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NIMS Debuts Testing Platform



"NIMS has debuted three anticipated initiatives in a continuation of its mission to provide world-class, industry-developed and validated, competency-based skill standards and credentials: an all-new online testing center and the piloting of credentials for Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Machine, Maintenance, Service and Repair (MMSR)," said a NIMS spokesperson.

The testing platform is designed to deliver tools and features to enrich the user experience and better facilitate testing procedures at the 2,500+ education institutions and businesses in the NIMS system. The platform was custom-built in collaboration with education technology company Learnosity. Enhancements include:

  • Immediate test feedback
  • Interactive test demo environment
  • 24/7 access to testing activity reports
  • Expanded purchasing capability, including seat-based user subscriptions
  • Electronic submission of performance affidavits
  • Accessible testing interface featuring screen reader and keyboard navigation.

Executive Director Montez King noted, "Testing partners asked and we listened. The new credentialing experience is innately interactive, which will improve instruction and training quality, and result in higher pass rates across the U.S."

October 1 marked the launch of pilot testing for NIMS' new and revised credentials for CAM and MMSR, respectively. The forthcoming credentials are the culmination of partnerships with manufacturing employers, trade associations and education institutions across the U.S, including Autodesk and The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT).

CAM and MMSR credentials will publicly launch in early 2019.

For more information contact:

NIMS

10565 Fairfax Blvd., Suite 10

Fairfax, VA 22030

703-352-4971

support@nims-skills.org

www.nims-skills.org

www.nimsready.org

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