NAEC CAT study guide
NAEC CAT · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Certified Accessibility Technician (CAT) is one of the industry-recognized certification programs listed by the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC), alongside the CET and QEI. NAEC describes these programs as validating skills and knowledge and ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety codes. The CAT is intended for technicians whose work touches accessibility equipment in the vertical transportation field, and it sits within a broader NAEC education structure that also includes apprenticeship training and a certification management hub for renewal and continuing education. This page is an independent study resource. The NAEC CAT study guide has 3 sections and about 1,060 words.
01Certification Programs (CET, CAT, QEI) - CET: Certified Elevator Technician
The CET (Certified Elevator Technician) credential is the general-industry mark for technicians who install, maintain, repair, and modernize elevators and escalators. Items in this part of the Certification Programs domain ask what the credential covers, who is eligible, and how it is kept current - not how to wire a particular controller.
353 words, about 2 min02Certification Programs (CET, CAT, QEI) - CAT: Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician
CAT (Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician) is scoped to the equipment many jurisdictions regulate separately from commercial elevators: stairway chairlifts, platform lifts, and private residence elevators. Exam items test whether you can attach the right code document to the right device and recognize where the technician's authority stops.
357 words, about 2 min03Certification Programs (CET, CAT, QEI) - QEI: Qualified Elevator Inspector
QEI (Qualified Elevator Inspector) is the inspection-side credential. ASME QEI-1, Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, sets minimum qualifications, and certification is issued by ASME-accredited certifying organizations, so exam items probe the standard itself, the inspector's independence, and the boundary between the inspector and the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
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