EPA Technician Examinations: Core

Credential Source Contact Information

Source Company Name:
Environmental Protection Agency
Contact:
Environmental Protection, Agency
Phone:
800.726.9696
Website:
www.epa.gov

Credential Contractor

Contact:
Renee Tomlinson, Executive Director
Phone:
800726.9696

Test Administration

Test Site:
  • School: Online
  • Contractor's location
  • Testing facility
Paper & Pencil
Yes
Can the instructor take this test?:
Yes
Number of Test Items:
25
Time Allowed (minutes):

120

Passing Score (percent):

70

Cost Per Test:

$25 online; $40 paper

Test Specifics:

Each section contains 25 multiple-choice questions. A technician must achieve a minimum passing score of 70% on each test section in which they are to be certified. For example, a technician seeking Universal certification must achieve a minimum score of 70%, or 18 out of 25 correct, on each section of the test (Core, Type I, Type II and Type III). (The cost is for taking one section or all sections of the exam.)

Additional information:

A student must pass Core plus any type to earn the EPA Technician Credential. All four tests must be taken and passed to earn the Universal EPA Section 608 Certification. It is one test comprised of multiple sections (Core, Type I, Type II, Type III).

The school must have an approved test administrator/proctor. To become an approved proctor, please visit https://www.escotesting.com/proctorapplication/.

The cost of the exam ($25 online for schools) is a per-examination fee and includes all sections of the test.

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
As needed.

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
No
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
No
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?
Yes
Extended time offered
As Needed.
Multiple test sessions
Yes
Read-aloud test
Yes
Test directions delivery
Yes
Visual aids
No

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