How can you test for everything that might be known about a particular region?

The goal of ICAPGen testing is to assess whether the applicant has the "basic essential skills" to successfully conduct research in the region being tested. It is not the intent to expect knowledge of obscure records, but to expect candidates to be proficient in the use of the basic, essential records commonly used by researchers doing genealogy research in that area. These records are the ones cited in numerous genealogical how-to texts. These tests are timed to ensure that candidates have had sufficient experience in these basic records to do research for clients in a reasonable amount of time.