PURPOSE: This rule provides definitions of terms applicable to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s technician certification program.

1. (1) Apprentice certification. Temporary certification usually used for qualifying new hires, summer students, and seasonal workers.
2. (2) District coordinator. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employee responsible for coordinating the Technician Certification Program (TCP) training activities within a district.
3. (3) Evaluator. An individual who has been approved by the materials qualification engineer (MQE) to administer performance evaluations.
4. (4) Materials qualification engineer (MQE). Missouri Department of Transportation employee responsible for coordinating the TCP training activities statewide.
5. (5) Review board. A board chaired by the State Project Operations Engineer that is responsible for oversight of the TCP and who makes decisions regarding decertification.
6. (6) Technician. An individual trained to perform sampling and acceptance testing of materials used in transportation construction projects.
7. (7) Technician Certification Program (TCP). A program administered by MoDOT to certify technicians who perform sample and acceptance testing of certain materials used in transportation construction projects.
8. (8) Trainer. An individual who has been approved by the MQE to perform classroom instruction and administer written examinations and performance evaluations.

AUTHORITY: sections 226.020, 226.130 and 227.030, RSMo 2000 and 23 CFR Ch. 1, Part 637. Original rule filed May 7, 2002, effective Dec. 30, 2002. *Original authority: 226.020, RSMo 1939; 226.130, RSMo 1939, amended 1993, 1995; 227.030, RSMo 1939.