Manufacturing Specialist Certification Examination
Credential Source Contact Information
- Source Company Name:
- Manufacturing Skills Institute
- Contact:
- Dr. Victor Gray, Executive Director
- Phone:
- 804.655.2353
- Email:
- vgray@vamanufacturers.com
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
- Testing facility
- Paper & Pencil
- Yes
- Can the instructor take this test?:
- Yes
- Number of Test Items:
- 84 questions; Assessment 1: Math & Measurement, 36 questions; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology, 48 questions
- Time Allowed (minutes):
Assessment 1: 60 minutes; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–75 minutes
- Passing Score (percent):
Assessment 1: Math & Measurement–75%; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–69%
- Cost Per Test:
Manufacturing Specialist Certification is $200; Assessment 1: Math & measurement; Measurement–$100; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–$100
- Test Specifics:
https://manufacturingskillsinstitute.org/mfgspecialist/
- Additional information:
The learning management system (LMS) cannot provide most of the listed accommodations; however, the authorized testing centers are encouraged to use as many resources as needed.
Possible Preparatory Courses
- Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, Advanced
- Electronics/Industrial Robotics Technology
- Industrial Maintenance Technology I
- Industrial Maintenance Technology II
- Industrial Robotics Technology
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems II
- Mechatronics I
- Mechatronics II
- Mechatronics III
- Precision Machining Technology I
- Precision Machining Technology II
- Welding I
- Welding II
- Welding III
Timing
- Multiple test sessions:
- Yes
- Time of day
- Yes
- Order of tasks
- No
- Planned breaks during test
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- Yes
- Extended time offered
- 50%
Setting
- Test location
- Yes
- Adaptive or special furniture
- No
- Special lighting
- No
Presentation
- Written directions accompanying oral directions
- No
- Specific verbal prompts
- No
- Visual aids
- No
- Amplification equipment
- No
- Headphones, earmuffs, or earplugs
- No
- Large-print test
- Yes
- Braille test
- No
- Read-aloud test
- No
- Audio test
- No
- Interpreting/transliterating testing directions
- No
- Interpreting/Transliterating the test
- No
Response
- Enlarged copy of the answer document
- No
- Communication board or choice cards
- No
- Examiner records responses
- No
- Brailler
- No
- Word processor or word processor with speech-to-text
- No
- Augmentative communication device
- No
- Word prediction software
- No
- Spelling aids
- No
- English dictionary
- No
- Dictation using a recording device
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- No
- Read back student response
- No
- Calculator and arithmetic tools
- No
- Calculator with additional functions
- Yes
- Math aids
- No
- Dry erase board
- No
- Additional writing implements
- No
- Audio test
- No
- Bilingual dictionary
- No
- Dictation to a scribe
- No
- English dictionary
- No
- Examiner records responses
- No
- Flexible Schedule
- Yes
- Is extended time an option for the test-taker?
- No
- Multiple test sessions
- Yes
- Read-aloud test
- No
- Test directions delivery
- No
- Visual aids
- No
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