Roadway Testing Technician

The Testing Management Branch administers RTT certification examinations for internal and external customers as part of the OMR Technician Certification Program

Program Information

This program is designed to provide roadway training and administer certification exams to the Roadway Testing Technician in the performance of Acceptance Sampling & Testing, and to ensure high quality materials meeting the specifications are incorporated into the work and construction achieves the specified end.

Contact: acasteel@dot.ga.gov

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Requirements: Certification / Recertification

Certification

Roadway Testing Technician - Initial : This program is designed to provide roadway training and administer certification exams to the Roadway Testing Technician in the performance of Acceptance Sampling & Testing, and to ensure high quality materials meeting the specifications are incorporated into the work and construction achieves the specified end. Certification will consist of a written exam and field exam.Certificate will be valid for 3 years.

Recertification

Effective May 1, 2019, revisions were made to the recertification requirements for certified RTT and QCT1 Technicians. Technicians will not be required to have any credit hours to maintain their certifications after successfully passing the written and practical exams and becoming certified. All certified RTT and QCT1 Level 1 Technicians will become active technicians. The Office of Materials and Testing will conduct one refresher class in each one of the seven districts yearly to discuss any specification or testing changes. It is highly recommended that each company with certified technicians have at least one person attend to relay any changes to the company as it will be the sole responsibility of the certified technician to adhere to any updated specifications or testing procedures. Note: In response to FHWA recommendations, Georgia Department of Transportation's Independent Assurance (IA) Program has been modified to a System Basis Program. As such, all active certified RTT and QCT (1 and 2) Technicians are required to participate in the Independent Assurance Program (IA). This will consist of yearly evaluations when scheduled. Active Technicians are those technicians performing sampling and testing as part of the Quality Assurance Acceptance Program as defined in SOP 30. Failure to cooperate or show up for an IA evaluation may result in revocation of a technician's certification. In such case, the technician will be required to be recertified, which will include the written and field portions of the certification examination. SOP 30 can be found in the Source at http://www.dot.ga.gov/PS/Business/Source

NOTE: It is important for employers and industry personnel to understand that these certifications are on a very basic level and do not imply that a technician is qualified to do anything more than sample and/or test materials. That is to say, they are certified to provide data to industry experts who interpret the data and make decisions based on their level of expertise.

Independent Assurance (IA) Program

In response to FHWA recommendations, GDOT's Independent Assurance (IA) Program has been modified to a System Basis Program. As such, all active certified RTT Technicians are required to participate in the IA Program. This consists of sampling and testing proficiency evaluations when scheduled by GDOT.

Any active technician who, for whatever reason, does not have at least one satisfactory IA Evaluation within their three year certification period cannot renew with only training hours or by retaking the written exam and must be completely certified again. If your certification period is ending and you have not had an IA evaluation, it is recommend that you contact the IA Program at least six months before your expiration date to schedule an evaluation.

If you have any questions about the IA process, please contact the Quality Assurance Branch Supervisor at (404) 608-4781.

DISCLAIMER: This page and the information linked to it are for informational purposes only. To ensure current certification program information, please contact the Testing Management Branch of the Office of Materials.