Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 205-1-5-.04 - Test Administration

(1) Procedures shall be in place to ensure security of certification test items, test banks, current and previous versions of test instruments and other associated materials as approved by the Council.

(2) GFSTC shall approve and train individuals to administer and supervise all test events.

(a) Proctors:

1. Written, skills and online certification test events shall be supervised and administered by a Proctor trained and approved by GFSTC.

2. A Proctor shall supervise and administer a test event in accordance with all policies and procedures as approved by the Council.

(b) Evaluators:

1. Each station in a skills evaluation shall be conducted under the supervision of an Evaluator trained and approved by GFSTC.

2. An Evaluator shall supervise his/her assigned station(s) in accordance with all policies and procedures as approved by the Council.

(3) Regional Test Centers and Sites

(a) Testing is available to all candidates and is administered at the GFSTC Office and at Regional Test Sites and Test Centers located throughout the state.

1. Scheduled dates and times of test and their locations are posted on the Test Event Calendar located on the GFSTC website at www.gfstconline.org.

2. The fire department shall complete and submit a Prerequisite Form to GFSTC by a date to be announced prior to each test event for each level qualification/certification the department wishes an individual to attain before they will be allowed to take any tests.

(b) Regional test centers and sites shall be approved by GFSTC.

1. Regional Test Centers are locations that have the facilities to conduct written and/or online tests and shall offer open enrollment testing at least once a month. Open enrollment test events shall be scheduled on the test event calendar accessed through the GFSTC website.

2. Regional Test Sites are locations that have the facilities and equipment to conduct skills evaluations along with written and/or online tests.

(c) Any site may be disassociated from the program at any time by a decision of GFSTC or the Regional Test Site/Center.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 205-1-5-.04

O.C.G.A. § 25-4-7.

Original Rule entitled "Test Administration" adopted. F. Nov. 19, 2015; eff. Jan. 1, 2016, as specified by the Agency. Amended: F. Oct. 23, 2019; eff. Jan. 1, 2020, as specified by the Agency Amended: F. Aug. 13, 2024; eff. Sept. 2, 2024.