NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors

It is one of those times in an organization’s lifetime to say, “Mission Accomplished!”  The first NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors was administered on September 8, 2009 in Alabama.  The Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors was the first NASCLA member to utilize the new examination developed by PSI Services, LLC.  The administration of this examination is a milestone in NASCLA history, as NASCLA has been working at least ten years toward the goal of improving the quality of construction examinations and enabling the mobility of contractors across jurisdictions.  NASCLA committee members, testing providers, and consultants have participated in making this accomplishment truly a collaborative effort.

The NASCLA Accredited Examination is used by state contractor licensing agencies to test commercial general building contractor candidates who are applying for a contractors license. The examination has been designed to reduce redundant licensing requirements and assist contractors who need to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions.  All candidates who pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors will be entered into the NASCLA National Examination Database (NED).

Q.  Is the NASCLA Accredited Examination Program considered a "National License"?

A.  No, the NASCLA Accredited Examination eliminates the trade examination ONLY for the participating state agencies, once you have passed the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors.  Contractors will still have to meet other state licensure requirements within each participating state agency.

Q.  What is the difference between the NASCLA Accredited Examination and an examination based on one jurisdiction?

A.  The NASCLA Accredited Examination was developed using contractors from multiple jurisdictions across the United States and based on a national job occupational analysis.  Please click here to review the NASCLA Test Specifications. 

Q.  Who is currently participating in the program?

A.  Click here for a list of participating state licensing agencies.

Q.  If I have taken and passed the NASCLA Accredited Examination, what do I do next?

A.  Registrar for your NASCLA National Examination (NED) Account by clicking on the NED link.  The NED account will allow you to transfer your testing information on to other participating state agencies so they know that you have passed the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. 


Q. What is the difference between state agencies administering the NASCLA Accredited Examination & state agencies accepting the NASCLA Accredited Examination?

A. The state agencies administering the NASCLA Accredited Examination are offering the NASCLA Accredited Examination as their agencies trade examination.  You can also take the NASCLA Accredited Examination directly through PSI Services, LLC.  If you take it directly through PSI Services, LLC instead of one of the administering state agencies, you will have to purchase individual transcripts from NED to send to each state agency.

States agencies that are accepting the NASCLA Accredited Examination allow you to use your NASCLA Accredited Examination passing score in place of their trade examination.

NASCLA Examination Links:

• Everything You Have Been Waiting to Hear about the NASCLA Accredited Examination Program (Apr. 2010)
   


• NASCLA Accredited Examination Program for Commercial General Building Contractors Brochure