Portland Cement Concrete Technician Certifications:
The SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Technician Certification has been redesigned
into two separate certifications to qualify for working on SDCOT projects. The
two certifications are the SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Batching Certification
(Level 1) and the SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Field Inspection Technician Certification
(Level 1 and 2). Both of these certifications require that an ACI Level
I Field Technician certification be kept current during the life of the SCDOT certification
being held. The SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Batching Certification is a prerequisite
for the SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Field Inspection Technician Certification
and must have been successfully completed in order to qualify for the inspection
certification.
LEVEL 1: The SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Batching Certification
is designed for the Ready Mix Concrete Producer and others that wish to have the
authority to fill out the 700.04 Forms at the batch plant and gain an understanding
of the SCDOT requirements of concrete batching operations and the principles of
SCDOT concrete mix design.
LEVEL 1 & 2: The SCDOT Portland Cement Concrete Field Inspection Technician
Certification is designed for the SCDOT employee, consultant firms,
and testing laboratories that wish to have the ability to assist in concrete inspections
on the actual construction projects for the Department and will cover the requirements
from pre-placement to final acceptance of concrete structures under the SCDOT guidelines.
For someone seeking SCDoT Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) Technician Certification,
please fill out a Registration
Form (PCC), include the level (or levels) you are applying for, 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.
PCC Level 1 course fee is $325.
PCC Level 1 & 2 course fee is $425.
Payment for the course 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 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 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 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 following:
- Courtyard Marriott of Downtown Columbia located at 630 Assembly Street. Visitors
can take advantage of the USC rate of $109 per night by calling 803-799-7800 to
make reservations (be sure to mention the USC discount code UQJ), 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.
- Sheraton –Columbia Downtown
located at 1400 Main Street. USC Guest may stay with a USC rate of $105 per night
by calling 1-888-627-9298 (Please ask for the special rate code for USC-IPCE rate
of $105.00) or visit Sheratoncolumbiahotel.com. Shuttles can be arranged to take
you to and from the Swearingen Engineering Center.
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:
Portland Cement Concrete Technician Forms:
SCDoT Portland Cement Concrete Technician 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.
ACI certification must then be independently maintained to avoid possible suspension
of SCDoT Technician Certification.strong> 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.
A training CD is available for technicians or trainers to use in order to become
better prepared for the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Field Testing Technician
written and performance examinations. While neither the University of South Carolina
nor the SCDOT endorse any particular products, this CD is available at a nominal
cost and may be helpful for technicians who are scheduled for ACI Field Testing
Technician Certification. The PCC Field Testing training CD is available through
the ACI
bookstore or directly from the developer.
