Employers Use CST

Sets a standard for your technical staff
Can be used as a hiring requirement
Can be used as qualification points for hiring decision making
Can be incorporated in your QA/QC Program
Can be used as a career ladder which creates a promotional tool within your firm or agency (career development).
Can be used in conjunction with training
Raises the bar and creates healthy competition
Creates a better qualified staff – more production – more valuable employees– you can pay your staff more – you can attract better staff – your job becomes easier
Better qualified staff – less mistakes – reputation improves – more business
Can be used as a contract requirement for professional service providers/consultants.
Can be used as a contract requirement for construction contracts.
Can be used as a pre qualification requirement in A/E procurement (Brook’s Act).
Can be used as a contract requirement for professional survey services contracts.
Improves confidence in services procured.

Recognition by Peers and Employers
Personal Pride — Achieving Certification
Pay — CST’s make about 10% more
Career and Employment opportunities improve — “CST Preferred” and “CST Required”
Prepares you for other professional Exams
CST Program compliments training
Skills will improve – making advancement possible
Certification improves image of survey technicians within the agency