General Drilling Exam — Information & Free Practice
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General Drilling Exam
- Provider
- National Ground Water Association (NGWA); administered by PSI Services at PSI test centers
- Format
- Computer-based, closed-book examination taken at a PSI test center; pass/fail status on screen at completion, with a diagnostic score report by section for candidates who do not pass
- Exam questions
- 50 questions
- Time limit
- 1 hour
- Passing score
- 70% (minimum passing score)
- Exam fee
- $75 per exam
Examination outline
- Mobilize for the Site (10 of 50 items)
- Construct Water Well (16 of 50 items)
- Rehabilitate Wells (5 of 50 items)
- Develop Wells (11 of 50 items)
- Decommission Wells (3 of 50 items)
- Demobilize the Site (5 of 50 items)
Examination sources
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, heading "EXAMINATION CONTENT OUTLINES AND PREPARING FOR YOUR EXAMINATION(S)"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, heading of the NGWA General Drilling Exam content-outline block
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Mobilize for the Site"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Construct Water Well"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Rehabilitate Wells"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Develop Wells"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Decommission Wells"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam "Content Outline" table (Subject Area / # of Items), row "Demobilize the Site"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, right column, NGWA General Drilling Exam summary row (# of Questions / Minimum Passing Score / Cost / Time Allowed)
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, "TAKING THE EXAMINATION BY COMPUTER"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 4, "SECURITY PROCEDURES"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, "SCORE REPORTING" (pass/fail on screen)
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 5, "SCORE REPORTING" (diagnostic report)
- NGWA Certification exams web page
NGWA Certification Exams page, introductory paragraph on exam length
- NGWA Certification exams web page
NGWA Certification Exams page, "Exam categories" list, drilling exams entry
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 2, "Pay and Schedule for your examination"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 2, "CHECKLIST BEFORE SCHEDULING"
- NGWA Voluntary Certification Program Exams Candidate Information Bulletin (PSI)
PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for NGWA exams, page 1, "Exam Fees" for Voluntary Certification Program Exams
- NGWA Certification exams web page
NGWA Certification Exams page, "CWD and CPI exam fees"
- NGWA Certification exams web page
NGWA Certification Exams page, "When and where can I take the exams?"
- NGWA Certification for contractors web page
NGWA contractor certification page, program governance paragraph
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