CODE OF ETHICS FOR EXAMINERS

 

Pesticide Technician Program

 

As an Examiner, I acknowledge that I have the responsibility to protect the integrity of the Pesticide Technician Program by ensuring that I conduct a fair, equitable and proper examination process based on the Technician Manual to measure the competency of a candidate.  Accordingly, I agree to adhere to the following Code of Ethics:

 

I will act, at all times, in a manner which will not compromise the integrity of the Standards Development Branch, Ministry of the Environment (MOE) approved examination process.

 

I will maintain the confidentiality of the examination and the answers to the questions thereon.  If the evaluation procedure is deemed to be an open book examination I will ensure no resources other than the approved Technician Manual is used during the examination and that any time limit required to write the examination is followed.  I will ensure any other examination requirements or conditions are followed.

 

Before conducting an examination I will request to see photo identification unless the candidate is personally known to me.

 

I will allow no copies to be made of the examination except as required to evaluate candidates.

 

I will make available the examination to candidates in a timely manner.

 

I will not assist the candidate in determining the answers to the questions on the examination.

 

I will provide to the candidate within two working days the results of the examination. I will also provide, within two working days, to a candidate who has successfully completed the examination based on the Technician Manual by obtaining a mark of 75% or higher, a Technician Identification Card that has been issued to me by the respective PIC or PIRC and that is pre-numbered and includes my printed name.  I will sign the Technician Identification Card verifying the candidate successfully completed the examination and date the card indicating when the examination took place.

 

I will mark all examinations and forward, by mail or fax, to the respective PIC or PIRC, as instructed, the following information:  the grade obtained by each candidate I examine; the name of the candidate and, if successful in passing the examination, the Technician Identification Card Number; and the date the examination took place.

 

I will retain on file all examination answer sheets that indicate a mark of less than 75% for at least 60 days in case of a dispute and, unless otherwise instructed by the PIC or the PIRC, destroy all examination answer sheets that indicate a mark of 75% or higher.

 

I acknowledge that if, in the opinion of the PIC and/or the PIRC, I fail to follow this Code of Ethics, or I commit an offence under the Pesticides Act or Regulation 914, or otherwise give the PIC or the PIRC good reason to doubt my honesty or integrity, I may have my designation removed by the registering PIC or the PIRC and I will not longer be authorized to offer examinations.  In addition, I understand and agree that all aspects of the examination process are subject to and available for a quality assurance check as may be requested by the PIC, PIRC or MOE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Company Name ___________________________________________________

 

Exterminator’s License No. (If applicable)  _______________________________________

 

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Operator’s License No. (if applicable)  ___________________________________________

 

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Mailing Address - Company

 

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Mailing Address - Home

 

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