PRACTICAL EXAMINATION PROCESS
SCHEDULING A TEST
Candidates for the Practical Examination should contact their Test Site Coordinator to determine the date of the next scheduled Practical Exam. Candidates may also view a list of Permanent Practical Exam Sites to find a location.
TEST DAY
Candidates must report to the Test Site at the scheduled time. All candidates shall comply with Test Site requirements concerning personal protective equipment (PPE), which at a minimum shall meet OSHA requirements.
PRACTICAL SCORING
Candidate performance on the Practical Examinations is recorded by Practical Examiners accredited by NCCCO. Examiner requirements include meeting NCCCO requirements for certification, passing the Written and Practical Exams, and successfully completing an accreditation workshop.
The testing procedure has been developed to provide the highest degree of standardization and reliability. The Examiner’s task is primarily to record the performance of the candidate.
A candidate may lose points either through operational errors or exceeding established optimum time limits. Candidates’ performances are scored off site at NCCCO facilities.
PRACTICAL SCORE REPORTING
All candidates receive score reports of their performance. Examination results are mailed to candidates approximately 12 business days after the receipt of Practical Examination score sheets by NCCCO.
Please note that while Practical Examiners are encouraged to expedite score sheets after each test administration, they may batch score sheets from several test administrations over a number of days. This means that candidates may receive their score reports from NCCCO more than three weeks after their test administration.
Both the Practical Examination and the scoring system have been validated and verified by NCCCO’s pilot testing program.
PRACTICAL EXAM HAND SCORE REQUESTS
Candidates not passing the examination(s) may request from NCCCO hand scoring of their answer sheets, provided the request is made in writing within three months of the test date. Requests must be accompanied by a processing fee of $25 for each test requested. Request(s) should be mailed to:
NCCCO—Testing Services Department
1960 Bayshore Boulevard
Dunedin, FL 34698
ph: (727) 449-8525; fax: (727) 461-2746
In the event that the hand scoring of a failing candidate’s answer sheet results in a passing score, the hand-scoring fee will be refunded in full.