Coarse Aggregate Level 1 Sampling & Grading Technician

Course Description
The Coarse Aggregate (CA) Level 1: Sampling and Grading Course is intended to assure competency in issues affecting QC/QA for aggregate suppliers. This course serves as the primary certification required of all aggregate QC technicians and focuses on field sampling, sample reduction, and grading.

Course Outline:
There is no instruction included in this course.  Participants are required to take a written exam administered at the course site and achieve a score of 80% or higher to become certified.  The exam is open notes and open book.  Upon registration AND payment for the course, each participant will be sent a course manual to be used for the exam. 

Entry Requirements/What to Expect

Prerequisites

• Experience form signed by:
  •  BOTH a certified Coarse Aggregate Level 2 Testing Technician confirming that the participant has 6 months of experience training under that certified Level 2 Technician
  • AND a certified Coarse Aggregate Level 2 Testing Technician from a different employer than themselves confirming that the participant has aptly demonstrated the following required procedures to them: 
    • Sampling of Aggregates (AASHTO T 2) 
    • Reducing Samples of Aggregate to Testing Size (AASHTO T 248) 
    • Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates (AASHTO T 27) 

Additional Registration Information
If registration information and payment for the course are not received at least 14 days prior to the course start date, the participant will not receive a course manual and will be dropped from the course.  If the registrant provides an incorrect mailing address and the manual has to be re-shipped, a $10.00 processing and handling fee will be charged. 

Re-certification Requirements
To become re-certified, the participant must pass a written exam (open book and open notes) with a score of 80% or higher.

Frequency of Re-certification
The certification period is five years. An individual will be informed, by way of a letter mailed to the technician's last address of record, when the certification period is nearing the expiration date. If the technician was last registered for certification by his/her employer, the last address of record may be the employer's address. However, it is the responsibility of the individual to keep Tri-County Technical College and the Technician Certification Board advised of his/her current address. The individual is also responsible for registering for the re-certification course and passing the written exam with a score of 80% or higher. 

 For more information, call (864) 646-1700 or toll free 866-269-5677, Ext 1700

(within the 864 area code) or e-mail conted@tctc.edu

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