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The Board members are elected on rotating basis, with each member serving a term of five years. The positions (Executive President, Executive Vice President, Director of Business and Public Relations and Secretary) are to be up for election in alternate years, with one position being filled each year.
The Board will announce the position to be filled and call for nominations in February.The election itself will be held in May of the same year. Any qualified person may be nominated by petition of 15 voting members or 2% of the total membership, whichever is less. Members serving in February are automatically re-nominated if they chose to accept re-nomination.
You must be certified by the ABTC, and a member in good standing. A petition signed by 15 ABTC members in good standing (or 2% of the total membership) must be presented to the Board for a member to run for a Board position. The member must be certified at the Tarot Professional level or higher, and have been a member of the ABTC for minimum of one year.
Assurance for your clients that have attained a certain level of study. Assurance for your clients that you follow ethical client/reader standards.
Certification is currently priced separately for each level. If the initial certification is for anything other than the primary level, the requirements for each level will need to be met, and the payment for certification cumulative: i.e. If the initial certification with the ABTC is for Tarot Professional, which is our second level of certification (the first being Tarot Associate), then the fee would be $70.
The $5.00 yearly fee is for updating the CEU data base. The ABTC feels that a Tarot professional does need to exhibit in some way that they are continuing to educate themselves in order to remain current in their field.
Payment may be made by check, money order or through PayPal. Instructions may be found here: Certification Application.
Yes, once the certification fee is received, a certificate, signed by both the Executive President and the Executive Vice President is mailed to the person being certified.
The ABTC is not nationally accredited as a certification body at this time. This option is one that the ABTC is looking into, but the process of doing so is quite involved.
The application form for certifying agent may be found here: Certifying Agent Application.
Every candidate has the choice of who they would prefer to be certified by.
CEU's are Continuing Education Credits. They are granted for continuing study in any given field.
The ABTC feels that by obtaining CEU's a Tarot professional is showing a commitment to keeping up to date in the Tarot field.
By updating your CEU's on a yearly basis, you are showing your commitment to being a professional.
No, CEU's are necessary to renew certification at the Tarot Master level and higher.
You can obtain CEU's by taking a class, by giving a class, or by attending a Tarot seminar or conference.
The ABTC class listings can be found at: Classes Validated for CEU's by the ABTC.
Fill out the blank format found here and submit it to: execvicepres@americanboardfortarotcertification.org. You will be contacted with the CEU's that are to be credited for your class. If you accept them, you will be listed on the ABTC site.
No, the ABTC will list all classes that choose to list with us.
No, the ABTC itself does not give classes. We list classes being given, the classes are structured and taught by those doing the teaching.
Click here for the form to file a grievance.
If you notify the Board that you disagree with the decision made by the Chairperson in charge of grievances, your grievance will go before the entire Grievance Committee.
The Grievance Committee is composed of the Chairperson (the current Director Of Business And Public Relations), a representative from the Tarot community at large and four representatives from among those certified by the ABTC at the Tarot Professional level or higher.
The Chairperson will address the grievance with the person filing it. If they are unable to resolve the issue, the grievance goes to the committee. The committee will review the grievance and make a recommendation to the Chairperson, who will present it to the ABTC Board. It is up to the Board whether to accept the recommendation, seek outside counsel or take an action of their own.
© August 2003