Unparalleled Qualifications
Water Professionals International is committed to providing quality testing services that strengthen the certification programs of our members. With more than 25 years of experience in exam-related services, we have provided testing assistance to both regulatory and voluntary certification programs in the United States, Canada, and several international programs. Through our extensive technical network and professional staff, WPI’s testing service, ABC Testing, is able to meet our client’s needs around the globe. ABC Testing offers standardized and customized certification exams in the categories of water treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, physical/chemical & biological industrial waste, backflow prevention assembly testing, water & wastewater laboratory analysis, biosolids land application, small wastewater systems, very small water systems and plant maintenance. Regulatory or voluntary certification program membership in WPI is required to take advantage of the ABC Testing service.
WPI has unparalleled qualifications to offer testing solutions for environmental certification programs. More than 70 certification programs currently utilize WPI examinations to test more than 30,000 candidates annually. Many of these programs have been using our exams for more than 15 years and are part of our diverse testing clientele representing who represent much of WPI’s membership collective, which spans 49 U.S. states/territories, 12 Canadian provinces/territories, many Canadian First Nations and U.S. tribal entities, as well as many Eastern European, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern countries/territories. More than 400,000 water and wastewater operators, laboratory analysts, and backflow prevention assembly testers have taken an exam provided by ABC Testing since our testing program began in 1982.
- Information for ABC Testing Clients – WPI members and clients can access knowledgeable, professional staff to support their certification program needs.
- Exam Validation – WPI’s extensive validation process, supported by a network of subject matter experts, ensures our exams meet the highest standards.
- Exam Development Options – ABC Testing clients have access to our nationally validated standardized exams. WPI also maintains robust item banks of exam questions and may be able to provide resources for your program’s customized exam development needs.
- Exam Delivery & Reporting – As a client, you can conveniently test examinees and access results through computer-based, web-based, or paper-based testing.
- Information for Examinees – Access FAQs, test preparation resources, and information about taking your exam.
- Examination Resources – Learn more about examination resources available to our testing clients and examinees.
- Formula/Conversion Tables – ABC Formula/Conversion Tables are provided during the examination and should be used to solve exam calculations.
- Study Guides – WPI works with AWWA and WEF to develop study guides to help you get ready for your certification exam. Guides are available for purchase through WEF and AWWA.
- Sample Exam Questions – Get a feel for the exam with these sample questions. While you will not find questions directly from an exam, they will help you familiarize yourself with a certification exam.
- Need-to-Know Criteria – The Need-to-Know Criteria describe the core competencies covered on the standardized exams from ABC Testing and are a valuable preparation tool.
