New Exam Approval Process and Registration Procedure

The North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board has entered into a partnership with ICC and Pearson VUE to provide computer-based testing (CBT) and course development as of July 1, 2009. From July 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009, exams will be provided in a paper and pencil format at community colleges in various locations and dates across the state. At CPCC written examinations will be given at the Harper Campus, 315 West Hebron Street, Charlotte, NC 28273, on Saturday, October 31^st from 9:00am to 2:30 pm in Room 324.

As of November 1, 2009, all 15 state exams will be conducted at Pearson VUE testing centers across the state and paper and pencil exams will no longer be available at the community colleges. A list of Pearson VUE testing sites in North Carolina and surrounding states is below.

The exam location and dates as well as registration procedure for the pencil and paper exams is outlined in the Exam Information Bulletin for the State of North Carolina Inspector Examination Program and available at the following website: www.iccsafe.org/certification/NC.html. A list of the exam dates, locations, and registration deadlines can also be found on the Board’s website www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/COQB/engineering_coqb_forms.asp. For further information on the exam process and to obtain an exam request form go to: www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/COQB/engineering_coqb_home.asp. The fee for all exams after July 1, 2009 is $172 per attempt payable to ICC.

The exam applicability date will still be established on a quarterly schedule since standard certificates are only issued quarterly. This will coincide with the quarterly meeting of the NC Code Officials Qualification Board. Once eligible, if the applicant takes the exam at least two weeks prior to each quarterly board meeting, the certificate will be issued at that quarterly meeting. The quarterly board meetings are scheduled to occur on the 4th Tuesday in the months of January, April, July, and October. These dates may differ due to unforeseen weather issues such as snow or a hurricane. The dates of the quarterly board meetings for the rest of 2009 and all of 2010 are on line at www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/COQB/engineering_coqb_schedule.asp.

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