In February 2022 the Construction Hazards Identification exam, developed by ITI (Industrial Training International), became the first VR exam to be awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board. It was accredited under ISO/IEC 17024, the standard for personnel certification bodies.
In an article, “Construction Certification Test Can Now Be VR,” (click on link for pdf) published in the September 2022 issue of Crane Hot Line, Wallace Judd, Ph.D., describes the challenges that had to be overcome to make sure the VR exam contributed to a reliable, valid, and fair certification.