In a message dated 7/02/1999 10:34:10 AM, btrout@desupernet.net writes: << "that there may be those in the PTG who have the distinguished title of RPT who have never taken the exams">> Brian; Yes this is true.....but taken in context it is also not unusual. These folk were "Grandfathered" in from a time when testing in PTG was a much more subjective process then it is today. <<"If that's true, is it possible that there are people administering exams that they've never had to pass?">> Well Yes and No :-) For the tuning test......it is "administered" by a CTE who must first pass their own tuning test at a high level and undergo a lengthy understudy program of testing and learning the testing of applicants before being certified as a CTE (Certified Test Examiner). There are always three testers involved in a tuning test One must of course be a CTE but the other two 'may' be normal RPTs.......it is not beyond the realm of possibility that a "tester" might be one of the "grandathered folk". If that were the situation though I would think that such "grandfathered person would have passed the close scrutinty of the other two as to acceptability of skill.....??? In addition a CTE must be recertified, periodically, to maintain their CTE status. As for the other two portions of the testing, written and technical, There really is no need for such category as CTE, but there is always more than one "tester" involved in the testing/scoring. The requirement that needs to be met for testing in these two categories is that one be an RPT. So Brian the answer really is Yes and No :-) Jim Bryant (FL)
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