Users no longer need to register for ACCESS Class as all ACCESS certification and recertification training and testing is 100% online and self-paced within nexTEST. 

All resources can be found within the Resource tab here on the ACCESS webpage under the User Information Tab.

All personnel that have unescorted access to Criminal Justice Information (CJI) must complete the Security Awareness training that are not ACCESS certified. This may include your agency’s custodial, Information Technology (IT) staff, facilities personnel, administrative support staff, upper management, and prosecutor’s office staff. This training must be completed every year.

All criminal justice employees must be fingerprinted, both state and nationally under the employing criminal justice agency’s ORI, PRIOR to being granted unescorted access to unencrypted Criminal Justice Information (CJI). Notify ACCESS at: access@wsp.wa.gov and we will move the employee to your certification list.

You have TWO hours to complete the test. If you have to leave in the middle of testing, you will need to LOG OUT by selecting the Logoff button. If you fail to log out properly, you will fail the test and will be required to go back to class.

To continue your test please refer to pages 3 through 5 in the NexTEST user guide found on the ACCESS webpage.

If a user fails, they will need to redo the training modules and retake the test.  There is no longer a requirement for the TAC to notify ACCESS of test failures.