A Concrete Transportation Construction Inspector is a person who has demonstrated proficiency in concrete inspection methods for transportation projects, including preplacement, placement, and post-placement operations. For more information about the scope and knowledge that this certification requires, see the Concrete Transportation Construction Inspector webpage.

What To Expect

The class consists of two examinations:

1. The three-hour written inspection examination is open-book and consists of approximately 80 multiple-choice questions.
2. The one-hour plans-reading examination consists of approximately 20 questions designed to test the examinee's ability to read and understand engineering drawings.

There is no performance exam. ACI will grant certification only to those applicants who:

1. Obtain a passing grade on the written inspection examination; AND 
2. Obtain a passing grade on the plans reading (blueprint reading) examination; AND
3. Fulfill the requirements in ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I as follows:
   • Be currently certified as an ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I OR
   • Have been certified as an ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I at one time AND
   • Pass the current ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I written exam within one year of passing the Inspector exam (if the written exam and plans-reading exam are passed on separate dates, the one-year period for passing the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I written exam begins on the date of the first exam passed); AND
4. Possess at least one of the following qualifications:
   • A minimum of two years of college or technical school, earning at least 60 credit hours, PLUS two years of satisfactory work experience; OR 
   • A high school diploma, or equivalent, PLUS a minimum of three years of satisfactory work experience; OR
   • Five years of satisfactory work experience.

Work experience must be submitted directly to American Concrete Institute Certification Processing using the ACI Concrete Transportation Construction Inspector Work Experience Form. See the ACI National Concrete Transportation Construction Inspector page for more information and to access the form.

The work experience must include:

• Decision-making authority and responsibility;
• Verification of compliance with plans, specifications, and codes;
• Evaluation of concrete construction in the field;
• Documentation and reporting of inspection results; and
• Proficiency in appropriate areas of concrete construction inspection.

Verification of the amount and range of work experience by the applicant's employer(s) is required. 

What Is Provided

Reference materials are included with a full exam ticket purchase. Once you have completed registration that includes the reference materials, ACI Alaska will order them. If you live in Anchorage, ACI Alaska will coordinate pick-up details with you. If you live outside of Anchorage and need the reference materials mailed, please contact ACI Alaska with the mailing instructions. Do not rely on the registration to notify us.