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Update about our online and remote invigilated assessments

From Monday 24 April, learners can be booked onto the new HTML version of assessments which are available from 1 May.  Once we've completed the transition from Flash to HTML, you’ll notice small changes to the booking process.

Current process:

  1. Log in to Surpass and select the schedule screen
  2. Click schedule test
  3. Select your centre
  4. Select your subject where you have the option for a standard or remote invigilation (OdOI) assessment
  5. Continue the process by selecting the assessment date/time and the learners you wish to book.

New process:
The key change you’ll notice is the option to select from two versions of your centre name when making a booking. There will be a centre to select for standard online assessments, and one to select to book remote invigilation assessments. Each centre will be named using an appropriate suffix, for example, Centre name – RI, for booking remote invigilated assessments. Only one version of the assessment will appear for you to select, making it a much easier process.

You’ll still need to enter your learner email address in the candidate screen for learners sitting remotely.

  1. Log in to Surpass and select the schedule screen.
  2. Click ‘schedule test’.
  3. You will now be presented with 2 options under centre:
  • ‘Centre name’ – this will book an invigilated ‘in centre’ assessment
  • ‘Centre name’ - RI – this will now book a remotely invigilated assessment.
  1. Select the subject you want to book.
  2. Continue the process by selecting the assessment date/time and the learners you wish to book.

Whilst we get everything up and running with this new set up, there will be a short period where you will need you to let us know which learners you need to book for remote invigilation so we can make sure they’re available in Surpass before you make the booking.

We’ve created a form which can be accessed via this link, for you to provide a list of learners that need to be booked for a remotely invigilated assessment.

As soon as we receive the form, we’ll complete our checks within three working hours which will allow you to make your bookings. We'll email you once this is complete so you know when your learners are available in Surpass. This process is an interim measure, that will be in place for no longer than one month. Following that, all learners will be available as usual in Surpass.