What did the Steering Committee do?
The Steering Committee considered ways that these concerns could be addressed. Possibilities included developing a prescriptive core curriculum, forming a council of schools, establishing a voluntary national register and creating a voluntary national exam, or leaving things as they were. The members determined that a voluntary registration council would best address these concerns for several reasons: • A registration council could be non profit, and independent from any industry membership body, educational facility, or other organization. This would enhance credibility both within the industry and from outside the industry. • A registration council could work towards National Commission for Certifying Agencies (“NCCA”) accreditation, which would further enhance recognition from outside the industry. • The registration council could sponsor a voluntary examination to test the core body of knowledge that is aromatherapy at the present time (assuming that a core body of knowledge could
