QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete Technician Certifications:

For someone seeking SCDoT QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Technician Certification, please fill out a Registration Form (PCC), include your preferred date from the class schedule listing and fax , include your preferred date from the class schedule listing and fax it to Rebecca Rinehart at 803-777-1727. These classes usually fill quickly, so early pre-registration is recommended. Payment for the course of $325 must be submitted prior to the deadline as posted on the schedules page. Registration is not guaranteed until payment and completed registration and experience forms have been received by our offices, as per SCDOT Technician Certification Board Policy download SCDOT Technician Certification Board Policy.

A Technician Experience Form is required for all applicants who wish to attend the SCDoT QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Technician Certification review class and examination. In order to be certified by the SCDoT as a PCC Technician, an individual must have a minimum level of familiarity and at least six months experience with the related test procedures, forms, specifications, and general operations. Signatures on this form attest that as of the date signed, the applicant has the required minimum experience in these areas. This form must be submitted with the registration form, or prior to the one-month deadline for the class, along with a copy of the applicant's previous PCC certification or the rater's current PCC certification. Registrations without the appropriate, completed experience form submitted by the registration deadline will have their class space forfeited. download PCC-TechCertExperForm.pdf

SCDoT Certification is only valid with current certification as a Concrete Field Testing Technician by the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Although ACI Certification is not a pre-requisite to attending the SCDoT written examination held at USC, proof of ACI certification must be submitted to our offices no later than one year from successful completion of the written examination. SCDoT QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete Technician certification may be granted only after both courses have been completed. ACI certification must then be independently maintained to avoid possible suspension of SCDoT Technician Certification. For American Concrete Institute (ACI) Technician Certification information and scheduling, please refer to their website www.concrete.org or contact Mary Baer at (704) 588-9601.

Cancellations: to the deadline for the class date; substitutions (all completed paperwork must be submitted) may be arranged with Rebecca Rinehart up to three business days before the scheduled class date. Payment, a completed math pre-test answer sheet, and the PCC technician Enrollment Form must be submitted to our office prior to the deadline of the scheduled class date or the attendee will be dropped from the class.

Renewing Certification:

NOTE: If applying for recertification, please include a copy of your certificate with your registration forms.

For those who need to renew their Coarse Aggregate Level I certification, the same steps will need to be taken as those are attending for the first time regardless whether or not the certification has lapsed.

For those who need to renew their Coarse Aggregate Level II certification, Level I certification must be current, and registration and payment for recertification must be submitted. The class is only a brief review followed by laboratory and written examinations that the technician is expected to attend and complete successfully. If Level I certification has lapsed, the technician will need to renew Level I before attending Level II.

For those who need to renew their Portland Cement Concrete certification, the same steps will need to be taken regardless whether the certification has lapsed. The class is only review and is not intended for those who do not have prior experience in the areas to be covered; therefore, recertification is not treated any differently than initial certification.

As of June 1, 2005, the SCDoT Technician Certification Board has determined that the certification expiration dates for recertification obtained one year prior to the technician’s original date of expiration will be issued from the original expiration date. For example, if a technician’s certification expires April 2006, and that technician passes a recertification examination in April 2005, the certification will then be extended five years from the original expiration in April 2006 to April 2011. However, if that technician chooses to attend and pass a recertification examination in March 2005, the recertification will be valid from March 2005 to March 2010; in such a case, the technician passed the examination outside of the one-year window. If a technician does not pass a recertification examination prior to the original expiration date in April 2006, the certification will expire on the original expiration date.

PAYMENTS:

All payments must be made prior to the deadline specified for the scheduled course or examination date. Payment for all certification courses must be submitted by check or money order, made payable to the University of South Carolina and mailed to USC Civil & Environmental Engineering, Attention Rebecca Rinehart, 300 Main St. C223, Columbia, SC 29208.

NOTE: Please be sure to send the check or money order submitted with a copy of the registration form or otherwise indicating the class date and the names of the person(s) who are registering. Payment received without such information will be returned to the sender.

Registration for any class is not guaranteed until payment has been received.

LODGING:

For overnight accommodations, we suggest the Courtyard Marriott of Downtown Columbia. Located at 630 Assembly Street, it is only two blocks from our buildings, and visitors can take advantage of the USC rate of $109 per night. Call 803-799-7800 to make reservations and be sure to mention the USC discount. Or, log on to www.marriott.com, look for the 'Special Rates' section under ‘Find a hotel’, check the selection 'Corporate/promotional code' and enter UQJ in the code box to the right.

If you are an SCDOT employee, please request the government rate for your overnight stay. You may be required to show proof of employment at time of check-in. (the $109 rate is not approved for reimbursement by the SCDOT)

FORM DOWNLOADS:

QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete Technician Certifications:

• PCC Registration Form
• Math Quiz
• Prior Experience Form