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NSDA Online Testing

NSDA Evaluator Information, Testing and Forms

Principal and Apprentice Evaluators

Contacts for Certification Testing & Evaluator Questions

NSDA Principal Evaluator Application

NSDA Apprentice Evaluator Application

NSDA K9 Standards Evaluator Professionalism Reference

Testing Fees will be as follows:

Written Test Online: $ 5.00

Field Test: Members $10.00 Non-members $25.00

NSDA Standards

Prerequisites for All K-9 Tests

Suggested Pack List

Study Guides

NSDA Standards - Current Approved Standards

All standards are in Adobe Acrobat file format (PDF). You may click the link to open the PDF file. Or, right click on the link then choose "Save Target As" to save a copy of the PDF on your computer.

Area

Area Pre-test Requirements

Area Field Qualification Tests

Area Daytime Acreage Adjustment Chart

Area Nighttime Acreage Adjustment Chart

Avalanche

Avalanche Pre-test Requirements

Avalanche Field Qualification Test

Avalanche Pool of Test Questions

Back Tracking

K9 Backtracking Team Certification

Land HRD Standard

HRD Pre-test Requirements

NSDA Land Human Remains Detection Field Test

NSDA Standards currently under review

Status of NSDA Testing Standards as of April 26, 2010

Disaster Standard

  • Peer Review Process completed.
  • Revised document approved by Board for Beta testing.
  • Beta testing pending.

Water HRD Standard

  • Beta testing completed.
  • Evaluator Workshop under development.

Trailing Standard

  • Peer Review completed.
  • Beta testing process in progress.