Following is a notice sent to all currently testing on NICET certifications in FP. Please read my comments in the next post for more explanation. Please read them together before burying me in responses :) since the responses should either be to the NICET website "Help Write Questions" form, or please allow me to complete the impending article and probably answer your question(s)- which I will post here so you don't have the publication lag for the magazines.
George Church Rowe Sprinkler * - * - * NICET recently learned that one of its examinations might have been compromised by a published "study guide". Please note that all of the Institute's test questions are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as copyrighted materials owned by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Unauthorized use of NSPE/NICET copyright protected material by any entity, individual, company or group other than NSPE or NICET is strictly prohibited under U.S. Federal Law, and will be subject to legal prosecution. While NICET paper & pencil tests will continue to be offered in an "open book" format, effective immediately, NICET will restrict the reference materials allowed into any testing session to only those listed within the "Referenced Standards" and/or "Selected General References" pages in the back of each program detail manual. Until further notice, NICET testing candidates will not be allowed to use any interpretive materials (i.e., training guides, study manuals, review manuals, personal notes, etc.) - bound or unbound -- during their examination. If you are in doubt about the acceptability of any reference - contact NICET before testing begins. Any banned reference should be left outside the testing room altogether or it will be held at the Proctor's table during the examination. If a referenced document is banned from the testing session, you will be given the opportunity to challenge the affected work element(s) prior to the examination process. The Challenge must list the title of the banned reference, the author, edition and copyright date, and then provide a detailed explanation of its relevance to the test. If a challenged reference is found to be acceptable, NICET will contact you to schedule testing of the affected element(s) -- at no additional fee It is highly recommended, however, that you complete as much of your scheduled examination as possible without the banned reference to avoid rescheduling delays and difficulties. You may also elect to reschedule your entire exam prior to testing, but a rescheduling fee may be required if, you do not submit a Challenge at your scheduled time of testing, and if your Challenge is not accepted. This revised NICET testing policy may be altered further in the near future as more information is uncovered about the alleged test question compromise and/or additional references are added to the list of "Acceptable References." If you have any questions or concerns about this change in the meantime, please feel free to contact NICET at 1-888-476-4238 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] We truly appreciate your assistance and cooperation with this sensitive matter. Michael A. Clark, CAE Chief Operating Executive A copy of this letter, in PDF format, is available at http://www.nicet.org/about/memotoapplicants110107.pdf _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
