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McCann Associates, the leading provider of testing, assessment and certification tools for public safety personnel since 1959, today announced the release of practice tests for police officers preparing to take their promotional exams and move up in the ranks of their departments.

Online practice tests are available for two levels of promotions within police departments. Officers can take the following exams, which simulate the actual high-stakes written promotional-level police tests, and which are scored instantly through McCann's Measured Success™ testing platform:

• Administrative Level Practice Tests: Appropriate for those seeking to obtain the ranks of: Captain, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, and Chief
• Supervisory Level Practice Tests: Appropriate for candidates preparing to test for the ranks of" Corporal, Sergeant, and Lieutenant

According to twenty-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and current Upper Darby Chief of Police Michael Chitwood, "McCann's practice tests are tremendous. Their questions are 100% spot on and ideal for any officer preparing to take their promotional exam. I would definitely encourage any prospective promotional candidate to use these tests to receive the best preparation possible for the exam. I wish I would have had these tests available prior to my last promotional exam."

Candidates can access the promotional exams from any Internet connected computer. They receive instant and targeted scoring and identification of areas of needed improvement through McCann's Measured Success testing platform, including

• Technical Police Knowledge
• Investigative Knowledge
• Legal Knowledge
• Supervisory and Managerial Knowledge
• Administrative Knowledge
• Deductive Reasoning
• Understanding & Interpreting Police-Related Table & Text Material

Measured Success includes McCann's award winning IntelliMetric® scoring engine, which utilizes advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to score open-ended essays and constructed responses with unparalleled accuracy.

"We are very proud to continue our commitment to the great men and women of law enforcement," stated Pam Kirby, Vice President for McCann. "McCann Associates is a true partner for law enforcement, assisting officers as they ascend to the top of their departments."

McCann Police Officer Promotional Practice Tests are available for purchase through the Vantage Online Store. For additional information about these tests and other McCann Associates products and services for all industries, visit McCann's web site at www.mccanntesting.com.

About McCann Associates

McCann Associates has designed and delivered custom-developed high-stakes and diagnostic professional assessments for public and private organizations since 1959, with an emphasis on employment screening and career advancement evaluations for public safety occupations. For nearly five decades, more than 1 million prospective police officers, firefighters and EMTs can point to a McCann assessment as the beginning of a successful and fulfilling professional career.

Today, McCann Associates has expanded its focus to meaningfully impact the lives and careers of college students, prospective employees and professionals. McCann now offers customizable web-based assessment programs that allow for item and test creation, test delivery, scoring, reporting, remediation, data management and account management. Learn more at www.mccanntesting.com.