WAQTC Aggregate Technician

AASHTO/ WAQTC	PROCEDURE	TRAINING Classroom (C) Laboratory (L)	EXAM Written (W) Performance (P)
T2	Sampling of Aggregates	C	W, P*
R 76	Reducing Samples of Aggregate	C, L	W, P
T 27	Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse	C, L	W, P
T 11	Materials Finer Than No. 200 by Washing	C, L	W, P
T 255	Moisture Content of Aggregate	C, L	W, P
T 176	Sand Equivalent	C, L	W, P
T 335	Determining the Percent Fracture in Coarse Aggregate	C, L	W, P

Attendance at both training sessions is required prior to taking the written and practical exams.
Students must pass the written exam before taking the practical exam.
After successfully passing both the written and practical exams, WAQTC certification numbers will be issued by WSDOT.
WAQTC certification is accepted in the following states: AK, CO, HI, ID, NM, OR, TX, UT, and WA.

You will receive an Aggregate manual with the WAQTC FOP procedures for the test methods listed above. You can also download these test procedures at www.waqtc.org

Instructor: Chris Christensen is a registered professional engineer in Washington, Alaska, Nevada and Utah. He has been a WAQTC examiner for the past 15 years. He has worked on dozens of airport and highway projects during his 28 years of experience in the construction testing and inspection industry.

For question, contact Thanh Kieu at thanh@nwcel.org.

Cost:

Module	Training³	Practical Exam	Practical Exam Retest	Exam Time Allotted⁴
Aggregate Testing Technican	$300	$450	$450	3 Hrs
Asphalt Testing Technician II	$450	$500	$500	6 Hrs
In-Place Density Testing Technican	$300	$450	$450	4 Hrs
Embankment & Base Testing Technician	$300	$450	$450	4 Hrs
In-Place Density and Embankment & Base Testing Technican	$300	$550	$550	5 Hrs
Sampling Technician	N/A	$150	$150	0.5 Hrs
Concrete Testing Technician / ACI	N/A	$150	N/A	N/A
Concrete Strength Testing Technician / ACI	N/A	$150	N/A	N/A

¹ Challenging an exam without completing the classroom instruction is allowed, but is strongly discouraged unless the technician is renewing their certification.
² Late cancelations (less than 1 week prior to class) will be charged the exam only fee. Class size is limited, register ASAP to guarantee space.
³ Training Cost: There is a 6-student minimum to conduct a training session. If there are less than 6 students enrolled, there will be an option to either pay the difference in cost or to be moved to a future training session (typically the following month).
⁴ Practical Exam Time Allotment (Hrs): The exam cost is based on the hours outlined above for the time allotted to complete the exam. If a tester requires more time, an invoice will be sent for the difference in time. The rate is $165/hour after exceeding the maximum time allotment.

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