EDUCATION SERVICES SPECIALIST

Installation Test Center Manager

The primary purpose of this position is to function as the installation Test Center Manager (TCM). Responsible for management, counseling, and administration of the Air Force Military Personnel Testing System (AFMPTS) and USAF Voluntary Education Testing Program to include Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES) and other exams.

Duties:

• Counsels/Advises military personnel, their dependents, and/or eligible civilian personnel regarding military and academic testing programs and how they apply to career development and degree programs. Serve as subject matter expert on all administered testing programs, degree and career applicability, and provides advisement to base leadership.
• Manages the installation level testing program for military tests (WAPS, DLPT, ASVAB, etc.), academic tests (DANTES, DL college courses, etc.), and A4/6 tests (CDC, PME, etc.).
• Administers/Oversees tests to eligible personnel as authorized by DANTES, A4/6, colleges, and local instructions, to include but not limited to: 1) All DANTES-approved examinations; college entrance exams (ACT, SAT, MAT); tests for college credit (CLEP, DSST, Excelsior, GRE Subject); professional certification exams (PRAXIS, ASE); interest batteries (SII) and career assessment inventories; 2) All A4/6 end of course tests, including, but not necessarily limited to, those for enlisted PME and officer PME; 3) Tests specifically required by an education institution for admission or for course enrollment, including placement tests; and 4) Tests requested to be administered by eligible personnel, such as distance learning courses, and qualification/certification exams.
• Administers/Oversees the installation's military personnel tests for a variety of military purposes to include procurement, aptitude, promotions, proficiency, and qualification tests including the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, and Armed Forces Classification Test, the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test, The Electronic Data Processing Test, the Test of Basic Aviation Skills Defense Language Proficiency Test, and Air Force WAPS.