ASTTBC applicants write exams as part of our registration requirements and to achieve their respective designations. Registration as a Certified Technician (CTech), Applied Science Technologist (AScT) or Registered Technical Specialist (RTS) with ASTTBC requires successful completion of a professional practice and ethics (PPE) study module and examination. Access to the online study module and the exam is available only after submitting your application. The ASTTBC PPE is a test of every applicant’s knowledge of the Professional Governance Act and related regulations and bylaws applicable to ASTTBC. Below is a complete list of exams as itemized in Schedule B of the ASTTBC Bylaws.
SCHEDULE B – Examinations
No. | Examination title | Administered |
1. | Professional practice and ethics (written by all practising and temporary registrants) | ASTTBC |
2. | Technologist fundamentals | Yardstick |
3. | Civil engineering technologist | Yardstick |
4. | Mechanical engineering technologist | Yardstick |
5. | Electrical engineering technologist | Yardstick |
6. | Petroleum engineering technologist | Yardstick |
7. | Engineering Drafting and Design Technology | Yardstick |
8. | Instrumentation Engineering Technology | Yardstick |
9. | Fire Protection RFPT Fire Extinguishers | ASTTBC |
10. | Fire Protection RFPT Electronics basics | ASTTBC |
11. | Fire Protection RFPT Fire Pumps | ASTTBC |
12. | Fire Protection RFPT Commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning | ASTTBC |
13. | Fire Protection RFPT Emergency generators | ASTTBC |
14. | Fire Protection RFPT Unit Emergency Lighting | ASTTBC |
15. | Fire Protection RFPT Water-based suppression systems | ASTTBC |
16. | Fire Protection RFPT Fire pumps | ASTTBC |
17. | Fire Protection RFPT Fire Alarm system testing | ASTTBC |
18. | Fire Protection RFPT Special suppression system | ASTTBC |
19. | Fire Protection RFPT Smoke control systems | ASTTBC |
20. | Onsite Wastewater ROWP Jurisprudence (written by all ROWP registrants) | ASTTBC |
21. | Onsite Wastewater Planner (ROWP) | ASTTBC |
22. | Onsite Wastewater Installer (ROWP) | ASTTBC |
23. | Onsite Wastewater Maintenance Provider (ROWP) | ASTTBC |
24. | Construction Safety Officer CSO | ASTTBC |
25. | Canadian Language Benchmark Test of English | External |