The following locations form the Postal Service’s examination network: examination centers, examination installations, and examination sites.
An examination center is an installation where a certified examiner is assigned the complete set of responsibilities of examination administration. Such postal employees are known as examination administrators (EAs). Examination administrators provide examination services for the center and, in addition, may provide services for 1 or more examination installations. Among the responsibilities, examination administrators recommend the reopening of examinations, coordinate distribution of examination announcements, order examination materials, and maintain examination results generated by NTAC. Where authorized by NTAC, the administrator stocks materials for inservice, delayed, and reopened testing.
An examination installation is a location where a certified examiner has been assigned the responsibilities of receiving examination materials from NTAC and for giving tests. Examination installations are designated at the request of the responsible examination center with the concurrence of NTAC. Examination installations receive materials directly from NTAC to administer a scheduled test. The responsible examination center administrator must place the order for the materials needed for a scheduled examination. Examination installations do not stock test materials.
An examination site is a location where a certified examiner has been assigned the responsibilities of receiving and giving examinations. Postal examination sites are designated at the request of the responsible examination center with the concurrence of NTAC. Examination sites receive test materials directly from an examination center’s stock to administer certain scheduled, inservice examinations. Examination results are generated for the responsible examination center. Examination sites do not stock test materials.
