Manufacturing Technician Level 1 (MT1) 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:
- 116 questions; Assessment 1: Math & Measurement, 36 questions; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology, 48 questions; Assessment 3: Quality & Business Acumen - 32 questions
- Time Allowed (minutes):
Assessment 1: Math & Measurement–60 minutes; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–75 minutes; Assessment 3: Quality & Business Acumen–45 minutes
- Passing Score (percent):
Assessment 1: Math & Measurement–75%; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–69%; Assessment 3: Quality & Business Acumen–70%
- Cost Per Test:
Manufacturing Specialist Certification is $300; Assessment 1: Math & Measurement–$100; Assessment 2: Spatial Reasoning & Manufacturing Technology–$100; Assessment 3: Quality & Business Acumen–$100
- Test Specifics:
https://manufacturingskillsinstitute.org/mt1/
- Additional information:
MSI offers a Pre-MT1 Assessment to students seeking the MT1 Certification. The Pre-MT1 prepares individuals to obtain certifications issued by MSI and included in the National Skills Certification System for critical manufacturing occupations. This assessment is designed to preview the action competency areas through a simplified 45-minute exam. If learners score a 75% of higher, they will have a better idea of how they will score on the MT1.
Possible Preparatory Courses
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing (PLTW)
- Cybersecurity in Manufacturing
- Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, Advanced
- Electronics/Industrial Robotics Technology
- Engineering Analysis and Applications II
- Engineering Studies
- Industrial Maintenance Technology I
- Industrial Maintenance Technology II
- Industrial Robotics Technology
- Manufacturing Systems I
- Advanced Manufacturing Systems II
- Mechatronics I
- Mechatronics II
- Mechatronics III
- Precision Machining Technology I
- Precision Machining Technology II
- Welding I
- Welding II
- Welding III
- Introduction to Engineering Design (PLTW)
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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