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RETA ONLINE PROCTORED (OLP) TESTING OPTION

RETA expanded its test delivery options to allow candidates to take CARO, CIRO and CRST online with a personal computer and an external webcam. Online Proctored (OLP) testing will expand access to these RETA exams. Access to OLP testing begins by completing the application process for CARO, CIRO or CRST and paying all required fees. Candidates will also need to submit the application for Online Proctored (OLP) testing with their CARO, CIRO or CRST application. Most RETA OLP candidates will take their test at home on a personal computer with an external plug-and-play USB webcam.

OLP exams must meet some test security requirements that are not needed in centers that give RETA’s onsite in person proctored tests. RETA OLP exams require these additional security steps. Facial recognition software matches the candidate’s image during registration to another on the day of the test. A government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license also is required and is compared to these facial recognition images. No paper is allowed during the test. Notes and formulas must be entered on-screen. No breaks are permitted. Leaving the test area for any reason ends an OLP exam. Candidates who are uncomfortable with these added security requirements may

prefer to take onsite proctored exams in a RETA test center where they are available. RETA’s OLP testing meets the same ANSI 17024 Standards for test security as its onsite-proctored tests. RETA worked with its test delivery vendor, Kryterion, to assure that all ANSI 17024 Standards are met in RETA OLP testing to maintain its ANSI accreditation. Further information about Online Proctored (OLP) Testing is available in the CARO, CIRO and CRST application handbooks and the application for Online Proctored (OLP) Testing. These documents can be found on the RETA website under the Certification tab You may also contact certification@reta.com for more information.

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