The applicant shall forward to NRVMA the completed Certification Application Form and required fees by the deadlines established by NRVMA. Application fees as described below MUST accompany the completed Certification Application Form. IV. APPLICATION AND RETEST FEES The application fee for personnel applying for certification as a CPRM is $125 (US). The application fee for personnel applying for certification as a CPRT is $125 (US). Receipt of the appropriate application fee and an approved Certification Application Form entitles the applicant to sit for the examination. If a qualified applicant fails the exam, there is a $25 (US) re-test fee for each subsequent exam. V. RENEWAL FEES Both the CPRM and the CPRT certification shall be valid for a 24 month period beginning on January 1 of the year immediately following the year in which the successful candidate sat for the examination. Annual renewal fees for both the CPRM and the CPRT certifications are $50 (US). The initial renewal fee of $50 shall initially be due on the 2nd anniversary of the January following the year in which the certification was originally awarded. Renewal fees shall be due and payable annually on or about each January 1 thereafter. Annual renewal fees paid automatically entitle the certificate holder to general membership privileges within NRVMA. VI. RENEWAL FEE DISCOUNT To encourage continuing education and participation in local vegetation management-related professional organizations, the annual CPRM and CPRT renewal fees will be discounted from $50 to $25 for those certificate holders who:
VII. SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATION For a certified individual, if the required renewal fee has not been received within 12 consecutive months following the initial expiration of the certificate, NRVMA will assume the individual has voluntarily withdrawn from the certification program and the certificate holder's name will be dropped from the active certification list. Recertification will then occur only after the applicant has:
VIII. CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION Certification examinations for the CPRM designation shall consist of a minimum of 200 questions. Certification examinations for the CPRT designation shall consist of a minimum of 100 questions.
No reference or study materials may be utilized during the examination. To receive certification, candidates must achieve an overall score of at least 70%, and must take each of the required category tests. Your overall score is computed by determining the arithmetic mean of the sum of all of the category scores. Successful candidates must also achieve a minimum weighted score of at least 60% within each of the individual categories listed above. Your weighted score is computed by subtracting, from your score for that individual category, the amount equal to your individual category score times the stated weight percentage.
When you receive your examination results, please remember that the categories are weighted, and the average of the weighted scores for the appropriate certification level will not be equal to the overall score. If both the overall score and the weighted scores are achieved, the candidate will be considered a certified roadside professional by NRVMA and will receive suitable certificates from NRVMA. If the overall score is achieved but the applicant does NOT score the minimum weighted score on all of the testing categories, the candidate must retake and score a passing level within those category(ies) not passed. If an overall passing score is NOT achieved, the applicant must retake the entire examination. Examinations will normally be administered during the annual, NRVMA National Conference. At NRVMA's discretion, examinations may also be given through local NRVMA proctors. All completed examinations will be returned to and graded by the Natural Resources Management Program of Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa, under the direction of Ms. Terri Rogers, Environmental Conservation Instructor. Your score results will be mailed to you within approximately six (6) weeks following your test date. Score results will contain your overall score as well as the score within each category. Your scores are strictly confidential. Therefore, your results cannot be obtained over the telephone, by fax, or through Email. If you have questions concerning your test results, you should direct them in writing to NRVMA. Because of the need to maintain test security, examination booklets cannot be made available for review of the questions and answers, and NRVMA does NOT provide a list of questions you answered incorrectly or correctly. The only information available regarding your performance on the examination is provided on your individual score report. The certification examination is selected from a question bank developed by a panel of NRVMA members who are experts in selected phases of roadside vegetation management. NRVMA's Executive Board will facilitate the analysis of questions on an annual basis. NRVMA will evaluate the examination scores statistically and will coordinate the development of new questions for the question bank. Questions that, in NRVMA's opinion, do not perform satisfactorily will be removed from the question bank. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding NRVMA's National Certification Program, please send them to: John Reynolds 5616 LYNCHBURG CIRCLE |
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