Environmental Management Certification-Registered Environmental Manager
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Please note that if you fail the exam you will need to pay $100.00 for each exam you re-take and must be made payable to the National Registry of Environmental Professionals.
REM Certification -- Registered Environmental Manager is the highest professional/ management level of NREP registration. Printout and refer to the Candidate Information Handbook for the latest and most complete information. Successfully passing a 150 question, closed-book exam with a scaled score of 700 is mandatory. An REM candidate should possess the skills and knowledge to coordinate and manage major environmental health and safety (EH&S) projects and programs. This includes environmental auditing, hazardous materials management and transportation, and real estate environmental assessment. The federal government's U.S. Postal Service, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service; Resolution Trust Corporation, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Amtrak, State of Alabama and other state agencies, as well as many local governments recognize the Registered Environmental Manager (REM) certification.
Education: Bachelor's degree in an environmentally-related discipline. Recognized majors include the physical, biological and health sciences; engineering and environmental majors. 3 years of acceptable work experience may be substituted for each year of an academic degree program.
Work Experience: Five (5) years work directly related to environmental engineering, health, science or management.
Exam Requirement: 2 hrs - 45 minutes timed, multiple-choice, closed-book exam. Candidates must pass the REM examination with a scaled score of 700 or better. The REM exam may be proctored at the end of an NREP-approved workshop or through ISO Quality Testing at one of their 350 test centers. To locate a test center near you, go to http://www.isoqualitytesting.com and click on Take a Test, then click on Testing Center Locations.
Refer to the Candidate Information Handbook for examination information, including: examination development, examination design, examination content and sample questions, REM examination preparation, and much more information.
Application/exam fee: $300
Annual renewal fee: $90
Please note: If your certification has lapsed by 30 days or more, a late fee will be added to your certification charge. |
