Certified Employee Training Program (CETP)

The Certified Employee Training Program, or CETP (pronounced "SEE-tep") is a formal structure for training, testing and documentation to assure that workers in the propane industry have the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work safely and effectively.  Properly trained and educated employees, customers and end-users mean a healthier organization and a better bottom line for you.  Employee training is mandated by DOT, NFPA and other groups and it makes good business sense.    

In 1988, the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) launched CETP — a comprehensive, nationwide training program for employees in the propane industry. In 2002, in an effort to make CETP much more accessible to a greater number of industry members, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) purchased the program from NPGA, beginning an ongoing partnership between PERC and NPGA to maintain, update, and more widely distribute CETP material.

CETP was revised in 2004 into a more flexible "modular" format that can be used in a variety of settings.  It is a performance criterion-based employee training and skills certification program. CETP also allows propane professionals to accomplish several business objectives at once. By providing up-to-date, task-specific technical training that eliminates guesswork and empowers employees to perform their jobs confidently, knowledgably and safely, propane business managers can improve the safety of their employees and customers, increase productivity and employee morale, adhere to federal and state regulations, and serve the communities in which they operate.

Once registerd in the online system, a CETP candidate can:

• Purchase a test
• Update your contact information
• View your history
• Share your CETP records with your employer
• Print skills assessment forms
• Check on the status of your current CETP certificate
• Order a duplicate certificate

CETP Training Schedule
Click here for a list of the year's CETP training courses being offered by state propane gas associations.

CETP Test Ordering Procedures
Information on how to order online or paper-and-pencil CETP certification tests can be found here.

NPGA CETP Certification Skills Assessment Forms
To complete NPGA CETP Certification, candidates must complete the Skills Assessment with their supervisor and submit it to the appropriate test processing facility.  Click on the link to obtain CETP Skills Assessment Forms.

CETP Proctor Registration Process
Click on the link to begin the process to register as a CETP proctor. 

CETP Course Descriptions
Read short summaries of each new CETP course, from 1.0 to 4.2. (Adobe PDF)

Lost your NPGA CETP Certification certificate?
If you need a duplicate NPGA CETP Certification certificate please download the request form above and return it to Industrial Training Services.  A nominal fee to cover processing and handling applies.