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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Exam Purpose

The RFID Professional Institute Professional Certificate exam is the second level in the RFID Professional Institute examinations designed to test a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of RFID technology and how to apply it.

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The exam focuses on establishing that the candidate has a good knowledge of how to build an RFID system, the components of such a system are and what role they each play. The exam is simply the mechanism by which we verify that you, the candidate, have the knowledge that we have set out in the curriculum for the certificate that we issue. It is also the mechanism by which you, the candidate, demonstrate to us that you possess that knowledge.

Exam Delivery

The RFID Professional Institute has developed the capability to offer our exams on line. We are offering this method for both the Associate Level and Professional Level exams.

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The fee for the exam is US$150. Purchase an exam voucher.

Exam Format

Questions

  • The exam consists of nine sections, each of which tests a candidate’s knowledge of one of the subject areas set out in this guide (see Exam Scope below).
     

  • Each section has between five and 15 questions, depending on the importance spelled out in the exam blueprint
     

  • Most question are “multiple choice,” with either one, two or three correct choices (you will be told how many correct choices there are for each question).
     

  • You may answer the questions in any order that you choose.
     

  • You may also mark a question so that you can easily go back to it later.
     

  • Questions have a weighting of one, two or three, depending on their difficulty level.
     

  • Questions with a weighting of two are worth twice as many points as those with a weighting of one, and questions with a weighting of three are worth three times as much as those with a weighting of one.

 

Time

  • You may start the exam period at any time after the proctor has told you to begin. Once you start the exam, the clock counts down your exam period and does not stop.
     

  • The exam period is 90 minutes.
     

  • At the end of the exam period, the system will no longer permit you to provide any further input to any questions.
     

  • You may complete the exam in less than the allotted exam period, but once you have submitted the exam, you will not be permitted to re-enter it even if the exam period has not yet expired.

Exam Pass Level

The normal pass level for the RFID Professional Institute Foundation Level exam is 70 percent. Candidates are notified of their score and whether or not they have passed or failed at the end of their exam. However, this score is provisional and must not be relied upon as an indication that you have definitely passed or failed the exam.

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As with all academic and professional exams, there are occasions when the scores of a group of candidates indicate that a further normalization of the scores and associated pass level is required. Candidates will normally be advised of their formal score and pass or fail within 21 days of taking the exam. The initial communication will be by email, followed by a written letter from the RFID Professional Institute President advising each candidate of his or her status.

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Candidates who have passed the exam will also receive a Pass Certificate from the RFID Professional Institute signed by the president and chairman of the organisation. This certificate is the only formal confirmation that candidate has passed the exam.

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If you have received an email that you have passed but have not received your certificate within 30 days of that email, please contact exam@rfidpros.org for assistance.

Exam Scope

The scope of examination for the Professional level is the following:
 

  • Assessing the Business Case – Focus on capital expenditure vs operational costs, hard vs soft potential savings, impact on inventory management, value of accuracy in operations.
     

  • Determining the Application Requirements, Planning and System Design – understanding of how to plan and manage an RFID project, practical steps to be taken and the role of sensors in the project.
     

  • Technology Evaluation and Selection – reader and antenna form factors, selecting the applicable technology, antenna types and selection, RF regulations, benchmarking RFID equipment; security, alternatives to RFID.
     

  • Peripherals and Add-ons – Gates, portals, tunnels, printers, label applicators, lights, cables
     

  • ROI Analysis – estimating system and ancillary costs, estimating hard and soft financial benefits, estimating soft benefits.
     

  • Pilot and Assessment – Pilot best practices, location selection, validating pilot results.
     

  • Data: Flow, Management & Issues – Data encoding systems, data identifiers, application identifiers, text, barcode compatibility, data integration with other platforms (e.g. SAP)
     

  • Deployment – installing hardware & equipment, shielding, object location methods, deployment platforms, network integration.
     

  • Troubleshooting & Maintenance of RFID Systems – Identifying & fixing problems, tag batteries, handheld batteries, chargers.

The breadth and depth of knowledge that candidates are expected to know for each of these subject areas is explained in more detail together with samples questions in our Professional Level Examination Preparation Guide & Curriculum.

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An Introduction to the RFID Professional Institute

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