Handbook
Please download the Certification Exam Handbook for complete information about the exam.
To learn more about the discipline options for the Certification Exam, please click HERE.
Policies & Procedures
Reschedule/Rewrite Policy
Please be advised that if you wish to reschedule your exam date at any time, after the Registration Deadline (see above chart), you will be charged the full exam fee of $252. Applicants may attempt the exam a maximum of 3 times within one year from the date of application.
If you are required to rewrite the exam, you will be charged the full exam fee of $252.
Please email exams@aset.ab.ca to reschedule your exam.
Exam Time/Location Notification
Yardstick, via email, will be providing specific location and time details of the candidates examination 1-2 weeks before the exam date.
The email contains important information and is to be reviewed before the exam date. As well, it must be brought the examination if attending at a physical location.
If you are not contacted by Yardstick within two weeks of your requested exam date, please contact Yardstick directly at testingsupport@getyardstick.com to have your exam registration information re-sent. ASET does not have this information and cannot provide it to you via phone or email.
*All candidates must have non-expired, valid government issued photo ID in order to write the exam, this identification must be brought with on the date of the examination.
Exam Results
Exam results will be emailed 2-3 weeks from the exam date by Yardstick.
Calculator Policy
Candidates can bring in a scientific calculator that is non-programmable, non-graphing and have no memory storage capabilities.
It is highly recommended candidates bring their own calculator as the testing centre does not have any on site.
Please review the Calculator Policy prior to examination day. A listing of approved and not approved calculators is included in the policy.
It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure their calculator is approved prior to the exam, either by being indicated on the approved list or by obtaining approval from ASET. If a candidate does not obtain approval prior to the exam, their calculator may be deemed inadmissible and prohibited from the exam.
Candidates can email ASET at exams@aset.ab.ca with their make and model number of their calculator that they wish to bring to the examination to determine eligibly.
A formula sheet is provided by Yardstick on the day of the exam.
Special Accommodation Requests
If applicants with disabilities need to request accommodations to write the ASET Certification Exam, they must do so at the time of applying for C.Tech. or C.E.T. certification by contacting ASET Registration Staff in writing (email exams@aset.ab.ca).
Applicants will be required to provide documented evidence of the disability. Such evidence includes a formal detailed diagnosis of the specific disability from an appropriate professional (e.g., physician, psychologist, rehabilitation counsellor) and supporting documentation citing the need for exam accommodations and what accommodations the candidate received in the past.
ASET will review the candidate’s written request for accommodation and determine if it can be supported.
More information about the types of accommodations can be found detailed in each of the ASET Certification Exam manuals available from the dropdown box at the top of the webpage.
Exam Resources
ASET Certification Exam manuals are available for download.
Practice Certification Exams available for purchase.
Please note: The Practice Exams are hosted by a third-party educational partner, and applicants will need to create a new account to access the exams.