FIELD NOTE 01
Verify the credential record
Record the official expiration date rather than deriving it from the date you attended training. A course completion record is not the ACI credential record.
- Official credential status
- Expiration date
- Planned recertification session
FIELD NOTE 02
Prepare for both examinations again
ACI identifies both written and performance examinations for recertification. Update your method study file and arrange practical preparation instead of assuming work familiarity settles every step.
- Refresh the current JTA and workbook
- Review method-specific knowledge gaps
- Arrange real equipment practice
FIELD NOTE 03
Confirm availability and fees
Contact a sponsoring group ahead of the deadline about appointment availability and local policies. This page does not promise a grace period or continued status after expiration.
- Available testing date
- Confirmed inclusions and fees
- Official result and updated record
Common questions
Questions this page answers
Can CE hours alone renew ACI Grade I?
The official program page requires successful written and performance examinations for recertification.
How long is certification valid?
ACI states five years from successfully completing all requirements. Check the expiration in the official credential record.
Use an original practice resource
- ACI Grade I Hands-On Practice Log: Seven Methods, Two Tracks
A downloadable method-by-method preparation log for written gaps and observed apparatus practice. It is not an official ACI checklist or performance examination.
- Inspection Certification Cost Worksheet: Confirm the All-In Budget
A downloadable blank budget for application, exam, reference materials, training, practical access, travel, and retesting. No invented credential fees.
Sources & boundaries
What supports this page
Original HoldPoint editorial guidance. Content updated 2026-10-02. This is not independent expert signoff, an official exam, or a field acceptance standard.
- ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician—Grade I program
Supports: Seven ASTM methods/practices; 55-item, one-hour closed-book written examination; 70% overall and 60% per method; actual performance examination; five-year certification and both exams for recertification.
Limit: Use the linked JTA and current workbook for procedural details. Fees, available dates, and equipment practice must be confirmed with a sponsoring group.
Source checked 2026-10-02
Primary source
Verify before you act
Exam policies, fees, references, and eligibility can change. HoldPoint is independent and uses American Concrete Institute as the authority for current program facts.
Official ACI sourceSource checks and limitations are listed above. No expert approval is implied.