Things I can't wear to my provincial licensing exam

[jochi1543]

shorts (ok)
tank tops (ok)
caps/hats (ok)
loose shirts (??)
loose blouses (?? do they mean untucked? or do they mean actually loose-cut)
service or school uniforms (ok)
any sort of paraphernalia indicating that I belong to a certain school or service (ok)
sweaters (!?)
jackets (!?)
hoodies (!?)


I think I'm just gonna wear these, nothing says they are not acceptable:

Are the guidelines for you guys just as bizarre? It's gonna be mid-November in freaking Edmonton, and I can't wear a sweater?:wacko:

 

[Sapphyre]

That's just weird, i wore shorts and flip flops to my test. Had to empty my pockets though.

 

[FF-EMT Diver]

If that's your actual picture they prob wont mind LOL!!!

 

[MRE]

I did my exam with pants/short sleeve shirt and hiking boots.

Had a 2 knives, multitool, flashlight, notebook, pens/pencils and wallet in my pockets.

Whats with emptying your pockets? Do they expect you to cheat?

 

[BossyCow]

My guess is that the exam will be done inside so they will probably have a place to hang up your coat/jacket/sweater.

I'm guessing the logo ban is to avoid an examiner from giving preference to a grad of where he studied, or being extra harsh on someone he believes to have come from an inferior school or agency. The hoodie ban is most likely for the same reason as the jacket/coat/sweater. Pockets and bulky attire make it easier for people to hide cheating tools.

 

[FF-EMT Diver]

Yes here they didn't say what not to wear that I can remember but you had to empty your pockets, Present 2 kinds of ID, Actually had to have a photo ID made to enter testing area, And then you were under audio and visual monitoring, If you needed to use the bathroom you requested permission and were escorted to the bathroom and back to your desk.

The reason (they said) was some dude had a twin that was a DR. that took his test for him.

 

[MRE]

The reason (they said) was some dude had a twin that was a DR. that took his test for him.

Not sure I believe that, sounds extremely irresponsible for a doctor to it. Hopefully its not true.

 

[mikie]

The only requirement was not to wear any department/service logos (maybe all FD/EMS logos too, I don't quite remember); otherwise you either had to turn it inside out or change.

 

[KEVD18]

the only requirement i can remember for my test was two forms of id.

they had lockers where you stored you unnecessary clothing and pocket contents and went into the testing room. it was just a computer lab. mass used to hire out the testing to a private company that did all sorts of testing. emt/medic, real estate licenses etc so wearing a fd shirt wouldn't matter to them as they had only a tenuous connection to public safety.

i dont know the rules for the new company they are using as i havent tested for a ticket since they switched.

 

[Sasha]

I did my exam with pants/short sleeve shirt and hiking boots.

Had a 2 knives, multitool, flashlight, notebook, pens/pencils and wallet in my pockets.

Whats with emptying your pockets? Do they expect you to cheat?

Apparently at my testing center they did. You walked in, got your picture taken, gave your two forms of ID to the lady at the desk. The lady finger printed you. You then walked over to a locker, and the lady watched you empty out your pockets and you had to turn them inside our to prove nothing left, store equipment in locker, take key. Walk the two feet from the front desk, to the testing room which was a computer lab.You had your picture taken at the door, the lady handed your IDs to the computer lab lady. Computer lab lady tested your IDs against the picture taken when you first got in. Lady made you put your finger on a finger scanner, lady escorted you in. You were given a white board and a marker, for whatever reason. You were NOT to erase your own whiteboard, but raise your hand when it was full. You were NOT to get up, you were not to click the end button. When you were done, you were to raise your hand and the computer lab lady clicked it for you. You were to raise your hand if you needed to use the restroom so you can be escorted too a single person bathroom and escorted back.

One boy got yelled at for looking around too much. However, they tested more than just EMS. They did a bunch of different CBT so the chances that he was trying to cheat was slim, it looked like he was just nervous/

All in all, getting into the test took almost as much time as the test itself.

 

[jochi1543]

I did my exam with pants/short sleeve shirt and hiking boots.

Had a 2 knives, multitool, flashlight, notebook, pens/pencils and wallet in my pockets.

Whats with emptying your pockets? Do they expect you to cheat?

I don't recall if they want all your pockets emptied per se (don't have the paper with me now), but they explicitly say no weapons of any kind, including Swiss Army knives and the like.

 

[jochi1543]

Apparently at my testing center they did. You walked in, got your picture taken, gave your two forms of ID to the lady at the desk. The lady finger printed you. You then walked over to a locker, and the lady watched you empty out your pockets and you had to turn them inside our to prove nothing left, store equipment in locker, take key. Walk the two feet from the front desk, to the testing room which was a computer lab.You had your picture taken at the door, the lady handed your IDs to the computer lab lady. Computer lab lady tested your IDs against the picture taken when you first got in. Lady made you put your finger on a finger scanner, lady escorted you in. You were given a white board and a marker, for whatever reason. You were NOT to erase your own whiteboard, but raise your hand when it was full. You were NOT to get up, you were not to click the end button. When you were done, you were to raise your hand and the computer lab lady clicked it for you. You were to raise your hand if you needed to use the restroom so you can be escorted too a single person bathroom and escorted back.

One boy got yelled at for looking around too much. However, they tested more than just EMS. They did a bunch of different CBT so the chances that he was trying to cheat was slim, it looked like he was just nervous/

All in all, getting into the test took almost as much time as the test itself.

LOL, this was pretty much the situation at my MCAT writing 1.5 years ago. Fingerprints, multiple IDs, they confiscated your scratch paper from you, etc. Any time you'd go to the bathroom or come back from a break between sections, you'd get fingerprinted again. We also had noise-blocking headphones handed to us. I am pretty sure I screwed everyone over in my group with first rushing through the 2 multiple choice sections and then typing my essay super-loudly while they were still working on them....

 

[medicdan]

I'm a little confused here... Are the requirements the OP posted for the practical or the written exam? I can understand forbidding identifying uniforms for the practical exam-- where the examiners may be involved in the field and have inherent biases, but dont understand the requirement for the written exam-- often just at a computer.

 

[Ridryder911]

Here's the reason why they place restrictions.

Many years ago when I took my practical testing for the NREMT Paramedic; a young lady arrived into the dining room court yard where they had placed us until it was time to start. Some of my former class mates was amazed that she asked us what time it was and then started to proceed to "get ready" for the test.

She actually pulled out a make up mirror, with a tackle box size of make up, hair spray and all the other propaganda a model would have. After about 30 minutes of primping, applying make up and spraying hair spray, she then excused herself and returned in a tube top and shorts. To say the least she obviously removed undergarments as one could definitely tell in a cold room.

Jokingly, one of my fellow female classmate commented.."Damn, to think I actually studied!"...

As a proctor or examiner for the NREMT for several decades, I have seen uniforms, intentional display of skin for peeks, etc. All in attempt to persuade and even distract from the point of the examination. In reality, this just pisses me off more.

When women or men, actually take this profession seriously. To have to resort to this type of behavior is shameful. More shameful is those that would pass one for that reason.

You want to treated and be respected as a professional then act and behave as one. Until we eliminate those that treat our profession as a joke, then we will treated as joke as well.

R/r 911

 

[mycrofft]

Rid, to polevault off your comment, I would say "act as an adult".

To ban a certain type of logo etc is potentially discriminatory, so you ban them all, from "Hooters" to "Cripkillers Discipline". Hoodies are banned likewise, and to keep ears from bearing false earbuds.

This is like smoking in ambulances, just plain silly. The OP's humor sense and selection of truly bizarre rodeo-wear is a little impressive, a screwball sense of humor is a gift, but folks need to quit acting like rebellious teenagers if they want to be taken seriously. Continue in this vein if you want to be paid minimum wage and forced into killing schedules. Nurses started being taken seriously when they got away the starched mini-wimple hats and white hose, and got into business suits, BDU's, and scrubs.
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Especially us hairy potbelleid bowlegged imitation GEICO-model nurses.
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Of the male persuasion.

 

[Tincanfireman]

Especially us hairy potbelleid bowlegged imitation GEICO-model nurses.

Of the male persuasion.

Who snore... (Though that's just an unproven allegation; I sleep fine ^_^)

 

[MRE]

I don't recall if they want all your pockets emptied per se (don't have the paper with me now), but they explicitly say no weapons of any kind, including Swiss Army knives and the like.

We probably had a "no weapons" rule too, but I didn't have any weapons on me. Where I'm from, pocket knives, hunting knives, etc are tools and not weapons. I carried the same compliment (folding knife and multitool) through all 4 years of high school (04') and 4 years of college (08). Nobody ever said a thing.

Its sad to see these tools being restricted so, especially since it was not that long ago that every gentleman had his trusty pocket knife with him everywhere he went.

 

[Sasha]

We probably had a "no weapons" rule too, but I didn't have any weapons on me. Where I'm from, pocket knives, hunting knives, etc are tools and not weapons. I carried the same compliment (folding knife and multitool) through all 4 years of high school (04') and 4 years of college (08). Nobody ever said a thing.

Its sad to see these tools being restricted so, especially since it was not that long ago that every gentleman had his trusty pocket knife with him everywhere he went.

Well now and days people use those so called tools to slit other peoples throats or stab them in the eye, so they HAVE to be restricted.

 

[KEVD18]

nothing is a weapon until it is used as such. at any other point in time, it isnt a weapon but a tool of one kind or another.

 

[MRE]

nothing is a weapon until it is used as such. at any other point in time, it isnt a weapon but a tool of one kind or another.

Exactly.


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