Package Overview

This comprehensive package prepares you for the Virginia Painting and Wall Covering (PTC) Exam at PSI. You'll receive immediate access to the online course upon purchase so you can start studying right away. 

Exam Prep Course: Our self-paced online course includes book highlighting guides, learning modules covering important exam subject areas, practice quizzes, and unlimited attempts in our PTC Exam Simulator. The simulator follows the subject areas, question count, and format of the actual PSI exam, with dynamic practice exams that help you reinforce your knowledge and practice navigating your reference materials under timed conditions. 

Exam-Ready Books: The Virginia PTC Exam is open book. You'll receive the approved reference set professionally tabbed and highlighted with pertinent exam material, helping you locate important information more efficiently during the timed exam. 

Your Exam-Ready Book Set includes: 

  • PDCA Craftsman's Manual and Textbook, 8th Edition 
  • Paint Contractor's Manual 
  • Code of Federal Regulations CFR Part 1926 and Related Standards 

Start-Up Consultation: Contractor licensing involves more than passing the exam. Your package includes a 30-minute start-up consultation with a licensing expert who can help you understand the licensing process and next steps. We'll reach out after purchase to schedule your call. 

Class Days & Times

This is an entirely online, self-paced course. Our online pre-recorded content is available 24/7 with unlimited access for 180 days after purchase.

If you require an extension after your initial 180 days of course access, contact our support team to request a course extension for $150.

Exam Overview

The Virginia PTC exam at PSI is open-book. Candidates have 120 minutes to complete the 50-question test. A minimum score of 70% (35 correct questions) is required to pass.

You can see more about the exam and test-taking policies in the Candidate Information Bulletin from PSI, linked here.

Books

The Virginia PTC exam is open-book. You may bring the approved references listed here into the exam.

Note: tabbing and highlighting books for use in the timed exam is part of our exam prep curriculum.

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