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   Did You Know Under the ministry's Violence Reduction Strategy, the Supportive Employment Initiative will help offenders connect with employers as a way to integrate back into the community. Examination & Certification Application Process for Boiler Operator ExaminationsIn part, the following explains the requirements in The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act and Regulations: Application for Examination Applications for a refrigeration plant operator's examination or the examination for any category of limited power engineer may be made at any time prior to the examination by calling our Regina or Saskatoon office to ensure examination space is available. Applications for the Refrigeration Engineers' and 1st through 5th Class Power Engineers' examinations shall be made 21 days before an examination sitting on the prescribed application form. Verification of operating experience shall be submitted to qualify for an examination where there is a requirement within the regulations. A candidate for a limited power engineer's examination or for Part A of the first, second, third, or fourth class power engineer's examination need not submit verification of operating experience. Examination Fees Payment for the examination must now be made at the time of application. The examination fee is payable by cash, cheque, money order, debit card payment, or credit card. Cheques and money orders shall be made out to the "Minister of Finance". The fees remain the same under the new regulations as listed in the table below.
Examination Rules and Pass Mark The minimum pass mark for each examination paper is 65%. Examination candidates for limited power engineer's and refrigeration plant operator's certificates of qualification will be given 1 ½ hours to write the examination. Examination candidates for a refrigeration engineer's or 1st through to 5th class power engineer's certificate of qualification will be given 3 ½ hours to write any one examination paper. A candidate who fails any examination must wait a minimum of 30 days before being re-examined. Only materials approved for use during the examination may be brought into the examination room and are subject to review by the examiner. Note that there should be no markings made within any allowable reference material as the examiner may remove the offending reference material. Further note that technical dictionaries, translation dictionaries, programmable calculators, cell phones, pda's, and MP3's will not be allowed in the examination room. The approved list of materials may be found at the SOPEEC (Standardization of Power Engineer Examinations Committee) website - http://www.sopeec.org/. All examination candidates will be required to produce photo identification. Examination Results The examination results are mailed to the home address provided. Examination results will not be given over the telephone by the examiner. However, you may appear in person and produce picture ID to obtain examination results. For more information contact: |
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