(PR-inside.com) BALTIMORE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 05/31/11 -- Prometric, trusted provider of market-leading test development and delivery solutions, has been awarded a five-year contract to administer the new competency examination and fingerprinting program for certain paid tax return preparers by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), an agency of the U.S. Treasury Department. Under the award, the company is responsible for administering and delivering a new competency examination. Prometric also will be responsible for test development support which includes conducting job analyses using subject matter experts (SMEs) from both the IRS and preparer community to ascertain the capabilities and necessary knowledge for return preparers. "Prometric is uniquely qualified to deliver a ..

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