CARSON CITY --  In striving to provide more adult learners throughout the state with a high school credential and basic technology skills, Nevada is partnering with GED Testing Service to offer the GED test on computer.

Testing began this Monday and online registration and scheduling is now available to test-takers.

“Moving the GED test to computer helps adults demonstrate necessary basic technology skills and makes their testing process easier and more efficient. We are so pleased that Nevada is our partner in this important endeavor,” said Randy Trask, president of GED Testing Service.

Several new services will streamline the testing process and benefit adult learners who often need to move very quickly into jobs or training programs. These benefits include:

• Online scheduling and registration that is available 24/7
• More testing flexibility for test-takers: They can choose when and where to take their test
• Instant unofficial score reports: Faster results mean adults can apply for jobs or immediately begin studying if they need to retake a subject area
• Enhanced test security

“The State of Nevada is pleased to be at the forefront of computer-based GED testing. Easier access to the GED test can help open more doors to postsecondary education and training programs, and can boost the numbers of college degrees and technical certificates our state produces every year. Where better-educated adults and better-trained workers live, good jobs will follow,” said Brad Deeds, State GED Administrator.

The computerized test will initially be offered at:

• New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Reno, Nevada
• Career College of Northern Nevada, Sparks, Nevada
• Northwest Career College, Las Vegas, Nevada
• New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Professional Institute of Technology, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada
• CC Boot Camp, Henderson, Nevada
• Datanamics Inc., Henderson, Nevada
• The Learning Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Computerized testing is expected to be available in all testing centers across the state in the coming months.

Since last year’s launch, more than 40,000 computerized GED tests were delivered across 37 states and the District of Columbia with positive results for test-takers. GED Testing Service found that adults who tested on computer had an 88 percent pass rate compared to 71 percent for those who tested on paper. Adults who tested on computer completed their exams in five and half hours compared to about eight hours on paper. Adults who tested on computer were also 59 percent more likely to retake a failed test instead of giving up and dropping out of the testing program.

The launch also allows adults in Nevada to take advantage of a new GED Testing Service offer. Through May 31, 2013, any adult in Nevada who chooses to begin their GED test on computer will receive one free retake if they fail. To view the full details of the new offer visit, GEDtestingservice.com/secondshot.

The GED test on computer is the same test currently offered on paper and pencil. Whether a candidate takes the test on paper or computer, it must be taken in person at an official GED testing center. The GED test is never offered online. States currently offering the GED test on computer are preparing for the new 2014 GED test, which will only be available on computer.

For adults interested in taking or learning more about the GED test on computer please visit, www.GEDcomputer.com.