Training And Certification Specialist Family
Career series with 2 positions across 2 levels
Training and Certification Specialist groups 2 related titles into a 2-level career ladder.
Entry is typically through Training and Certification Specialist 1, advancing through the ladder toward Training and Certification Specialist 2. Pay across the family spans $69,668 to $134,900, around the 64th percentile of all civil service job families by top pay.
Training and Certification Specialist commonly advances into Program Specialist and Health Systems Specialist.
Positions in This Family
- TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SPECIALIST 2 (32170) $91,628 - $134,900/year
- TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SPECIALIST 1 (32171) $69,668 - $101,951/year
What the Training and Certification Specialist family covers
Training and Certification Specialist covers 2 title codes arranged into 2 levels of responsibility. Every title in it is a state title, so the employer is a state department, commission or authority rather than a county or municipality.
Inspectors and examiners are the operating arm of New Jersey's regulatory statutes, and the title usually tracks the law it enforces rather than a profession. That is why these families are narrow and numerous: weights and measures, construction code, environmental compliance, child care, insurance and market conduct each get their own series. Many require a state credential issued by another agency before you can hold the title at all, so the license, not the exam, is the real bottleneck. Local health and code enforcement offices hire the same titles as the state.
The ladder, ordered by pay
The Training and Certification Specialist rungs, listed from the best paid down. Here the numbering happens to agree with the pay order, which is not guaranteed elsewhere in New Jersey's plan.
- Training and Certification Specialist 2 — $91,628 to $134,900 (a bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience)
- Training and Certification Specialist 1 — $69,668 to $101,951 (a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience)
The distance from the bottom of Training and Certification Specialist 1 to the top of Training and Certification Specialist 2 is $65,232, an increase of about 94% over the entry minimum.
What each title does
Reading the definitions side by side is the quickest way to see what changes as you move through the family.
- Training and Certification Specialist 2: Under the direction of the Division Director or other supervisory official in the Department of Community Affairs, develops and supervises a large…
- Training and Certification Specialist 1: Under the limited supervision of a Training and Certification Specialist 2 or other supervisory official in the Department of Community affairs…
Requirements across the family
Across the 2 titles we have parsed, the education requirements read as a bachelor's degree on 2 of them. Stated experience runs from 2 years at the lowest rung to 4 at the highest, which is the main thing separating one level from the next.
On how the jobs are filled: 2 are competitive, filled from an eligible list after an open competitive or promotional examination.
How the pay is set
Titles in this family are paid on the A-P-R-S salary schedule. See every step in that schedule. Bargaining is handled by CWA. Union contracts and rights are collected here.
Where these jobs exist
These are state titles, hired by New Jersey departments, commissions and boards through the Civil Service Commission's announcement and eligible list process rather than by an ordinary job posting. How state hiring works, and which agencies employ what.
Related titles elsewhere in the plan
Other classifications built on the same terms as Training and Certification Specialist. Worth checking if this family has no current opening.
- Supervisor, Organic Certification Program — in the Supervisor family
- Director, Licensing, Certification, and Standards Service ($83,210 to $116,477, state jurisdiction) — in the Director family
- Employment and Training Specialist 1 ($66,592 to $97,354, state jurisdiction) — in the Employment and Training Specialist family
- Employment and Training Specialist I ($66,592 to $97,354, state jurisdiction)
- Operations Training & Quality Assurance Specialist ($66,592 to $97,354, state jurisdiction)
- Training Officer (local jurisdiction)
Common questions about Training and Certification Specialist jobs
How many Training and Certification Specialist titles are there in New Jersey civil service?
The Training and Certification Specialist family holds 2 title codes arranged across 2 levels. Each code is a separate classification with its own published specification, requirements and salary treatment.
What does a Training and Certification Specialist earn in New Jersey?
Published salary data for this family runs from $69,668 at the bottom of Training and Certification Specialist 1 to $134,900 at the top of Training and Certification Specialist 2. Those are schedule figures. Where the title appears on the state payroll, actual median pay is listed on the page above.
Do you need to take an exam to become a Training and Certification Specialist?
Yes for most of the family. 2 of the 2 titles are in the competitive division, which means appointment comes from an eligible list built by an open competitive or promotional examination.
What qualifications does a Training and Certification Specialist need?
The most common education requirement in this family is a bachelor's degree, named on 2 of the 2 titles. Stated experience ranges from 2 to 4 years depending on the rung. Read the individual specification for the exact wording, including any experience substitution.