Certificates of Banders are valid for a period of five years from the date of the satisfactory completion of the evaluation for each taxon specialty. The first Bander evaluation was held in 1999; in 2004 those Bander certificates will need to be renewed.
Provided no complaints or queries that are considered valid by the committee have been received against the individual, Banders will not need to redo the full NABC evaluation test in order to have their certificates renewed (unless they wish to re-take it), provided that they continue to be active banders who can demonstrate commitment to the NABC principles.
Banders who do not fully meet the criteria that is required to have their certificates renewed, will be offered the opportunity to repeat the certification process. Any complaints should be submitted to the Renewal Committee at the email address below.
These Banders certificates will be renewed for a further five years upon a renewal request (submitted before certificate expiry) being approved by NABC.
Applications for renewal should be sent by email to the Renewal Sub-committee Chair at: davidokines@aol.com
The responses to the questions require more than a yes or no answer.
The renewal request must demonstrate that several of the following actions have been met:
been a member of, and participated actively in a banding organization
contributed to research based on banding, and can show that their data are being used.
interacted with other banders, e.g., by visiting other banders or banding stations, hosted other banders, or responded to queries for information.
helped to organize a banding course or workshop that was held to NABC standards?
improved skills, e.g. attended a banding course or workshop or banded with a Trainer.
contributed to a cooperative program, e.g. MAPS, bird observatory, or a banding project.
contributed to NABC (e.g. contributed to publications, read and commented on NABC materials, introduced other banders to NABC).
submitted necessary reports to the banding office in a timely fashion.
used banding as a tool in educating the public.