Re: RPL Exam

Hello,

The test is actually the PRP and the designation is CRL certified registered locksmith. Hope this helps.

John Middleman, CRL

My book arrived today. Finally

RPL is "Registered Professional Locksmith" and it's a certification given by the International Associate of Home Safety and Security Professionals (IAHSSP). Anyone even heard of the IAHSSP?

My book has a 60 question practice test.

the book can better your knowledge on locksmithing but, keep in mind that not all publications are excepted as training. neither are some of the courses that are available.

when I started my apprenticeship back in the early 80's. the first thing I was told was to forget the course I took and to watch, listen and learn. I can tell you that I learned more in two weeks, working under 4-CML's than in the 4 month course I took.

my2¢

If anyone is interested, I converted the test to electronic form. You can download it here:

BTW, I took the test, and came only a few questions shy of passing it. It seems to test mostly for general lock knowledge. I wonder how much clout the RPL really has.

My link is bad. Try this:

no thanks... why not just simply put it in (.doc) or (.pdf) format ?

like I told you before. "general lock knowledge" is what they are all about. you need an apprenticeship..

Sorry. The visual certexam software is small, clean and won't cause problems on your computer. And you only the the "Manager" version. Last time I checked it was free but now they are charging for it.

I was lazy and didn't want to have to score the exam myself. The software does it for you.

I might convert it to a .txt or .doc format in a little bit and just give you the scoring rules for it.

just don't want another program installed on my computer. also don't want to have to unsistall it after...

well, in your case, I can understand.

no big deal. I just thought it would be interesting to see what the test was really about and also see how it compares to ALOA's test.

g'day

Here it is in .txt format.

Now i'm wondering if the IAHSSP even exists anymore.

The book says their site is

thanks for posting. I have seen what I was looking to see. the test seems about 10 years out of date. the ALOA test for classification seems to be more current. I personally wouldn't except this test for proving ones knowledge.

you can see now why I earlier suggested the locksmith glossary site for study help:

The book has a 2000 copyright, but I believe that is for it's second printing. It also shows a 1996 date.

So I think the material in the book is dated somewhat. And I'm not totally sure this test can still be taken. I wrote to Bill Phillips and asked him about the test and if the organiztion that admisters it even still exists.

I still think my book was a good deal at 6 dollars. Even if some of the material is dated. I'm not going to waste time studying for the RPL exam tho.

I will check out the glossary l>

Oops. I meant for my last message to be a reply for Key.

The formatting is bad because it was exported directly out of my testing software. I only edited it a little bit before posting it.

ya did fine... worked for me..

g'day

This is not much of a test in tems of measuring technical profficiency. Many people who couldn't perform day to day locksmithing work would score at least the 75% to pass.