Florida Administrative Code › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › 65C - Family Safety and Preservation Program › Chapter 65C-33 - CHILD WELFARE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 65C-33.004 - Pre-Service Training Post-Test Assessments

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The training entity is responsible for
				proctoring the post-test, and for ensuring that there is technical support
				available, in the event of an emergency related to the administration of the
				test.
(2) Only individuals hired by
				the employing agency in a Child Welfare Professional position, as well as
				interns working with the agency, are eligible to take the post-test. Prior to
				proctoring the post-test, the training entity is responsible for verifying each
				trainee's eligibility to take the post-test by ensuring that every trainee has
				satisfactorily completed all pre-service training requirements.
(3) The Third Party Credentialing Entity is
				responsible for addressing and accommodating the special testing needs of a
				trainee, by prior discussion with the trainee and the supervisor, in order to
				determine if accommodations are warranted and able to be afforded the trainee,
				while ensuring that all pre-service participants are treated fairly and
				provided with equal opportunities for successful post-test
				completion.
(4) The post-test shall
				be administered and scored by the Third Party Credentialing Entity or
				contracted provider. Immediately upon completion of the post-test, the test
				proctor shall provide each trainee with his or her preliminary post-test score.
				Within five (5) business days of the completion of the test, the Third Party
				Credentialing Entity shall send the trainee his or her official score via U.S.
				mail or electronic mail. Each employing agency shall develop protocols with
				regard to the dissemination of an individual's post-test score to personnel
				within the agency.
(5) Disruptions
				During Testing.
(a) If equipment failure,
				building disruption, or other unforeseen circumstances occur during the course
				of the administration of the post-test, and the disruption affects any
				participants taking the test, arrangements shall be made by the training entity
				to re-administer the post-test as soon as practical to those participants
				affected by the disruption.
(b) The
				re-administration of the post-test to the affected participant(s) must be
				conducted in a manner consistent with the time and proctoring standards
				followed in the initial post-test administration, ensuring that all
				participants are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunities for
				successful post-test completion.
(c) For issues not addressed above which
				arise during the administration of the post-test, the trainer/test proctor
				shall contact the Third Party Credentialing Entity for guidance. The Third
				Party Credentialing Entity shall keep a record of these issues/requests
				detailing the date and time of the call; the name, title and agency of the
				caller; the nature of the issue; and the resolution provided by the Third Party
				Credentialing Entity. A copy of this log shall be provided to the Department on
				a quarterly basis, or as requested.