Controlled Environment Testing Association

10/08/2026

📅 Save the date: National Controlled Environment Certifier Day is coming up on November 5!

Founded by CETA, this day recognizes the skilled professionals who test and certify the controlled environments that so many critical industries depend on—from sterile compounding and pharmaceutical manufacturing to biotechnology, healthcare, aerospace, and semiconductor manufacturing.

How will you celebrate the certifiers on your team?

A few ideas:
👏 Spotlight a certifier on your social channels
🍽️ Host a team appreciation lunch
📚 Plan a lunch-and-learn or professional development session
💬 Share a story about a certifier who has made an impact
📸 Post a team photo and tell us what makes you proud to be part of this profession

Start making your plans now, and join CETA on November 5 as we celebrate the professionals behind the certification.

10/06/2026

Save the date!

The next open CNBT exam will be held in Orlando, FL, on December 4th. Mark your calendars and start preparing now!

Registration closes in just over 1 month; don't wait-register today!

Register by November 13th to ensure you have a spot.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4vckEiT

10/05/2026

Are you looking for a way to build your professional portfolio? Join CETA today!

Members of CETA receive access to valuable technical resources, industry publications, networking events, educational opportunities, and more.

These tools are an incredible way to expand your knowledge, connect with peers, and stay up to date with industry standards.

Learn more and become a member: https://bit.ly/3Q07kPq

CETA membership benefits anyone who works with controlled environments as well as many other professionals in the controlled environments and health industries. This includes certifiers, safety professionals, industrial hygienists, facility engineers, quality personnel, and many more.

10/02/2026

October is American Pharmacists Month! 💊

CETA is proud to recognize the pharmacists who work every day to protect patients, improve medication safety, and uphold the highest standards of care.

For those working in sterile compounding, maintaining a safe environment is a team effort. Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, facility teams, and controlled environment certifiers all play an important role in helping ensure critical spaces perform as intended.

This month, we celebrate the pharmacy professionals who bring knowledge, precision, and an unwavering commitment to patient safety to their work every day.

Thank you for all you do!

09/29/2026

Pharmacy teams: what do you look at first when your certification report lands?

Room pressures? HEPA integrity? Airflow? Particle counts? Or do you skip straight to anything marked for follow-up?

A certification report can be much more than a pass/fail document. Used well, it can help pharmacy teams spot changes, ask better questions, and understand what’s happening inside the controlled environment.

What’s one piece of certification data your team pays especially close attention to — and why?

09/24/2026

The CETA Application Guides (CAGs) have proven to be an immeasurably valuable tool to a wide variety of professionals in our industry, such as safety professionals, industrial hygienists, facility engineers, and quality personnel!

The CAGs are trusted resources created by experienced industry leaders; these guides offer practical, real-world guidance to support quality, accuracy, and confidence in your work. Whether you're new to the field or an experienced professional, CAGs are a valuable resource for ongoing learning.

Explore the CAGs available through CETA: https://bit.ly/3PnzKCz

The CAGs have proven to be an immeasurably valuable tool to a wide variety of professionals in our industry, such as safety professionals, industrial hygienists, facility engineers, and quality personnel. Their primary purpose is to apply our combined knowledge of applicable guidelines and standards...

09/21/2026

Consider contributing to the CETA Performance Review!

CETA's peer-reviewed journal provides a platform for industry professionals to share technical articles, case studies, and best practices that help advance the profession. Your knowledge and expertise could help educate and inform fellow members across the industry.

Learn more about submitting an article: https://bit.ly/4eJg7yv

09/17/2026

Contract labs: what makes a sample “routine” — until it isn’t?

An unusual result, a trend that suddenly shifts, or a sample that raises more questions than answers can quickly turn routine testing into an investigation.

For labs supporting certifiers and controlled environments, the value isn’t just producing a result — it’s producing data the customer can trust and act on.

What’s one lesson your lab has learned from an unexpected result?

09/16/2026

CETA Webinar Alert!

Join us next week, 9/22, for an incredible webinar session with David Melton, PharmD, BCSCP, "Practical AI for Certifiers: What Works Today, What Does Not, And Where the Line Is." This session cuts past the hype and demonstrates four concrete applications a certification firm can put to work immediately:

- Report narrative drafting
- Client-facing translation of technical findings
- Gap analysis of internal procedures against updated standard revisions
- Trending across a firm's own historical certification data

We hope to see everyone there!

Register today: https://bit.ly/4y1bW8I

09/15/2026

Save the date!

The next open CNBT exam will be held in Orlando, FL, on December 4th. Mark your calendars and start preparing now!

Registration is open until November 13th. Register now to ensure you have a spot.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4vckEiT