{"id":8041,"date":"2025-02-24T15:11:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T14:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devinspectbv.w247.be\/overview-and-grading-of-tests\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T12:39:05","slug":"overview-and-grading-of-tests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inspectbv.be\/en\/overview-and-grading-of-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview and grading of tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734104479241{background-color: #FFFFFF !important;border-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734104468330{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-right: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;border-color: #FFFFFF !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541584818078{padding-right: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-12 text-left  kd-animated fadeIn   vc_custom_1740405675177\" data-animation-delay=200><h2 class=\"separator_off\" >Overview and standards tests<\/h2><\/header>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Here you will find an overview of the tests that Inspect can carry out as part of a project, as well as an indication of the standards applied to the different tests by category.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; 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