LANSING – Candidates seeking state licensure in the construction trades are finding it much easier through a partnership between the Bureau of Construction Codes (BCC) and PSI Services LLC, (PSI).

PSI will administer testing for candidates in the electrical field immediately with testing for additional trades soon to follow. There will be no change in applicant cost to take exams.

“We are pleased that PSI will offer our customers greater flexibility in scheduling, more available locations, as well as immediate test results,” said Shelly Edgerton, chief deputy director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). “Eligible candidates will be licensed much more quickly and conveniently.”

BCC Director Irvin J. Poke emphasized that the integrity of the testing process will continue to be held to the highest standards.

“BCC will continue to qualify candidates upfront for eligibility and will continue to write the exams,” said Poke. “In addition, we will use PSI’s wider base of legitimate exam questions that will serve us well,” Poke said.

The State’s Bureau of Construction Codes issues various levels of licensure for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, elevator, boiler; and fire alarm specialty technicians and sign specialists.

“Applicants will know immediately if they have passed or failed an exam,” said Poke, referring to the new PSI computerized testing that will replace the old pen and paper exams that needed to be scanned, scored and verified; a process that previously took weeks, delaying the licensure process further.

The change to PSI will also save the state money in no longer paying costs for rental of exam sites, proctors, and staff.

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