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Written Exam | Practical Exam | How Do I Test? | Training Providers | Rigger Handbooks & Manuals
PRACTICAL EXAMINATION PROCESS
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must pass a Practical Exam to be certified.
Candidates may take their Written and Practical Exams
in any order. Candidates have 12 months after they
pass their first exam (Written or Practical) in which to
take the corresponding Written or Practical Exam.
SKILLS TESTED
Basic Rigging Practical Exam
The Practical Examination is comprised of four main
tasks that increase progressively in the skill level tested.
Skills tested are: Pre-use Rigging Inspection, Rigging
Hitches, Rigging Connections, and Basic Knot Tying.
SCHEDULING A TEST
A candidate for the Practical Examination should
contact their Test Site Coordinator to determine the
date of the next scheduled Practical Exam.
Alternatively, the candidate may contact NCCCO for
this information.
You must bring your completed Practical Exam
Candidate Application Form with you to your
scheduled examination, along with any required
supporting materials.
TEST DAY
Candidates must report to the test site at the scheduled
time.
PRACTICAL SCORING
Candidate performance on the Practical Examination
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.
The scoring of candidates’ performance is done off-site
at the facilities of International Assessment Institute.
PRACTICAL SCORE REPORTING
All Candidates receive a score report of their
performance. Examination results are mailed to
candidates approximately twelve (12) business days
after the receipt of Practical Examination score sheets
by International Assessment Institute.
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 may mean candidates receive their score reports
from IAI more than three (3) weeks after their test
administration.
Both the Practical Examination and the scoring system
have been validated by NCCCO’s pilot testing program
and verified by International Assessment Institute. The
score of 68 represents the “minimum passing” score
for the Basic Rigger Practical Examination.
PRACTICAL CANDIDATE FEES
The examination fee for testing is $190, which includes
the Written Exam fee. Retesting fees are $95 for Basic
Rigger only or $50 for candidates who hold other
NCCCO certifications The appropriate fees must be
submitted with your application through your Test Site
Coordinator. See the Candidae fee schedule in the
front part of this Handbook.
PRACTICAL HAND SCORE REQUESTS
Candidates not passing the examination(s) may
request from International Assessment Institute a hand
scoring of the answer sheet, provided the request is
made in writing within three (3) months of the test
date, and the request is accompanied by a processing
fee of $25 for each test requested. Requests should be
mailed to:
International Assessment Institute
Attention: CCO Testing
600 Cleveland Street, Suite 900
Clearwater, Florida 33755
Phone: (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
fee will be refunded in full.
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