The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) convened a credentialing task force to assess the prospective domains of practice and qualifications for a new, voluntary international architectural lighting design certification program. This assessment will be conducted via online survey, and is a key component of the task force’s ...
The American Lighting Association (ALA) is a trade group representing home lighting and lighting controls manufacturers, retail showrooms, sales representatives, and lighting designers. The ALA educational and credentialing program covers technical lighting issues, home lighting design, and sales training from the basics through very advanced ...
Lighting designers are as diverse as the types of projects they design. Architectural lighting designers, contractors, electrical engineers, interior designers, architects, and even sales reps all provide lighting design services – at many levels of complexity and quality. We’ve all seen poor lighting design, and many have had to live and ...
Like other industry associations, the International Association of Lighting Designers has several levels of membership. But only an experienced architectural lighting designer whose work has undergone peer-review is permitted to carry the IALD Professional member designation after his/her name. (Remember, a designation is not a certification; see ...
The Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) is an international trade group of contractors, manufacturers, lighting designers, landscape architects, and wholesalers from across North America. AOLP works to establish standards, educate professionals, and increase the appreciation of outdoor lighting. The Certified Outdoor Lighting ...
The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) boasts 15,000 professionals in 84 countries and is widely recognized for its 20 energy certification programs, including one for commercial lighting design. The Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) certification identifies professionals who design effective and efficient lighting solutions ...
The interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies (NALMCO) unites lighting management companies and other lighting professionals, many providing turnkey lighting retrofits. The first in the lighting industry to offer lighting design certification and be recognized by the federal government, NALMCO currently conducts four nationally ...
The National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) is a nonprofit formed by several industry groups – including IALD, NALMCO, NEMA, NAILD, and IES – plus government and energy-efficiency organizations. LC means Lighting Certified. The NCQLP conducts an annual multiple- choice, scenario-based examination for the wide ...
CSA, a leading testing and certification organization, officially opened its state-of-the-art testing and certification laboratory in Hong Kong; a new testing and certification laboratory as well as the expansion of its product evaluation and consulting center in Shanghai; plus the expansion of its Guangzhou lab with the addition of new ...