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The Illinois Department of Transportation will be implementing a recertification program. Starting date of this program is still to be determined so the date listed below are subject to change.

Certifications will now expire every five years.

According to IDOT Guidelines, technicians with the following certificates will be required to recertify to their highest desired level in each category: the higher recertification courses will encompass material from the lower levels. (ie. HMA III will encompass material from HMA I and II)

Aggregates:¹

• Aggregate Technician

Asphalt:

• Hot Mix Asphalt Level I
• Hot Mix Asphalt Level II
• Hot Mix Asphalt Level III

Concrete:

• Portland Cement Concrete Level I²
• Portland Cement Concrete Level II
• Portland Cement Concrete Level III

There will be five phases of the re-certification process. Recertification dates will be based on the individual's highest level of certification. Dates are subject to change.

Phase 1

• 2023-2024 Training Season will be limited to individuals with certification dates from 1992-1999.
• These certificates will expire on December 31, 2024.

Phase 2

• 2025 Training Season will be limited to individuals with certification dates from 2000-2006.
• These certificates will expire on December 31, 2025.

Phase 3

• 2026 Training Season will be limited to individuals with certification dates after 2007-2012.
• These certificates will expire on December 31, 2026.

Phase 4

• 2027 Training Season will be limited to individuals with certification dates after 2013-2018.
• These certificates will expire on December 31, 2027.

Phase 5

• 2028 Training Season will be limited to individuals with certification dates after 2019-2023.
• These certificates will expire on December 31, 2028.

After the phasing process, certificates will expire five years from the date recertified.

EXAMPLES:

Student A is certified for the following courses. This student will need to recertify at their highest obtained level.

	Course	Date Certified	Recert. Phase	Recert. Course Required
Aggregates	CET-020-Mix Agg	02-25-94	N/A1	N/A
	CET-021-Agg Tech	01-30-98	Phase 1	RCT-021
Asphalt	CET-029-HMA Level I	03-04-94
	CET-023-HMA Level II	05-08-98
	CET-031-HMA Level III	03-26-99	Phase1	RCT-031
	CET-026-Nuclear Density	03-02-94	N/A	N/A
Concrete	CET-030-PCC Level I	11-19-98
	CET-024-PCC Level II	02-13-04
	CET-039-PCC Level III	02-23-07	Phase 2	RCT-039
	Since Student A is choosing to recertify at their highest obtained level, this student is not required to keep his ACI current.

Student B is certified for the following courses. This student does not want to recertify at their highest obtained level in Concrete, instead he opts to recertify at a lower level

	Course	Date Certified	Recert. Phase	Recert. Course Required
Aggregates	CET-020-Mix Agg	12-13-96	N/A1	N/A
Asphalt	CET-029-HMA Level I	12-20-96
	CET-023-HMA Level II	02-07-97
	CET-031-HMA Level III	03-13-09	Phase 3	RCT-031
	CET-026-Nuclear Density	12-17-96	N/A
Concrete	CET-030-PCC Level I	04-20-18	See Note 2	ACI must be kept current
	CET-024-PCC Level II	04-01-97	Phase 42	ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician, Grade 1
	If Student B decides he does not want to recertify his PCC Level II certification, he will then recertify as a Level I Technician by keeping his ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician Grade 1 certification current. If he did not recertify his ACI Certification by April 20, 2023, he must do so by December 2027 (as original PCC I certification date of 2018 falls in Phase 4) to keep his PCC I certification current. If he does not meet this deadline, he will be required to take the full CET-030, PCC Level I course again. (Please note that at the end of Phase 1, he will no longer be PCC Level II certified. That certificate will have expired.)

Note 1 - The Mixture Aggregate Technician Certification will not expire; however, the Mixture Aggregate Technician Upgrade certificate will, and those individuals will need to take the RCT 021 Course to renew their certificate.

Note 2 - The ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician, Grade 1 certification will be the only requirement for individuals recertifying for PCC Level I. If this student fails to recertify ACI, they will then be required to retake the full PCC Level I course (CET-030). PCC Level II and Level III technicians will not be required to maintain their ACI certification as part of recertifying for IDOT.