car.
LC (lighting certification) from NCQLP (National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions) is the closest thing that the lighting industry has to PE (professional engineer) in the engineering field.
We highly recommend that customers only work with lighting professionals that are LC and that all lighting professionals become LC.
Although Stan Walerczyk knew energy efficiency hands down, he learned a lot about quality of lighting taking the prep class for the LC test.
He co-taught the local prep class the next two years.
Member organizations of the NCQLP:
| California Energy Commission |
| Electric Power Research Institute |
| Illuminating Engineering Society of North America |
| International Association of Lighting Designers Inc. |
| interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies |
| International Interior Design Association |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association Lighting Research Center |
| National Lighting Bureau |
| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc |
| New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
| The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education, Inc. |
| U.S. Department of Energy - Federal Energy Mgt Program |
| U.S. General Services Administration U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Revised: August 05, 2006