I'm not 100% sure on this, but I would guess that the NCCA would not have as much of a problem with this.... the fact is they dont want non members advertising that they "have been trained by" with links to the website they/members pay to maintain.
Westy, next time you have a chat with your masters at NCCA perhaps you could ask them to address this question.
Last year I put them to the test. I e-mailed them and said I would be interested in joining so could I do just the exam......if I passed fine, if I failed so be it (although we all know what happens if you fail
). The answer back was no, I would have to do the 2 day course first. I said I didn't want to do the course I would take my chances with the exam and pay for the privilage of doing it (exam) if it made them feel better.
End result I didn't get to do the exam. Now that's a loop hole for you to deal with, because things like that are costing membership numbers.
Sorry but I know enough people who did the 2 day course, passed the exam and within days had the website up saying 'Expert carpet & upholstery cleaner, trained by NCCA.' WHAT IN 2 DAYS with a tick test that you can't fail (well not on the 2nd attempt anyway because they send you the answers in the post for you to resubmit
).
And they want to forbid people stating trained by NCCA even if they were trained by them.