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RCDD exam
- Provider
- Pearson Professional Assessments
- Format
- Computer-based; multiple-choice, multiple-response, and enhanced-matching items
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 100; Scored questions: 100.
- Time limit
- Two and a half hours
Examination outline
Define Scope of Project (10%)
- Identify scope of work and client ICT requirements
- Design for applicable codes, standards, client requirements and order of precedence
- Estimate ICT project costs against performance and budget expectations
- Estimate ICT project timeline against client time frame expectations
Design ICT Solutions (63%)
- Produce ICT design project documentation
- Locate and size ICT telecommunications spaces
- Coordinate ICT design with other services
- Coordinate work area outlet locations
- Calculate ICT telecommunications space pathways
- Specify ICT telecommunications space pathway types
- Specify ICT work area outlet products
- Specify ICT horizontal transmission media
- Calculate ICT horizontal pathways
- Specify ICT horizontal pathway types
- Coordinate ICT horizontal pathways
- Specify ICT OSP backbone transmission media
- Calculate ICT OSP backbone pathways
- Specify ICT OSP backbone pathway types
- Coordinate ICT OSP backbone pathways
- Specify ICT premise backbone transmission media
- Calculate ICT premise backbone pathways
- Specify ICT premise backbone pathway types
- Coordinate ICT premise backbone pathways
- Incorporate ICT telecommunications space system requirements
- Advise the electrical engineer on telecommunications space requirements
- Advise the mechanical engineer on HVAC and plumbing requirements
- Specify ICT telecommunications space SCS components
- Design ICT telecommunications spaces
- Coordinate ICT telecommunications space pathways
- Produce ICT design documents and bill/list of materials
- Evaluate ICT design
- Review ICT design documents with the client
- Specify ICT grounding, bonding, lightning and surge protection
- Specify ICT system administration and labeling
- Specify ICT system testing
- Specify ICT firestop and penetration requirements
Support ICT Bid/Tender Process (11%)
- Generate ICT RFP or RFQ
- Respond to ICT RFP or RFQ
- Generate ICT RFI
- Respond to ICT RFI
- Review ICT proposals for completeness
- Participate in additional bid/tender activities
Support ICT Installation Process (16%)
- Produce ICT submittals for approval
- Review ICT submittals
- Revise ICT submittal
- Participate in ICT materials procurement
- Coordinate ICT installations with other services
- Conduct ongoing ICT inspections
- Conduct final ICT inspections
- Produce ICT close-out documentation
- Review ICT close-out documentation with the owner
Examination sources
- BICSI RCDD certification page
Exam Format
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 13 (PDF page 7), Exam Blueprint and RCDD Exam Content Outline header
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 15 (PDF page 8), RCDD Exam Content Outline, Support ICT Bid/Tender Process row
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 16 (PDF page 9), RCDD Exam Content Outline, Support ICT Installation Process row
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed pages 16–18 (PDF pages 9–10), Knowledge and Skills Needed at Certification
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), How Exams Are Developed, second bullet
- BICSI RCDD certification page
View Exam Blueprint anchor href
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 13 (PDF page 7), RCDD Exam Content Outline, Design ICT Solutions row
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 13 (PDF page 7), RCDD Exam Content Outline, Define Scope of Project percentage cell
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 18 (PDF page 10), Exam Specifics
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 24 (PDF page 13), Passing Score
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 25 (PDF page 13), Results
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), Application Process
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 22 (PDF page 12), Exam Eligibility Dates
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 23 (PDF page 12), How to Schedule
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Scheduling Information
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), Application Process, application bullet
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), Application Process, resume bullet
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), Application Process, qualification-documentation bullet
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 19 (PDF page 10), Application Process, experience-verification paragraph
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 23 (PDF page 12), How to Schedule, authorization notification paragraph opening
- RCDD Certification Handbook, Version 15
Printed page 23 (PDF page 12), How to Schedule, authorization-letter contents sentence
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This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.