Maintain Your SCTE Certification
Technological change is a continual occurrence that erodes the value of professional certification unless that certification is periodically renewed. Therefore, SCTE certification is valid for a period of three years.
Individuals with SCTE certification(s) need to apply for recertification within six months before ht expiration date or twelve months after the expiration date printed on their certification certificate. A total of 12 Recertification Units (RUs) (21 RUs for DVEP, IPEPE and BCE) are required to maintain SCTE certification without having to re-take the exam. If you have not earned the minimum RUs, you may retake the exam, incurring the cost of the testing fee and the renewal application fee. The RUs must be earned during the 3-year certification period.
Individuals who fail to apply for recertification within the appropriate time period will lose their current certification status and will require complete repetition of the SCTe certification process and payment of the certification exam fee.
SCTE attempts to send recertification reminders to is certification candidates as a courtesy. The candidate retain responsibility for ensuring all recertification requirements are fulfilled prior to expiration of the certification.
SCTE Recertification Application Form
SCTE Recertification Unit Documentation Form
SCTE Training Course Recertification Units
Consolidation of Recertification Dates
BPS and BPS Endorsement (Video, Voice, and Data) Certification Status
Emeritus Certification Status
SCTE Retired Certification Status
BCT and BCE Certification Status
Recertification Units (RUs)
SCTE-certified individuals must earn a total of 12 RUs (21 RUs for DVEP, IPEP, and BCE) within a three- year period to maintain SCTE certification without having to re-take the exam. If the proper RU total is not met during the Recertification period, individuals must retake the exam.
Documentation confirming the RU activities must be submitted with the Recertification Form. The table below indicate which activities mst be documented. Documentation consists of any of the following: a course/event certificate; a Recertification Unit Documentation Form signed by a chapter leader, the individual's manager/trainer, or the event organizer; or a statement form someone who has knowledge that the individual participated in the RU activity.
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Recertification Activities
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# RUs
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Documentation Needed |
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SCTE Active Membership
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1 RU/year
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No
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Attend a Chapter Meeting
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1 RU/day
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Yes
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Attend local Chapter Vendor Day plus technical workshop*
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1 RU/day
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Yes
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Attend local Vendor Chapter Day without technical workshop*
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0.5 RU/day
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Yes
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Attendance at Full Day (6 instructional hours) of Technical Training or Presentations
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1 RU/day
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Yes
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| SCTE Technical Courses |
See table of SCTE Course RUs |
No |
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Industry-Related Technical Course
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1 RU/CEU or 2 RUs/College Credit
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Yes
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Jones/NCTI Technical Course
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See Jones/NCTI RU Table
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Yes
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Speaking/Presenting Technical Paper at National/Regional Conference
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4 RUs/presentation
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Yes
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Speaking/Presenting Technical Paper at Chapter/Local Conference
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2 RUs/presentation
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Yes
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Technical Article Published in Industry Publication
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4 RUs/article
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Yes
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SCTE/Local Chapter Board Membership
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1 RU/year
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No
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Active Participation in Technical-related SCTE Standing Committee/Subcommittee
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1 RU/year
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No
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Submission of Potential Certification Exam Questions
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1 RU/10 accepted questions/year
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No
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Pass SCTE Certification Exam
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1 RU/exam
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No
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Pass SCTE Certification Endorsement Exam
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1 RU/exam
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No
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Attend Cable-Tec Expo
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3 RUs/year
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No
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Cable-Tec Expo Floor Pass – Excluding Technical Workshops
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0.5 RU/day
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No
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Participation as a contestant in the National Cable games
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1 RU
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No
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Attend Six SCTE Live Learning Presentations
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1 RU/6 presentations
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Provide titles or dates
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Successfully complete 12 Tech Trainer Scenarios
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2 RUs
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No
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Attend SCTE’s Conference on Emerging Technologies
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2 RUs/year
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No
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* Excludes vendor sales staff hosting table top display
Questions? Please contact certification@scte.org or call 800-542-5040.