CSI certification renewals

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Author Message Brian E. Trimble, CDT Senior Member Username: brian_e_trimble_cdt Post Number: 141 Registered: 08-2005 Posted on Monday, September 16, 2024 - 09:52 am:    I just received my email from Institute saying its time to renew my CDT certification. No problem, I have more than enough credits. But the cost is $160 for a member and $180 for a non-member. Steep prices to retain my credential on top of the high cost of CSI membership. And I would have thought CSI members might get a much better deal than non-members. I know this is a business decision, but how many younger members who got their CDT three years ago are going to renew? Am I getting that old that I'm complaining about the cost of everything? William C. Pegues, FCSI, CCS, CDT, Certified Master Gardener Senior Member Username: wpegues Post Number: 1004 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Monday, September 16, 2024 - 06:42 pm:    There was a time when the CDT was a pay one time if you passed its exam…and it was not a certification you put after your name if you had other CSI certifications. Then they revised that and started requiring learning units for the CDT and a renewal fee. It was only a matter of time when those chargers were going to increase. William C. Pegues, FCSI, CCS, CDT, SCIP Emeritus Paul Sweet (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 12:55 pm:    I had to pass the CDT to try for the CCS back in the late 90s, but didn't pass the CCS. I always looked at the CDT as the specifier's equivalent to the EIT. I dropped it a couple years ago when they started charging for it.