EPA Technician Examinations: Core
Credential Source Contact Information
- Source Company Name:
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Contact:
- Environmental Protection, Agency
- Phone:
- 800.726.9696
- Email:
- www.epa.gov/aboutepa
- Website:
- www.epa.gov
Credential Contractor
- Contact:
- Renee Tomlinson, Executive Director
- Phone:
- 800.726.9696
- Email:
- renee@escogroup.org
Test Administration
- Test Site:
-
- School: Online
- Contractor's location
- Testing facility
- Paper & Pencil
- Yes
- Can the instructor take this test?:
- No
- Number of Test Items:
- 25
- Time Allowed (minutes):
- 120
- Passing Score (percent):
- 70
- Cost Per Test:
- $25 online; $40 paper
- Test Specifics:
- Additional information:
A technician must achieve a passing score on the CORE Section and a Type to receive any certification.
There is only one EPA Section 608 examination – it is one test comprised of multiple sections (Core, Type I, Type II, Type III). When all four sections are passed, individuals earn a Universal certification.
The school must have an approved test administrator/proctor. To become an approved proctor, visit https://www.escogroup.org/proctors.aspx
Timing
- Multiple test sessions:
- Yes
- Time of day
- Yes
- Order of tasks
- Yes
- Planned breaks during test
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- No
Setting
- Test location
- Yes
- Adaptive or special furniture
- Yes
- Special lighting
- Yes
Presentation
- Written directions accompanying oral directions
- Yes
- Specific verbal prompts
- No
- Visual aids
- No
- Amplification equipment
- Yes
- Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
- Yes
- Large-print test
- Yes
- Braille test
- Yes
- Read-aloud test
- Yes
- Audio test
- Yes
- Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
- No
- Interpreting/Transliterating the test
- No
Response
- Enlarged copy of the answer document
- Yes
- Communication board or choice cards
- No
- Examiner records responses
- Yes
- Brailler
- Yes
- Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
- Yes
- Augmentative communication device
- Yes
- Word prediction software
- Yes
- Spelling aids
- No
- English dictionary
- No
- Dictation using a recording device
- Yes
- Dictation to a scribe
- Yes
- Read back student response
- Yes
- Calculator and arithmetic tools
- Yes
- Calculator with additional functions
- No
- Math aids
- No
- Dry erase board
- No
- Additional writing implements
- Yes
- Audio test
- Yes
- Bilingual dictionary
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- Yes
- English dictionary
- No
- Examiner records responses
- Yes
- Flexible Schedule
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- No
- Multiple test sessions
- Yes
- Read-aloud test
- Yes
- Test directions delivery
- Yes
- Visual aids
- No
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