What is NOCTI?
- The National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) is a
nonprofit educational corporation that was organized in June, 1973.
This institute provides high quality occupational competency
examinations to the vocational educational community, which includes
teachers, students, and members of industry. Currently, there is a
consortium of forty seven states and the District of Columbia in the
program.
What are TOCTs?
- TOCT
stands for Teacher Occupational Competency Tests; NOCTI is a pioneer
in this field. Since 1973, over eleven thousand NOCTI TOCTs have been
administered nationally. TOCTs are designed for journey-level workers
or individuals with an equivalent level of experience in skilled
trades or occupations. These tests allow them to present objective
evidence of their competence, become teachers, or obtain academic
credit; many nationally recognized educational institutions accept the
TOCT results.
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- NOCTI TOCTs are carefully developed by skilled tradespeople,
vocational teachers, and test development specialists from across the
nation. Each examination is reviewed by experienced crafts people,
then revised and pilot-tested in area test centers throughout the
country. Competent persons in each occupational area and candidates
who have taken the examinations judge them to be fair, comprehensive
samplings of the knowledge and skills that the particular occupation
demands.
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- Rapid changes are occurring in some occupations, and these changes
necessitate updating examinations on a regular basis. Each NOCTI TOCT
is periodically reviewed and revised to ensure validity, while item
reliability is carefully monitored and maintained.
Types of tests
- The TOCT consists of two parts: written and performance. The written
test consists of approximately two hundred multiple-choice items and
requires three hours to complete. It covers factual knowledge,
technical information, understanding of principles, and
problem-solving abilities related to the occupation.
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- The performance test is administered in a laboratory, industrial, or
clinical setting and consists of work assignments that require four to
five hours to complete. It is designed to sample the manipulative
skills required by an occupation. Thus TOCTs enable candidates to
demonstrate that they possess the knowledge and skills that competent
crafts people employ in their daily work.
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- Click here for an
alphabetical
list of available assessments which includes sample test
questions.
Testing sites
- Northern Arizona University is the Arizona designated testing
site. This does not mean that the exam must be taken at NAU in
Flagstaff, it just means that NAU will administer the exam.
Who benefits?
- The
prospective teacher: Tradespeople and other technically competent
persons who wish to enter trade and industrial education training
programs.
- Industrial teacher educators:
NOCTI TOCTs provide the
industrial teacher-educator with a standard, objective, and dependable
means of assessing the trade competency of applicants for admissions
to their program.
- Certifying agencies:
NOCTI TOCTs provide an objective
method for assessing occupational competence in qualifying for
certification.
- Directors of vocational education programs:
NOCTI TOCTs
provide a recruitment and selection procedure that is reliable,
objective, and fair to all recipients.
- Candidates for academic degrees:
Successful completion of
NOCTI TOCTs is accepted by many colleges and universities for granting
of credit or advanced standing for occupational experience.
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NAU will award
35 credits towards the B.S.Ed. in CTE, Occupational Emphasis degree upon successful
completion of both components of the NOCTI test administered
by NAU.
NAU will award 30 credits towards the
B.S.Ed. in CTE, Industrial Technology Emphasis degree upon
successful completion of both components of the NOCTI test
administered by NAU. |
Scoring tests
- Separate scores for the written and the performance examinations are
reported along with subscores for each test. These scores can be used
diagnostically to determine specific candidate weaknesses. National
norms are also available for each test and subscore.
Cost
Cost for the test is $700. The cost includes the exam, the administration
of the exam, and the awarded of credit on your NAU transcript.
Scheduling
Contact Dr. Michael Roberts at (928) 523-9408 or Mike.Roberts@nau.edu
to arrange for testing. After receipt of the $700 fee the exam location
and date/time will be coordinated.
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