A certification program to attest to the skills and knowledge of flight department personnel won approval from the NBAA board of directors, and the association hopes to administer the first certification exam in October 2003. The next step is to find a contractor to do a job analysis and create the program, which will be an adjunct to the association’s larger Professional Development Program (PDP). In a recent survey of members, 73 percent of the respondents said they would apply for certification and 82 percent were interested in having employees take the exam.