The applicants applying under the grandparenting period will all be required to take the test. The results of this group of scores will be used to establish which test items best measure what human services professional do and assist the test developers in improving the test items so that they best represent the job or work performed by human services workers. The test items will be developed by individuals representing NOHS, CHSHE, and CCE. The dates and locations for the norming examination will be announced on CCE’s HS-BCP site as the exam approaches.

After an application for the HS-BCP credential is submitted, individuals who meet all of the requirements including education and experience will be eligible to sit for the exam. The exam will not represent information only (what recent graduates will know), but also knowledge based on experience (what experienced human services workers know). So, individuals without the experience component will be ineligible for the credential until they have met the experience requirement.