Testing and Assessment

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Review available tests drop down for administered by Prov for Miami-Dade County in the State of Florida. All tests are open book and are timed. When you apply for your test, you will be provided detailed information about each test you are required to take for licensure. The information will describe the content of the test as well as provide information regarding study materials.

To be eligible for testing, you must first contact the appropriate Miami-Dade County board to receive approval for testing. If you need more information on the qualification requirements or the authorization process please visit your board’s website or contact them directly. The contact information for the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources and the Department of Public Works and Waste Management is listed on the first page of this document for your convenience.

After you have received your approval and paid Miami-Dade County directly for the testing fees, they will register you with Prov using the information provided on your application. Approved candidates can schedule to take an exam within one hundred and eighty days of their approval date.

The local licensing jurisdiction will email or mail you testing information which includes an approval letter and a voucher letter containing the information you need to complete the testing process. In these letters you will be provided your eligibility end date, the list of available testing centers in your area, and the list of books you are allowed to use when you take the test.

Your voucher letter will also include a Candidate ID and a Voucher Number needed to schedule a testing appointment through Prov. If at any time you lose your authorization letter or voucher letter you may contact your board or Prov to receive a duplicate copy.

For detailed information visit www.provexam.com and read the Candidate Information Bulletin

Below is a list of available tests for Miami-Dade County Public Works and Waste Management.

  • Asphalt Sealing Engineering
  • Business Procedures
  • Concrete Works Engineering
  • Direct Burial Cable Television (CATV)
  • Excavation and Grading Engineering
  • Fuel Transmission & Distribution Lines Engineering
  • General Engineering Land Clearing and Grubbing Engineering
  • Paving Engineering Pile Driving & Foundations Engineering
  • Pipe Lines Engineering
  • Plant Construction Engineering
  • Rail Road Construction Engineering
  • Sea-walls & Small Docks Engineering
  • Soil Compaction & Tamping Engineering
  • Structural Engineering Contractor
  • Underground Electrical & Communication Conduits Engineering

Below is a list of available tests for Miami-Dade Regulatory and Economic Resources Department Building Contractor Building Maintenance Communication Tower Concrete Forming and Placing Concrete Slab Sawing & Core Drilling Demolition Drywall Fence General Contractor Glass & Glazing Journeyman Air Conditioning Journeyman Burglar Alarm Journeyman Electrician Journeyman Fire Alarm Journeyman Fire Sprinkler.

  • Building Contractor
  • Building Maintenance
  • Communication Tower
  • Concrete Forming and Placing
  • Concrete Slab Sawing & Core Drilling
  • Demolition
  • Drywall
  • Fence
  • General Contractor
  • Glass & Glazing
  • Journeyman Air Conditioning
  • Journeyman Burglar Alarm
  • Journeyman Electrician
  • Journeyman Fire Alarm
  • Journeyman Fire Sprinkler
  • Journeyman Gasfitter
  • Journeyman Gasoline Tank & Pump
  • Journeyman General Mechanical
  • Journeyman Heating
  • Journeyman Insulation
  • Journeyman Plumber
  • Journeyman Pneumatic Control Piping
  • Journeyman Pressure & Process Piping
  • Journeyman Refrigeration
  • Journeyman Room Air Conditioning
  • Journeyman Sheet Metal
  • Journeyman Steam Generator Boilers & Piping
  • Journeyman Sign Electrician
  • Journeyman Warm Air Heating
  • Lathing & Plastering
  • Maintenance Electrician
  • Master AC (Limited)
  • Master AC (Unlimited)
  • Master Ammonia Refrigeration
  • Master Burglar Alarm
  • Master TV Antenna
  • Master Electrician
  • Master Electric Utility
  • Master Elevator Maintenance & Service
  • Master Fire Alarm
  • Master Gas Fitter
  • Master Gasoline Tank & Pump
  • Master General Mechanical
  • Master Heating
  • Master Insulation
  • Master Lawn Sprinkler
  • Master Low Voltage
  • Master Plumber
  • Master Pneumatic Control Piping
  • Master Pneumatic Tube Conveyor System
  • Master Pressure & Process Piping
  • Master Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
  • Master Refrigeration Limited
  • Master Refrigeration Unlimited
  • Master Room Air Conditioning
  • Master Sheet Metal
  • Master Sign Electrician
  • Master Steam Generator Boiler & Piping
  • Master Swimming Pool Maintenance Residential
  • Master Swimming Pool Maintenance Commercial
  • Master Swimming Pool Piping
  • Master Transporting Assembly Installer
  • Master Transporting Assembly Maintenance and Service
  • Master Warm Air Heating Contractor
  • Mechanical Maintenance
  • Metal Awning & Storm Shutter
  • Metal Decking & Siding
  • Miscellaneous Metals
  • Pneumatic Concreting & Pressure Grouting
  • Pre-stressed Precast Concrete Erection
  • Plumbing Maintenance
  • Reinforcing Steel Placing
  • Residential Contractor
  • Roof Deck
  • Roofing
  • Screen Enclosure
  • Sign Contractor (Non-Electric)
  • Structural Steel Erection
  • Swimming Pool
  • Unit Masonry, Marble & Exterior Veneer

For tests proctored by Miami Dade College for external vendors, under certain circumstances, arrangements for auxiliary aids and modifications may be available to students. For these tests, auxiliary aids and modifications are subject solely to the testing vendors availability, policies and approval.

Instructions for Auxiliary Aids and Modifications:

  1. Candidate sends documentation to test vendor.
  2. Test vendor evaluates the candidate's documentation.
  3. Test vendor determines the candidate's test accommodations.
  4. Test vendor informs candidate of accommodations and schedules test.

Test vendor informs Testing Center of candidate's accommodations and sends test materials for test day.

Candidates should plan to arrive 15 minutes early in order to check-in. If candidates do not arrive by the scheduled start time of their exam, CANDIDATES WILL BE TURNED AWAY and will forfeit their test fees and will be required to reschedule for a future testing date.

Cancel/Reschedule Policy

If candidates need to change or cancel their testing appointment, they must contact Prov or their testing center at least five business days prior to their scheduled date. Changes will be made at no cost if candidates notify Prov by the deadline. If candidates fail to appear for their test or fail to cancel or reschedule their testing session by the close of business five days prior to their scheduled test date, they will forfeit their exam fees and should contact their licensing board for further instructions.

Failed examinations can be retaken according to local licensing jurisdiction rules. Candidates cannot retake an exam once they have passed that exam unless required by their jurisdiction. Candidates must be reapproved by the licensing jurisdiction between examination attempts before rescheduling.

Location Available Day and Time
Hialeah Testing
1220-01
By Online Appointments TBA
Homestead Testing
A114
By Online Appointments TBA
Kendall Testing
Building R, 5th Floor
By Online Appointments TBA
Medical Testing
1303
By Online Appointments TBA
MEEC Testing
1101
By Online Appointments TBA
North Testing
1160
By Online Appointments TBA
Padrón Testing
1103
By Online Appointments TBA
West Testing
2110
By Online Appointments TBA
Wolfson Testing
3104
By Online Appointments TBA

Contact a Testing and Assessment location, where we would be glad to help you!

Note:  Examinees must be checked-in and seated by the time scheduled in order to begin the test. Examinees will then have adequate time to finish the test in a reasonable period or within the Hours of Operation.

Reference materials available at Prov Bookstore

Please visit the Testing Fees webpage for additional information and test specific fees.