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Contacts:
Dawn Dovre | Director of Public Affairs
Armando Diaz | Public Affairs Specialist
South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation GED Testing Service
Dawn.Dovre@state.sd.us | 605/773.3094 Armando.Diaz@GEDtestingservice.com | 202/471.2157
June 21, 2012
GED TESTING AVAILABLE ON COMPUTER IN SIOUX FALLS
(Pierre, SD) – The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation is partnering with GED Testing
Service to offer the GED test on computer.
Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls is the first testing center to pilot this endeavor, which began on
June 20, 2012.
Offering the GED test on computer allows test-takers to receive instant score results, register and schedule
their test online 24/7, and complete test sections at their own pace.
“GED testing on computer provides adult learners more flexibility and convenience,” said State Labor and
Regulation Secretary, Pam Roberts. “This credential is essential to successfully entering the workforce or
pursuing further educational and workforce training programs.”
GED testing on computer will be expanded to other official testing centers in South Dakota this summer.
The GED test is the only high school equivalency program recognized by all 50 U.S. states and the District of
Columbia. The GED consists of five tests: Math, Science, Social Studies, Writing and Reading.
For more information about GED testing in South Dakota visit www.sdjobs.org or to register for the GED
test on computer visit www.gedtestingservice.com.
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Additional resources
Video short – The Alex Experience: GED testing on computer
www.GEDtestingservice.com/Educators/videos
Video short – The GED test is not online
www.GEDtestingservice.com/notonline
Web pages to help identify and report possible testing scams
www.GEDtestingservice.com/fraud
About GED Testing Service
GED Testing Service ® is a joint venture between Pearson and the American Council on Education (ACE).
This business will drive the future direction, design, and delivery of the GED ® testing program. Building on
the goals of the GED 21st Century Initiative, the two partners will combine their collective expertise and
resources to develop a new GED ® test aligned with emerging national and state standards that will assure
colleges, universities and prospective employers that adults who have passed the GED ® test are prepared
GED ® and GED Testing Service ® are registered trademarks of the American Council on Education (“ACE”). They may not be used or reproduced without the express written permission of
ACE or GED Testing Service. The GED ® and GED Testing Service ® brands are administered by GED Testing Service LLC under license from the American Council on Education.

to compete and succeed in a global economy. The GED ® test is used by all 50 U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, U.S. insular areas, Canadian provinces and territories, the U.S. military, and federal correctional
institutions for the purpose of awarding a high school equivalency credential. Nearly 800,000 GED ® tests
are taken each year, and in 2010, more than 470,000 individuals were awarded their high school credential
through the GED ® testing program.
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