SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Pronounced knock-tea, the NOCTI® is an exam that takes its name from the acronym for National Occupational Competency Testing Institute. The exam serves as an end-of-program assessment for high school seniors in all but a few of the career and technical education programs at LCTI. Career and technical schools across Pennsylvania and around the country administer the two-part exam.

Most of LCTI’s seniors are slated to take the performance portion of the NOCTI over a weeklong period beginning Friday, March 1. The exam’s written portion is scheduled for April; Heavy Equipment Operations & Preventive Maintenance is the exception. That program’s seniors are slated to begin taking the written test on March 11 and the performance test in April.

Rocking the NOCTI is about more than bragging rights. A strong performance on the exam signals to admissions officers and employers, respectively, that seniors are college and career ready. Performance tests for the following programs are scheduled to begin on the specified dates. Some performance tests span multiple days. 

Friday, March 1

Advertising Design/Commercial Art
Carpentry
Dental Technology
Emerging Digital Media & Social Communications
Masonry

Monday, March 4

Criminal Justice
Diesel Medium & Heavy Truck Technology
Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Small Engines/Recreational Vehicle Repair

Tuesday, March 5

Cabinetmaking & Millwork
CAP Office Systems Technology
Culinary Arts
Web Design/Web Programming

Wednesday, March 6

Commercial Baking
Building Trades
CAP Electrical Technology
Computer Information Technology
Computer & Networking Technology
Cosmetology
Engineering Drafting & Design
Electrical Technology
Electromechanical/Mechatronics Technology
Electronics Technology
Heating/Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Health & Medical Sciences
CAP Applied Horticulture
Plumbing & Heating
Painting & Design
Pre-Engineering & Engineering Technology
Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
SOC Building Trades Maintenance
SOC Food Services
SOC Supply Chain Management & Logistics Technology
Teacher Education
Welding Technology

Thursday, March 7

Auto Collision Repair Technology
Auto Technology
Print Technology/Graphic Imaging
SOC Auto Specialization Technology

April 2024

Heavy Equipment Operations & Preventive Maintenance – Date TBD