Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 13 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION › Chapter 439 - EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION › Subchapter A - EXAMINATIONS FOR ON-SITE DELIVERY TRAINING › Section 439.11 - Commission-Designated Performance Skill Evaluations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The commission-designated performance evaluations are randomly selected from
				  each subject area within the applicable curriculum containing actual skill
				  evaluations. This applies only for curricula in which performance standards
				  have been developed.
(b) The
				  training provider shall test the commission designated performance skills for
				  competency. The skill evaluations may only take place after all training on the
				  identified subject area has been completed. The date(s), time(s) and
				  location(s) for the commission designated skill evaluations must be submitted
				  on the commission designated skill schedule contained within the Training Prior
				  Approval system. The commission must be notified immediately of any deviation
				  from the submitted commission designated skill schedule. All skills must be
				  evaluated by a commission approved field examiner. The individual who served as
				  the instructor of a particular subject may not evaluate the performance skill
				  for that subject.
(c) In order to
				  qualify for the commission certification examination, the student must
				  successfully complete and pass all designated skill evaluations. The student
				  may be allowed two attempts to complete each skill. A second failure during the
				  evaluation process will require remedial training in the failed skill area with
				  a certified instructor before being allowed a third attempt. A third failure
				  shall require that the student repeat the entire certification
				  curriculum.
(d) If performance
				  skill evaluations are not conducted for a student during the course of
				  instruction, they must be conducted within ninety days (90) following the end
				  date of the course. In a case such as this the training provider must also
				  obtain a new set of commission designated skills for which to evaluate the
				  student; the provider may not use the same set of skills provided during the
				  original course of instruction. If performance skill evaluations are not
				  conducted within the ninety day (90) period, the student must repeat the
				  course. The ninety (90) day period may be extended for students who were unable
				  to complete their performance skill evaluations due to injury, illness,
				  military commitment, or other situation beyond their control.
(e) The training facility must maintain
				  records (electronic or paper) of skills testing on each examinee. Test results
				  must be recorded and saved on the applicable performance skill sheets provided
				  in the commission Curriculum Skills Manual, and must include all information
				  called for on the skill sheet.
(f)
				  For certification disciplines in which an IDLH environment may exist, all skill
				  testing participants shall have available for use NFPA compliant PPE and SCBA
				  as defined in §
										435.1 of this
				  title (relating to Protective Clothing) and §
										435.3
				  of this title (relating to Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus).