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SCDoT Short Courses Registration Forms
QC/QA Coarse Aggregate Technician Certifications:
For someone seeking SCDoT QC/QA Coarse Aggregate Technician Level I For someone
seeking SCDoT QC/QA Coarse Aggregate Technician Level I Certification,
a Request for Certification (CAT-L1a.pdf) form is to be filled out and submitted
along with a check or money order in the amount of $150 made payable to University
of South Carolina.
The requestor will then be sent the study booklet and a
Certification Form (CAT-L1b.pdf). This form is to be completed on site by
a currently certified Level II Technician employed by another company as proof that
he/she has witnessed the laboratory tests completed successfully by the requestor.
The original, completed and signed Certification Form must be forwarded to Jill
Sweeney via post mail: USC Civil & Environmental Engineering, 300 Main St. C230,
Columbia, SC 29208. Once the completed original Certification Form has been received
by USC< the requestor will be registered for the next available examination date
(see the Schedules page for exam dates and corresponding
deadlines by which all paperwork and payment must be received). Contact Jill Sweeney
(email: Jill Sweeney ) with any questions.
After both forms and payment have been received by our office, the requestor may
then arrange to attend the written examination held at USC in 300 Main, Conference
Room C215. Forms and payment must be received no later than three weeks prior to
the examination date; note the deadline date. Contact Jill Sweeney, tel: 803-777-3614,
fax: 803-777-0670, or email: Jill Sweeney ,
to arrange for attendance to the next eligible examination date.
For someone seeking SCDoT QC/QA Coarse Aggregate Technician Level II Certification,
please fill out a Registration
Form (CAT2) , include preferred date form the class date schedule, and submit
to Jill Sweeney via fax, 803-777-0670, or email: Jill
Sweeney . Payment must be made by check and submitted prior to the deadline
to USC Civil & Environmental Engineering, Attention Jill Sweeney, 300 Main St.
C230, Columbia, SC 29208. Registration is not
guaranteed until payment has been received. Please note: Level II
certification is contingent on current Level I certification; Level I certification
is obtained and maintained independently of Level II certification.
Refunds and funds transfers are only allowed prior to the deadline for the class
date; substitutions (completed registration forms) may be arranged with Jill Sweeney
up to three business days before the scheduled class date.
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 Jill
Sweeney at 803-777-0670. 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 Jill Sweeney 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 Jill Sweeney, 300 Main St.
C230, 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.
FORM DOWNLOADS:
QC/QA Coarse Aggregate Technician Certifications:
QC/QA Portland Cement Concrete Technician Certifications:
