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Certification Updates and Maintenance

Inspection & Testing of Fire Alarm Systems (ITFAS)

The Job Task Review (JTR) was conducted at an in-person workshop during September 27-28, 2023. This was the first in-person workshop that NICET has conducted since the pandemic, and it was a huge success. Many staff members from the NICET Team and Core NSPE contributed to this successful event. The validation survey was distributed in October and the final JTR call was completed November 14, 2023. The update of the Level I and Level II exams is underway.

Inspection & Testing of Water-Based Systems (ITWBS)

The Job Task Review (JTR) for ITWBS was conducted November 8-9, 2023. 11 SMEs attended this workshop at the NICET office in Alexandria, VA. The validation survey was in Dec 12, 2023. The JTR panel met January 8, 2024, to discuss the results of the Validation Survey and finalize the exam blueprint. Item writing/review is about to begin.

In addition, the test development schedule includes:
Highway Construction Inspection, Construction Materials Testing: Soils, Fire Sprinkler Systems, In-Building Public Safety Communications.