Thanks for your insight John, I browsed over the BICSI site; prices are reasonable but I do see where they require a number of years of direct verifiable on-the-job experience?
Is NCTI even worth it compared to BICSI? Should I do them both just to ensure I have all options available in the future? I was offered NCTI when it was new back in the 90s at Time Warner but never took the time to do it. I was too busy digging up greenish feeder cable and splicing it at 2am in the pouring rain.
Seems like this might be a good place to get started? https://www.bicsi.org/single.aspx?l=2172