Editing NOCTI (section)

==History==
NOCTI originated in 1966 funded by a grant from the US Commissioner of Education to Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nocti.org/History.cfm/history/|title=NOCTI History|publisher=NOCTI|accessdate=2008-11-24}}</ref>  Due to the lack of vocational technical (currently referred to as career and technical) educators, a consortium of states was identified to develop assessments that would validate knowledge and skill sets of individuals coming from the workforce working toward a degree in career and technical education.  NOCTI developed both written/multiple choice and performance/practical tests to assess teacher candidates.  These assessments were given in a paper/pencil format at testing sites across the nation and scored at the NOCTI headquarters.

1972 NOCTI is established as a permanent organization, including a constitution, by-laws, and operating policies.<br /> 
1973 NOCTI is established as a not-for-profit corporation at Educational Testing Services (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey.<br /> 
1975 NOCTI becomes independent from ETS and moves to new headquarters in Albany, New York.<br />  
1979 NOCTI expands its original mission of teacher candidate testing to secondary and post secondary student testing also <br />         known as SOCAT (student occupational competency assessment testing)

1983 NOCTI relocates to Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.<br />  
1985 NOCTI - Industrial assessments added to NOCTI's battery of assessments.<br />  
1995 NOCTI moves to its current address at 500 N. Bronson Avenue in Big Rapids, Michigan.<br />  
1999 NOCTI - The Whitener Group is established as a wholly owned subsidiary of NOCTI to address the growing demand by business <br />         and industry NOCTI type assessments and services.

2003 NOCTI develops online testing platform to allow secondary and post secondary testing to be completed via the Internet.  <br />         Currently both online and paper/pencil testing are available to clientele.

2006 NOCTI aligns all standardized assessments to the national academic standards for math, science and language arts.<br />  
2007 NOCTI converts all standardized assessments to Text-to-Speech technology to address assessment accommodation needs.