articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . october 2011 nocti testing what matters type not for profit 501 c 3 industry assessments online assessment performance testing founded 1966 incorporated 1973 headquarters big rapids michigan usa key people john foster president & ceo subsidiaries nocti business solutions 1 website http www.nocti.org nocti national occupational competency testing institute delivers a battery of assessments or standardized tests for students studying career and technical programs in high schools and technical colleges in the united states . the assessments based on a job and task analysis process incorporate input from subject matter experts smes representing regions of the united states in secondary and post secondary education as well as business and industry . the assessments are updated on a regular basis and are aligned with o net national academic standards math science and language arts as well as business and industry standards . when appropriate customized assessments may be developed to meet the educational needs of a specific region or a state . a number of the assessments are linked to industry certifications programs . history edit nocti originated in 1966 funded by a grant from the us commissioner of education to rutgers university in newark new jersey . 1 due to the lack of vocational technical currently referred to as career and technical educators a consortium of states was identified to develop assessments that would validate knowledge and skill sets of individuals coming from the workforce working toward a degree in career and technical education . nocti developed both written multiple choice and performance practical tests to assess teacher candidates . these assessments were given in a paper pencil format at testing sites across the nation and scored at the nocti headquarters . 1972 nocti is established as a permanent organization including a constitution by laws and operating policies . 1973 nocti is established as a not for profit corporation at educational testing services ets in princeton new jersey . 1975 nocti becomes independent from ets and moves to new headquarters in albany new york . 1979 nocti expands its original mission of teacher candidate testing to secondary and post secondary student testing also known as socat student occupational competency assessment testing 1983 nocti relocates to ferris state university in big rapids michigan . 1985 nocti industrial assessments added to nocti s battery of assessments . 1995 nocti moves to its current address at 500 n. bronson avenue in big rapids michigan . 1999 nocti the whitener group is established as a wholly owned subsidiary of nocti to address the growing demand by business and industry nocti type assessments and services . 2003 nocti develops online testing platform to allow secondary and post secondary testing to be completed via the internet . currently both online and paper pencil testing are available to clientele . 2006 nocti aligns all standardized assessments to the national academic standards for math science and language arts . 2007 nocti converts all standardized assessments to text to speech technology to address assessment accommodation needs . notes edit nocti history . nocti . retrieved 2008 11 24 . external links edit www.nocti.org official site www.noctibusinesssolutions.com subsidiary this article relating to education in the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nocti & oldid 708733282 categories standardized tests in the united statesvocational education in the united statesunited states education stubshidden categories orphaned articles from october 2011all orphaned articlesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 march 2016 at 08 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view