Online Testing

The WACEL Online Testing Platform is now operational for Concrete I, Soil I Special Inspector Field, Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, Structural Masonry Special Inspector, Structural Concrete Special Inspector, Foundation Special Inspector, Firestopping Special Inspector Structural Steel Special Inspector, and Aggregate Concrete, Concrete Masonry Strength and Soil Laboratory Technician exams.

To register your technicians for online exams, you must have supervisor status in the WACEL database. If you need supervisor status, email tcohn@wacel.org with the names and email address of those in your organization who should be designated as supervisors.  

Steps to register technicians for online exams:

• Log on to the WACEL web site at www.wacel.org.
• Click on the drop down menu on the TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAM tab underneath the WACEL logo on the landing page and click on online testing.
• Click on the blue bar at the bottom of the page that says "Click here to register technicians".
• If the technician you want to register has previously taken a WACEL certification exam while in your employ, his or her name should be listed under the select a person tab. If the tech has not previously taken an exam while in your employ fill in the first and last name in the appropriate fields. You must provide a valid email address for the technician and you also must provide a password that is at least six characters in length and one of the characters must be a number.  
• After registering a technician and hit submit, an email is sent to WACEL to assign the exam as well as to the supervisor and the technician taking the exam. After WACEL assigns the exam, the exam will be available the following business day beginning at 7:00 am. If you register your technicians today, May 15 for Concrete I, the exam will be available from May 18-May 20 between the hours of 7am and 7pm. 
• Technicians must take the exam at a company office and must be overseen by a PE/WACEL-approved supervisor. 
• After the technician completes the exam, a PE or designated supervisor must submit an application (attached) signed by the technician and supervisor and submitted to WACEL (tcohn@wacel.org) along with a photo of the technician and a photo of the technician’s government-issued identification (e.g. driver’s license). By signing the application both the PE/Supervisor and the technician certify that they followed online testing guidelines and that they did not compromise the integrity of the WACEL certification program. If you do not submit an application or the required photos, no certification will be issued.

Call us at 301-652-7925 or email tcohn@wacel.org with questions or if you need more information.

Certification and Accreditation Program Scheduling

Ethics and Culture: You Can't Ride a Bike Without Wheels, April 24, Maggiano's Tysons Corner, 11am-1pm

SESSION DESCRIPTION:  

The relationship we each have with the Code of Ethics we’re bound to as engineers is unique.  This interactive session will discuss the critical intersection between ethics and our workplace culture.  Viewed through the prism of ASCE’s updated Code of Ethics we will examine when, how and why ethics are a part of our practice of engineering.   This workshop will use case studies to drive a thought-provoking group discussion to help us all connect with how ethics and the culture around us impact our work. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:  

• Explore the responsibilities of engineers through the lens of ethics
• Discuss the approach of ethics as it relates to responsibility to different stakeholders
• Become familiar with ASCE’s new Code of Ethics
• Discover approaches to building an ethical workplace culture
• Through case histories, learn about the application of ethics in challenging situations

Anna Pridmore, PhD, PE, DBIA is a Senior Vice President for Structural Technologies, leading the company’s efforts in the Water/Wastewater market with a focus on design-build rehabilitation of civil infrastructure.  Anna delivers pursuit, startup, and executive oversight for large design-build projects across the United States and Canada.  She received her PhD in Structural Engineering, is a licensed professional engineer in California, and has over 20 years of interdisciplinary experience specializing in large diameter pipeline asset management and renewal, with over 500 inspection and rehabilitation projects implemented to date.  Anna is actively involved in technical committee activities including ASCE, AWWA, ASME, ASTM and DBIA.  Anna was a member of the task committee which developed the new code of ethics for ASCE that was published in 2020 and recently published an article in ASPIRE Magazine highlighting the importance of culture on ethical behavior. 

One CEU will be offered to attendees.