We provide students and members of the community with various types of exam services to accommodate a wide variety of paper- and computer-based testing. This includes professional certification or accreditation exams in diverse fields, including:

  • Nursing
  • Insurance
  • Real estate
  • Personal training
  • Financial planning
  • And many others!

We also administer exams for students from other post-secondary institutions and other services like typing skills assessments.

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Certification exams

Testing Services can supervise exams for business or professional associations for accreditation. You can write a variety of exams in our testing centre. To write a certification exam, you must:

  • register with the professional association prior to writing your exam on the scheduled date(s)
  • book your exam in 1 of 2 ways:
    1. Book directly with your professional association
      Or
    2. If your professional association directs you to book directly with the test centre, book your exam here.
  • review our complete list of Testing Rules and Regulations, as well as any exam rules from your exam provider, before your exam date.
  • bring photo ID to your exam

Fees

  • Individual exams supervised in a common test area:  $50/exam
  • Individual or group exams requiring a dedicated, private space:  $100/hour

 

Typing skills assessment

Typing skills are required for numerous educational programs and employment opportunities. You can put your skills to the test by booking an appointment with Testing Services. Our assessment measures accuracy and words per minute (WPM). You’ll receive a letter with your scores that you can then show to potential employers.

You must book your appointment at least one business day in advance and provide photo ID at the time of testing. Please review the complete list of testing rules and regulations prior to booking your appointment.

Fees

  • Flat fee: $50
  • Lethbridge Polytechnic student: Free
  • Lethbridge Polytechnic staff: Free

Note: If the assessment is required for a Lethbridge Polytechnic program, your first re-test attempt is also free.

TOWES Testing

The Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) is an effective, reliable and validated assessment for identifying three fundamental workplace skills:

  • reading text
  • document Use
  • numeracy

TOWES requires the test-taker to assume the role of a worker by using authentic workplace documents to solve tasks. Questions range from identifying details and making inferences to budgeting for a project. For more information or for materials to help you prepare to write TOWES, please visit towes.com.

Please review the complete list of testing rules and regulations prior to booking your appointment.

Fees

  • Individual exams supervised in a common test area: $50/exam

Please note: We do not provide TOWES test booklets for exam sittings. Your employer or recruiting agency will need to provide the booklet to us prior to your exam appointment.