Archive for November 9th, 2007
FSMTB License or NCBTMB Certificate
9 November 2007Ok so now my brain is clicking as to exactly why it’s important to establish the Licensing Exam instead of the Certification exam. I am slow sometimes I admit it, but eventually things click. I have been doing research for our sister site Massage-Exam.com. The FSMTB has an exam available that Licenses you to have a license through your state to practice Massage. For most states in order to obtain your license to practice in the past you would have to get certified through NCBTMB but they are a privet organization and not government sanctioned.
This FSMTB exam is cost effective and you don’t have to pay extra to actually have a certificate from the NCBTMB to hang on your wall. What’s that about? I have my education, paid for the national exam and now you want me to pay more to be “Certified”. I thought I already was? Oh and don’t let me get started on the customer service of the NCBTMB. (Ok I’ll stop)
I believe the rapid increase of state boards joining the Federation is a testament to the validity and importance this difference makes. Our site is in the process of adding prep tests for the MBLEx. We are very exited about this beneficial change. So if I talk about it too much, forgive me in advance.
The main reason for my involvement with Massage-Exam.com was because when I was getting ready to take the National Exam, I couldn’t find an effective way to really study all the material that was covered in my year of schooling. I wanted to feel prepared when I went in to take it. Sure, there were a couple of resources out there but they were not cost effective or user friendly. If I signed up for an online prep site it was expensive and I couldn’t tell if it would be beneficial with the content or customer service. The books I looked at had many multiple-choice questions but no efficient way of repeating the tests.
In the end after all was said and done, I walked away from the National exam thinking, “That was the National Certification Exam”? I thought there would be more information on what I learned in massage school. This was foreign to me. So now I am looking forward to a new way of guaranteeing that you are tested in a more efficient manner. I think people will be able to walk away from the MBLEx feeling proud that they passed. Looking forward to an awesome career.