{"@id":"https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-c2c731b9-cc67-44fb-8d0d-a570b7d6525a","@type":"ceterms:Certification","@context":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/schema/context/json","ceterms:ctid":"ce-c2c731b9-cc67-44fb-8d0d-a570b7d6525a","ceterms:name":{"en-US":"Certified Survey Technician (CST), Level I"},"ceterms:ownedBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-0268fa81-499c-4de1-a2a1-957150e27d7a"],"ceterms:offeredBy":["https://credentialengineregistry.org/resources/ce-0268fa81-499c-4de1-a2a1-957150e27d7a"],"ceterms:inLanguage":["en"],"ceterms:description":{"en-US":"A CST Designation\nProvides objectives for improvement and advancement for field and office survey technicians ... a career ladder.\nProvides important and needed recognition to survey technicians in public and private practice.\nProvides a standard way for employers to evaluate capabilities of prospective applicants.\nCan be used as an assessment tool in conjunction with survey education programs.\nThe certification is a four-leveled program for surveying and mapping technicians. The program uses \"work elements\" to define the testing parameters. Each level is based on hours of experience and licensed surveyors may start at levels I, II or III.\n\nLevel I - Entry level\nLevel II - Minimum of 1.5 years of experience\nLevel III - Minimum of 3.5 years of experience\nLevel IV - Minimum of 5.5 years of experience and hold the Level III certification\n\nTSPS is dedicated to offering educational opportunities and support for surveying professionals in Texas. We believe building a career track for technicians is critical to the future of the surveying profession, thus we have adopted the NSPS Certified Survey Technician (CST) Program. The NSPS CST Program is nationally recognized and enables survey technicians and employers to evaluate and establish various levels of competency through proper testing of appropriate work elements."},"ceterms:subjectWebpage":"https://www.tsps.org/page/cst","ceterms:credentialStatusType":{"@type":"ceterms:CredentialAlignmentObject","ceterms:framework":"https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/CredentialStatus","ceterms:targetNode":"credentialStat:Active","ceterms:frameworkName":{"en-US":"Credential Status"},"ceterms:targetNodeName":{"en-US":"Active"},"ceterms:targetNodeDescription":{"en-US":"Awards of the credential are ongoing."}}}