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Friday, April 13, 2012 - 12:10
The latest issue of the newsletter is now available for download from the Newsletters area of the website.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 13:28
Tests & the City - Online Seminar
Earlier this year, The Test Factory invited London’s finance organisations to join us for a special breakfast seminar – ‘Tests & the City’. Held in the heart of London, our seminar was a phenomenal success with some of the city’s biggest employers present. Where were you?
Our seminar explored the world of online assessments and looked at how they can be integrated into an employee’s lifecycle from recruitment to compliance via engagement in eLearning helping us to achieve our...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 10:04
eNetAssess is a world-class system for delivery of eAssessments. The Chartered Banker Institute, working in partnership with technology provider eCom, will use the system for web delivery of both essay and multiple choice exams, with further enhancements including simplification of the marking system for the examiner and the verifier.
Colin Morrison, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Education, explains: "The Institute has been a leader in providing online examinations for several years. This new system will bring greater functionality for students when answering essay...
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:47
Shipley, United Kingdom.
The partnership will see SQA licence BTL’s Surpass® Assessment Platform for the development and delivery of its whole assessment programme including the new National Qualifications being developed to support Curriculum for Excellence.
SQA has been using Surpass for the SOLAR e-Assessment programme since 2008; this new contract sees Surpass rolled out throughout the SQA – with Surpass being used to develop and deliver both paper and on-screen assessments.
SQA’s initial focus is on use of Surpass to...
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 11:39
The new International Journal of e-Assessment (IJEA) has been published, entitled 'Good Practice in e-Assessment by eAA Corporates 2012'.
Guest edited by Professor Cliff Beevers of Heriot-Watt University, Volume 2 No 2 (2012) contains a suite of papers by corporate members of the e-Assessment Association.
With contributions from Learn Direct, Scholar, TAG Developments, eCom, RM Education, Calibrand and City and Guilds, the edition explores good e-assessment practice from the increasingly diverse fields of education, industry and the world of work....
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 20:59
BALTIMORE, MD, 23 February 2012 – Prometric, a trusted provider of market-leading test development and delivery solutions, and the International College of Professional Selling (ICPS), a global provider of accredited qualifications for sales professionals, today announced their partnership for computer-based delivery of the Diploma in Professional Selling and Graduate Diploma in Sales Coaching. Based in Ireland, ICPS is dedicated to providing sales professionals with career-specific accredited qualifications to improve sales performance for them and for their employers.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:59
BTL Group Ltd, the leading, independent provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce that the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) have renewed their partnership with BTL, to license the Surpass® Assessment Platform for a further five years.
AAT is the leading qualification and membership body for accounting and finance staff. BTL and AAT have been in partnership for assessment services for a number of years. AAT use the Surpass® Platform to develop and deliver their global assessment programme. AAT computer-based...
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 10:28
BTL Group Ltd is delighted to announce that accessible e-Assessment content, created using the Surpass® Assessment Platform, has been awarded ‘Accredited Plus’ by the UK’s leading pan-disability charity, AbilityNet.
To achieve ‘Accredited Plus’, BTL created an exemplar assessment which was rigorously tested by people with a diverse range of disabilities and was reviewed for compliance with WCAG 2.0 AA. The key issues identified during the testing and review procedures have been subsequently resolved to provide 'real-life accessibility'.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 10:12
ANNAPOLIS, MD. February 2012 -- Summit Global Testing, a leading provider of computer-based testing and assessment solutions, have hired Martin Milner, an experienced e-assessment executive to oversee the company’s UK efforts as Managing Director.
Martin brings extensive experience in the computer-based assessment industry, having served as the managing director of RM Data Solutions, Country Manager (UK) for Prometric, and as the Executive Director of Prometric’s global marketing efforts, respectively.
Martin will be working with...
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 09:56
Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing business of Pearson, has announced the appointment of Matthew Poyiadgi as Managing Director for Europe.
Matthew has over 20 years experience of working for international IT and computer-based testing companies, having established successful teams and customer partnerships to deliver new products and launch global programmes.
In addition to growing existing programmes and seeking new partnerships across the continent, Matthew’s efforts will also contribute to Pearson VUE’s global success....