Starting this month DMV will begin to implement online inspector certification training and final exam scheduling.  Once this new system is implemented, the existing instructor-led classroom training will be discontinued and be replaced with on-line training.  Also, DMV will no longer assign applicants to a specific exam site on a specific date. 

 

The benefits of on-line training and scheduling include:

 

• Inspector training is completed online and at the applicants’ own pace

• The applicant can access the training material at any time

• The applicant is free to choose the exam location and time that is most convenient for them 

• E-mail reminders will be provided two days before the scheduled exam 

 

The new system will be rolled out in phases.  Upstate applicants (outside of Westchester, Rockland, NYC, and Long Island) will be instructed to use the new online system starting on November 15, 2017. Downstate implementation will begin in mid to late January 2018.   

 

Detailed instruction letters will be mailed out to all applicants who have submitted application form VS120 and who qualify to begin the online training and scheduling process.  The letter details the steps to follow to register, prepare for, and schedule the exam.     

 

Training material is always available at WWW.NYVIP.ORG from the Home Page.  Just click on the blue “Public Access to Inspector Training Materials” button.  Training slides and Commissioner’s Regulations are available for all who wish to begin training, or to refresh their skills.  Additional information and instructions are also available under the “Inspectors” tab.   

 

DMV proctors will continue to score and report final exam results to DMV’s Certified Inspector Unit (CIU) in Albany.  For those applicants who receive a passing final exam grade, the CIU will process the results and order certified inspector ID cards.  These ID cards will continue to be mailed out from the Albany central office, as they are today.   

 

Please consider having your staff take advantage of the “always available” online Certified Inspector training.  You may call Opus Inspection at 1-866-623-8378 or the Office of Clean Air at 518-473-0597 and select option #4 with any questions.