Research Test Series

Look to the future while answering the needs of the present: this is the essential definition of a research test. By participating, you can both challenge your analysts with leading edge testing techniques and help shape future proficiency tests. Research Tests are not designed to satisfy proficiency testing requirements. Participants are asked more detailed questions than typically found in a proficiency test and the results are available only through electronic distribution directly to the test participants. A new Research Test is unveiled every six months on the CTS Web site and only a limited number of sample sets are manufactured – thus, they are available on a first come, first served basis.