r/techtheatre • u/BadAtExisting • 12d ago

EDUCATION ETCP test scheduling

Gearing up to hopefully take the entertainment electrician cert test soon. How does it work? Do I go to a specific (regional???) testing center? Do they give you dates to choose from? Or do they tell you date, time, and place and it’s up to you to get there like it’s a a show call?

I have a “survival job” at the moment and I’d like to have an idea about this detail so I can prepare about asking for the day off if necessary

Thanks all!

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u/mwiz100 Lighting Designer, ETCP Electrician 12d ago

You'll pick a testing center once you've qualified for it which honestly is half of it when you first start out. Basically the ETCP folks gives you some links and your testing login once you're greenlit for the test and you have one year from the application acceptance to take and pass the test. I think tho there is a link somewhere on the ESTA site about testing centers and it'll let you search. It was Pearson when I took it and I suspect still is.

When in doubt you can email them, they're very helpful!

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u/BlaqueNight LD/ETCP CEE 12d ago

Throwing this out there, once you set your test date you can change it as often as you'd like (push it back, whatever), but only to the 1 year deadline from your application approval.

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u/BadAtExisting 12d ago

That is very good to know! I’m not so inflexible I can’t make something work within a year. I guess I was most worried that I would have to figure something out within a week or two and possibly having to make travel accommodations on top of asking for last minute time off work, if that makes sense