To download the 2010 Arizona CETP Schedule and Registration, click here.

The Certified Employee Training Program, or CETP, 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.

Your PERC dollars are utilized to off-set the cost of training propane industry members in Arizona.