WACEL ADDS FOUNDATIONS AND REINFORCED CONCRETE SPECIAL INSPECTOR CERTIFICATIONS TO ONLINE TESTING PLATFORM
WACEL has updated its Foundation Special Inspector and Reinforced Concrete Inspeector Certification programs and added them to the online testing platform. WACEL Members can download the new study guides from the members only side of this website.
WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL CERTIFICATION EXAM OPTIONS
WACEL is currently providing the following options for written certification exam testing:
All Practicals must be administered by an approved WACEL proctor. If practicals are proctored by in-house staff, the proctor must make a separate video of each test that the technician performs and forward the package of videos to WACEL for grading.
WACEL is currently providing the following options for practical certification exam testing:
Please email bob@wacel.org. for member facility requests or any other questions you may have.
WACEL WRITTEN AND PRACTICAL CERTIFICATION EXAMS
To protect technicians, instructors and staff, the following requirements must be met in order for WACEL to provide in office and at facility testing:
1. Anyone who has been ill in the last 14 days will not be permitted to enter the WACEL office or take a WACEL certification test or practical exam. Anyone who exhibits any of the following symptoms within the last seven days will not be permitted to take a WACEL certification exam at the WACEL office or participate in a WACEL practical exam.
2. WACEL staff reserves the right to refuse entry by anyone exhibiting those symptoms
3. A limited number technicians can be tested during a given session in the WACEL office. Call the office one business day before technicians wants ot take an exam to register them for testing at the WACEL office
4. Social distancing will be required for all in-office and practical exams.
5. WACEL will conduct concrete practical exams at a member’s facility provided there is a minimum of five technicians and that the exam space will allow for technicians to be at least six feet apart from one another. Email Bob Scheller, to schedule on-site practicals.
6. WACEL will conduct written exams at a member’s facility provided there is a minimum of five technicians and that the exam space will allow for technicians to be at least six feet apart from one another.
7. No food or drink will be allowed while taking exams.
ONLINE TESTING
The WACEL Online Testing Platform is now operational for Concrete I, Soil I Special Inspector, Foundation Special Inspector, Reinforced Concrete Special Inspector, and Concrete Masonry Strength Lab 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:
Call us at 301-652-7925 or email tcohn@wacel.org with questions or if you need more information.
Certification and Accreditation Program Updates
WACEL is currently scheduling inspections and audits for the laboratory accreditation program. Call us at 301-652-7925 or email bob@wacel.org to schedule your inspection and/or audit.
Register for meetings, training classes and practical exams, and keep up-to-date on the latest program updates and changes.
February 11, 2023
ABC - Virginia
42680 Trade W Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
8:30am – 5:00pm
Please note that the Soil Class does not include the Soil Practical.
February 25, 2023
ABC - Virginia
42680 Trade W Drive
Sterling, VA 20166
8:30am – 5:00pm
Please note that the Concrete Class does not include the Concrete Practical
February 14, 2023
Vulcan Materials
5412 Industrial Drive
Springfield, VA
5-9pm
February 28, 2023
Vulcan Materials
5412 Industrial Drive
Springfield, VA
5-9pm
WACEL will also perform concrete and soil level I proficiency testing at members' laboratories. Five technicians are required for an in lab concrete practical.
Thursday, January 26, 2023, Maggiano's Tysons Corner
11am-1pm
Presented by Dr. Terry L. Clower, Director, Center for Regional Analysis Northern Virginia Chair, Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy & Government, George Mason University
What does the regional and national economy portend for 2023? How will the federal infrastructure bill create opportunities in the DMV and where will they be. What can we expect from the Federal Reserve, changes in interest rates and inflation? How can engineering firms position themselves to effectively respond to a changing economic dynamic expected in 2023? The answers to these and other questions associated with the regional and national economy will be addressed by Dr. Terry L. Clower, George Mason University. As director of Mason’s Center for Regional Analysis. he oversees economic and public policy research services to sponsors in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors. Prior to joining Mason, Dr. Clower was director for the Center for Economic Development and Research at the University of North Texas. He also spent 10 years employed in private industry in logistics and transportation management positions.
Dr. Clower received a BS in marine transportation from Texas A&M University in 1982, a MS in applied economics from the University of North Texas in 1992, and a PhD in information sciences from the University of North Texas in 1997, specializing in information policy issues and the use of information resources.
WACEL certification or equivalent certification is required by all metropolitan area jurisdictions.
WACEL membership requires that all laboratories in the WACEL service territory be accredited by WACEL or an equivalent accreditation program.
WACEL membership requires that all inspection agencies participate in an Inspection Agency Audit Program or an equivalent audit program.
WACEL offers membership to Engineering Laboratories and Inspection Agencies that are directed and managed by full-time professional engineers.
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