Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional-Associate (CBLP-A) Examination

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
Contact:
Katie Pinkham, Program Assistant
Phone:
3017586574
Website:
Cblpro.org

Credential Contractor

Credential Contractor:
Same as source
Contact:
Same as source
Phone:
Same as source
Email:
Same as source

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
Paper & Pencil
Yes
Can the instructor take this test?:
Yes
Number of Test Items:
20
Time Allowed (minutes):

75

Passing Score (percent):

Total points possible 200. Passing score to obtain CBLP-A is 150 points

Cost Per Test:

$50

Additional information:


  • CBLP-A is a competency-based instruction program with competency assessment provided through performance-based testing based on the learning objectives of a Chesapeake Bay regionwide professional certification program, the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) Certification Program.

  • The CBLP-A certificate is also a pathway to and meets the prequalifications for the Level 1 CBLP certification, while also preparing students for entry-level jobs in sustainable landscape management and/or stormwater best management practices (BMPs) maintenance and providing professional mentors and/or career days for the enrolled students.

  • At least one CBLP-A instructor with the school implementing the program must be a Level 1-certified CBLP. The Level 1 CBLP certification training is recognized and approved for continuing education by several other professional certifications including: Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania certified horticulturalists, Virginia DCR-certified urban nutrient management planners and DEQ-certified stormwater and erosion and sediment control inspectors and planners, Association of Professional Landscape Designers, International Society of Aboriculture ISA certification, and American Society of Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System.

  • CBLP-A candidates must complete the following performance testing to obtain the associate certificate:

    • Pay a $50 application fee (or the fee may be paid by partner organization)

    • Attend a one-day (eight-hour) training and complete the in-class training quiz (25 points)

    • Complete two training day field exercises (50 points)

    • Attend at least two "lunch and learn" sessions during the summer and complete a post-class quiz for each. (25 points each)

    • Successfully complete a field-based skills assessment by the end of the summer (100 points)



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?
Yes
Extended time offered
150

Setting

Test location
Yes
Adaptive or special furniture
Yes
Special lighting
Yes

Presentation

Written directions accompanying oral directions
Yes
Specific verbal prompts
Yes
Visual aids
No
Amplification equipment
Yes
Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
Yes
Large-print test
Yes
Braille test
No
Read-aloud test
Yes
Audio test
No
Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
Yes
Interpreting/Transliterating the test
No

Response

Enlarged copy of the answer document
Yes
Communication board or choice cards
No
Examiner records responses
Yes
Brailler
No
Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
No
Augmentative communication device
No
Word prediction software
No
Spelling aids
Yes
English dictionary
Yes
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
Yes
Dry erase board
Yes
Additional writing implements
Yes

Audio test
No
Bilingual dictionary
Yes
Dictation to a scribe
Yes
English dictionary
Yes
Examiner records responses
Yes
Flexible Schedule
Yes
Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
Yes
Extended time offered
150
Multiple test sessions
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
Yes

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