1.5 ATMS Official-Result Concept

Results, Records, and Score Expectations

The official brief separates same-day information from the official result record. Pearson VUE provides unofficial results on the day of testing. Official results are recorded in FDLE's Automated Training Management System, known as ATMS. FDLE says the controlling test record is the electronic ATMS record, and FDLE cannot provide official applicant score documents to applicants.

This distinction prevents a common misunderstanding. A candidate may leave the test center with unofficial results, but that does not make a Pearson VUE document the controlling source of record. The controlling result record is the electronic ATMS record. Florida criminal justice agencies have access to ATMS, which is why applicants should not expect FDLE to send an official applicant score document to an employer or third party.

The CJBAT result type is also limited. The brief says CJBAT produces only pass/fail for candidates, academies, and agencies; no scores are provided to those parties. Passing status requires a score of 70 or higher across all three sections and at least 30 correct out of the 50 questions in Sections II and III. The candidate-facing result still remains pass/fail when the result is passing.

Failing score reports are different from passing result expectations. The brief says failing score reports include a grade and diagnostic information by section with a bar graph. Duplicate score reports can be printed from the Pearson VUE account. That diagnostic information is useful for remediation, but candidates should still treat ATMS as the controlling record concept.

A candidate's result checklist should be practical:

• Expect unofficial results from Pearson VUE on the day of testing.
• Understand that FDLE's ATMS electronic record is official.
• Do not ask for results by phone because they are not given that way.
• Do not expect results to be sent to an employer or third party.
• Do not describe a passing CJBAT result as a numeric candidate score.
• Track the test date because score validity is four years.

This result model also protects against exaggerated claims. A study guide should not promise a passing score, a job, academy admission, or agency ranking. It should not say Pearson VUE score reports are official. It should not say a passing candidate receives a numeric score. The official brief gives a narrower and more defensible path: unofficial same-day information, official ATMS record, pass/fail result status, and four-year validity.

The ATMS concept matters even before test day because it tells candidates how to talk about the exam. A passing result is evidence for a training-entry eligibility requirement. It is not a portable ranking score to shop among employers. Training centers and agencies cannot use scores for hiring minimums or ranking candidates, so the official result should be understood within its proper training eligibility purpose.