# Choose and review backflow testing

Prepare a clear scope, compare testing proposals and check reports and submission evidence.

- Level: Practitioner
- Length: 45 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Compare proposals against the same assembly inventory and deliverables.
- Check tester eligibility and distinguish testing from repair scope.
- Read assembly identity, initial and final results, and submission evidence.

## Lessons

1. [Write a testing scope providers can answer](https://backflowtesters.fyi/academy/choose-and-review-backflow-testing/write-a-testing-scope.md) (12 minutes)
2. [Compare proposals without guessing the market](https://backflowtesters.fyi/academy/choose-and-review-backflow-testing/compare-proposals.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Read the report and close the testing job](https://backflowtesters.fyi/academy/choose-and-review-backflow-testing/read-report-and-close-job.md) (12 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course qualify me to test or repair backflow assemblies?

No. It provides buyer education and a certificate of completion from backflowtesters.fyi. Check the local authority for accepted testing credentials and the permissions required for the work.

### Do the local examples apply everywhere?

No. Confirm schedules, deadlines, hazard decisions, approvals and reporting requirements with the responsible local water supplier and plumbing authority.

Also on the [web page](https://backflowtesters.fyi/academy/choose-and-review-backflow-testing).