Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 205 - RULES OF FIREFIGHTER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL, GEORGIA
Chapter 205-1 - ORGANIZATION
Subject 205-1-5 - TESTING AND EVALUATION OF TRAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS OPERATING IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Rule 205-1-5-.01 - Definitions

(1) "Evaluator" means an individual approved and trained by GFSTC to observe candidates as they perform during a skills evaluation.

(2) "External Validation" means a validation conducted by GFSTC Staff and qualified representatives of local fire departments to ensure that questions in the test instrument are legitimate and can be found in the instructional materials used in the training program for which the students are seeking certification.

(3) "Instructor Guide" means instructional materials, including lesson plans, Powerpoint (or similar presentation media), and handouts, used by an instructor to deliver information and skills to students.

(4) "Internal Validation" means a validation conducted by GFSTC and GFA Staff before an external validation to ensure that information contained in an Instructor Guide matches questions in the test bank.

(5) "Open Enrollment" means a test event at the GFSTC office or a regional test center that is open to any member of a legally organized Georgia fire department who has met the requirements to take the test.

(6) "Proctor" means an individual approved and trained by GFSTC to supervise and administer a written, skills or online test event.

(7) "Reciprocity" means the process of reviewing training documentation provided to GFSTC by a candidate or a department requesting the opportunity to enter a training program at the next higher level above the level being requested or credit for prior training to be considered toward qualification/certification requirements.

(8) "Regional Test Center" means a location that has the facilities to conduct written and/or online tests.

(9) "Regional Test Site" means a location that has the facilities and equipment to conduct skills evaluations along with written and/or online tests.

(10) "Test Bank" means the computer program containing all of the questions used to develop a certification test.

(11) "Test Event" means any written, skills, online or oral test occurrence administered by GFSTC Staff or Proctors approved by GFSTC.

(12) "Test Instrument" means a written, skills or other approved evaluation method(s).

(13) "Validation" means the process of confirming that the information in test banks and instructor guides match.