Requirements
Certification
Soil Testing Technician (STT) certification testing is for internal and external customers as part of the OMAT Technician Program. This certification is designed to evaluate GDOT Laboratory Soil Testing and administer exams and performance evaluations in GDOT Soil Testing to ensure high-quality materials meeting specifications are incorporated into the work and construction achieves the specified end. Certification will consist of a written exam and a field exam.
Recertification
Technicians are not required to have any continuous education credit hours to maintain their Soils Testing Technician Certification after they have successfully passed the written and practical exams and become certified.
Regardless of re-certification status, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of SOP 30 as required by the FHWA, active technicians (those who performed acceptance testing in the last calendar year) are required to have an IA evaluation during each calendar year.
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