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[Lanny Dean]

I just recently took the test via NCR but I am having issues/problems. When I log into SN it still shows that I can not give reports. Am I missing something? I think if I remeber correctly, this was an issue they had and was to be addressed.

I have sent Tyler a PM but have not heard anything yet. Any other ideas???

 

[Tyler Allison]

You didn't use the same email address as instructed to do. I had to manually update your training score.

 

[Tyler Allison]

The one idea that would greatly enhance the program
is if somehow SN could show other types of training/certifications
they hold. Confirm-able items such as the FEMA courses
IS-100, IS-700 and IS-271.

We would love to! Only problem is how do we validate you actually have the cert? It's the same problem with SKYWARN training and the reason I'm jumping up and down about a national skywarn database. Nobody thinks about having third parties validate you actually took the training. They just hand out a paper certificate and pat you on your head. That doesn't do any good operationally. You have to be able to validate the certificate or the certificate is of no value.

And no...I'm not going to accept photocopies and do it manually.

-Tyler

 

[Tim Shriver]

We would love to! Only problem is how do we validate you actually have the cert? It's the same problem with SKYWARN training and the reason I'm jumping up and down about a national skywarn database. Nobody thinks about having third parties validate you actually took the training. They just hand out a paper certificate and pat you on your head. That doesn't do any good operationally. You have to be able to validate the certificate or the certificate is of no value.

And no...I'm not going to accept photocopies and do it manually.

-Tyler

I wouldn't wish that on anyone....no fun.

But the certs. can be download in .pdf format.
Could they upload the cert and then the
system creates a link to said cert. from the website
under that spotters name?

I wonder if they allow access to the database containing
who has taken what?

Tossing an idea around...

Tim

 

[Tyler Allison]

There's no way to scan a PDF and match first/last name. Or at least I don't know of one. I don't want to be a repository of certs, I just want to know if you have one.

Unless FEMA has an open database already, I doubt they're going to build one just for us

FCC has one. They did it right.

 

[Ryan McGinnis]

Very few (any?) media outlets are monitoring every Skywarn net in their DMA to hear absolutely every report. They however can do so with SpotterNet, and it's the only way to do so when are on the air doing a cut-in.

Shhhh! You're hurting the sacred cow's feelings!

 

[rdale]

Don't get me wrong -I love the cows. But no cow is sacred