ACI CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR CONCRETE FIELD-TESTING TECHNICIAN COURSE – GRADE 1 (INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION BY ACI-USA)

The Training Course and the Certification focuses on the following ASTM standards which relate to testing of fresh Concrete.
1. ASTM 1064/C1064M-17: Temperature of Freshly Mixed Hydraulic-Cement Concrete.
2. ASTM C172/C172M-17: Sampling of Freshly Mixed Concrete.
3. ASTM C143/C143M-20: Slump of Hydraulic Cement Concrete.
4. ASTM C138/C138M-23: Density (Unit Weight), Yield, and Air Content (Gravimetric) of Concrete.
5. ASTM C231/C231M-22: Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure Method.
6. ASTM C173/C173M-23: Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Volumetric Method.
7. ASTM C31/C31M-23: Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the Field.

ACI, USA headquarters will ship the Written Examination Question Paper Sets to ACI – Singapore Chapter on specific request, and upon completion of the Theory Examination, the Answer Scripts together with the Question Papers will be returned to Certification Body, ACI, USA, for marking and compiling of the results.

For successful Certification it is mandatory to Pass both Written Examination and Performance Test. To Pass the Written Examination the examinee must score 60% or higher in each of the Seven Written Subsets, and Score 70% or higher on the overall Written Examination. To pass the Performance Examination one must pass all the Seven ASTM Subtests in ONE Session. Those who fail to demonstrate all the Subtests even after Three attempts will be re-examined on an another mutually convenient day and time.

ACI, USA will forward the ACI Certificate together with Wallet Card (Only to those who Pass both Written Examination and Performance Test) and Certification Result Report directly to the mailing address provided by the Examinees. The details of the successful Examinees will also appear on ACI website (www.concrete.org)