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Certified Calibration Technician

Professional certification recognizing competence in testing, calibrating, maintaining and repairing measuring instruments and equipment for conformance to established standards.

Licensing authority: ASQExcellence (ASQE)

Initial by examination
Certified Calibration Technician
Applicability
The current certification page links the 2024 BoK and says it is tested starting in the December 2024 window. No official exact start dates for the credential or route, or retirement date for this BoK, were published in the reviewed materials; null dates do not assert universal historical applicability.
Certification Criteria
The handbook additionally requires proof of professionalism and passing the standardized certification examination; the education waiver reduces experience, not the examination requirement.
Education Waiver
Only one two-year waiver may be claimed for a technical, military or trade school diploma, associate degree, bachelor's degree, or master's/doctorate, with institutional accreditation accepted by ASQ; foreign degrees/diplomas must be equivalent to US degrees.
Experience
Five years of on-the-job experience in one or more CCT BoK areas in a full-time, paid role.
Selected Window
December 1–31, 2026 CBT; application deadline November 9, 2026.

Certified Calibration Technician

Provider
Prometric
Format
One-part English multiple-choice examination; open book. Computer delivery in the selected December 2026 window; the official program also describes a paper format of the same examination.
Exam questions
Total questions: 135; Scored questions: 125; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
CBT exam time: 4 hours 18 minutes; appointment: 4 hours 30 minutes.
Exam fee
Initial certification examination: $460; the current program page states a $100 ASQ member saving on the initial examination fee.
Examination outline
  • General Metrology (24%)
    • Base SI units
    • Derived SI units
    • SI multipliers and conversions
    • Fundamental constants
    • Common measurements
    • Traceability standards and hierarchy
    • Measurement standards
    • Substitution of standards
  • Measurement Systems (20.8%)
    • Measurement methods
    • Measurement characteristics
    • Measurement data considerations
    • IM&TE specification terms and characteristics
    • Error sources
    • Measurement assurance program (MAP)
  • Calibration Systems (22.4%)
    • Calibration procedures
    • Standardization and adjustment methods
    • Industry practices and regulations
    • Environmental control
    • Calibration processes for IM&TE
    • Validation processes
    • Records management
    • Official reports
  • Measurement Uncertainty and Applied Math (20%)
    • Uncertainty terminology
    • Uncertainty budget components
    • Uncertainty determination and reporting
    • Technical and applied mathematics
  • Quality Systems and Standards (12.8%)
    • Quality management systems
    • Quality control tools
    • Quality audits
    • Corrective action for nonconformances
    • Professional conduct and ethics
    • Occupational safety requirements
    • Quality standards and guides
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