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Cluster Area: Architecture and Construction

|Career Pathway: |Students must successfully pass the following four courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment: |

|Machining Operations |46.54500 Industry Fundamentals and Occupational Safety |

| |48.58100 Intro to Metals |

| |48.59000 Machining Operations I |

|Credentialing Exam: |Machining Skills Certification Level 1: |

| |Measurement, Materials and Safety (on-line written only) |

| |Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout |

| |Manual Milling |

| |Manual Turning with Chucking |

| |Manual Drill Press Operations |

|Testing Agency: |National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc. (NIMS) |

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|Exam Blueprint: |To view the competencies tested in the above referenced exams, go to the following link and click on study |

| |materials for the specific exam: |

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| |For performance exams, go the following link to see performance guidelines for the specific exams: |

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| |Administrators/Instructors can see other resource materials by going to the Resources Page at the following link: |

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|Exam Cost: |$35.00 per exam plus a one-time registration fee of $40.00 per student. Students are required to take only one of|

| |the Machining Level I exams listed above. |

|Duration of Exam: |On-line Written Exam – 90 minutes |

| |Performance project - Not timed |

|Number of Questions: |Measurement, Materials and Safety: 60 questions |

| |Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout: 65 questions |

| |Manual Milling: 56 questions |

| |Manual Turning with Chucking: 71 questions |

| |Manual Drill Press Operations: 54 questions |

|Exam Cut Score: |Not released by testing agency |

|Test Ordering Information: |To establish the high school as a testing site and to offer online testing for the written portion of each exam, |

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| |Students complete the performance project under the guidance of their sponsor. Performance projects will be |

| |evaluated by a Metalworking Technical Evaluation Committee (MET-TEC). A guide to conducting performance |

| |evaluations and information regarding on-line testing can be found at by|

| |logging into system. NOTE: Candidates must be registered with NIMS before exams can be ordered. |

|Proctoring Guidelines: |Go to the following link to see Proctoring Guidelines: |

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| |Schools must designate several roles in reference to NIMS testing: |

| |Organization Point of Contact: inspects the parts made by the candidates during the performance exam NIMS |

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| |Sponsor (must be registered on-line by the Point of Contact for their respective organizations): the Sponsor is |

| |typically the instructor; supervises students during performance exam; signs performance affidavits, coordinates |

| |MET-TEC Committee; provides performance affidavits to NIMS |

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| |Proctor: site designated individual; cannot be the instructor or anyone who is related to the student, in charge |

| |of the student’s grades, nor can the person be an instructor for metalworking in the same program; must be present|

| |during all on-line exams (must register on-line) (Proctor registration form provided at the main NIMS webpage in |

| |the left menu.) |

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| |MET-TEC Committee Members; inspects the parts made by the candidates during the performance exam |

|Testing Format: |Performance in classroom setting and on-line written |

|Required Computer Software |Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers work best  |

|Specifications: |If Internet Explorer is used, Version 9.0 is needed. |

| |Flash Player |

|Test Availability: |Year-round availability |

|Testing Agency Contact: |NIMS Credentialing Department |

| |Telephone Number: (703) 352-4971 |

| |Fax Number: (703) 352-4991 |

| |Email Address: support@nims- |

|GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: |Name: Mamie Hanson |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279 |

| |Email: mhanson@doe.k12.ga.us |

|GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: |Name: Tim Elliott |

| |Telephone Number: (404) 657-8308 |

| |Email: telliott@doe.k12.ga.us |

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