The System Operator Certification Program awards certification credentials to those individuals who demonstrate that they have attained sufficient knowledge relating to NERC reliability standards and the basic principles of bulk power system operations by passing one of four specialty examinations. A certificate, valid for three years, is issued to a candidate who successfully completes an examination. The credential is maintained through the use of approved continuing education hours.
There are four specialty examinations: Reliability Operator, Balancing and Interchange Operator, Transmission Operator, and Balancing, Interchange, and Transmission Operator. Each examination is based on its own content outline that was developed through a job analysis and can be accessed here.
The direct involvement of system operators, supervisors, and trainers in the examination development process is a primary requirement for ensuring the material on NERC system operator certification examinations is pertinent to system operators.
