OCR offers e-tests for Award in Administration in Unit 1 at Levels 2 and 3.

Try our practice e-tests for Award in Administration.

Registering learners

All Award in Administration learners must be pre-registered with OCR before they can take an e-test. You can choose to register learners by using the NQF1 form or electronically via OCR Interchange.

Once your learners are pre-registered and your centre setup on the e-test system you can register your learners within minutes via the administration website. Tests can only be taken during the e-test session dates advertised in the Awards in Administration e-test timetable.

Fees and invoices

The first attempt at an Award in Administration e-test is charged in the Award in Administration registration fee. Additional attempts will be charged at the unit entry fee. Please see the fees list for latest prices.

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Examination and administration dates

Awards in Administration e-test sessions will be available in November 2008, April and June 2009. Please refer to the Awards in Administration e-test timetable for exact dates.

Learners who do not pass their e-test are able to retake a test but must wait for a subsequent session to do so.

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Results

Learners' results will be made available, providing their result file has been uploaded, on the dates advertised in the Awards in Administration e-test timetable. The results will be made available via the admin area of the e-test system and via OCR Interchange.

You can analyse e-test results and give feedback to learners on their performance once the results have been made available.

Learners who have passed their Award in Administration e-test will have certificates dispatched to their centre on the dates advertised in the Awards in Administration e-test timetable.

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Software

The installation software for the Awards in Administration e-test sessions will be made available to download once each academic year, as self extracting zip files, on the dates advertised in the Awards in Administration e-test timetable. The download will contain the tests for the November 2008, April and June 2009 e-test sessions plus practice tests.

To run offline tests from a memory stick mounted to the E:\ drive letter please download both the Examiner and Reloader configuration files - these are both .exe self-extracting files, and will need to be unzipped - and follow the Instructions for using USB Memory Sticks for Offline e-testing guide below.

• Examiner configuration file (Exe, 4Kb)
  Offline configuration file to be used for testing from memory sticks mounted to the E:\ drive letter.
• Reloader configuration file (Exe, 4Kb)
  Offline configuration file to be used for testing from memory sticks mounted to the E:\ drive letter.

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Useful documents

• Awards in Administration e-test timetable 2008/09 (PDF, 269 Kb)
  Key dates and deadlines for the 2008/2009 test session.
• Awards in Administration e-testing support guide (PDF, 40 Kb)
  Guidance on administering OCR Awards in Administration e-tests in your centre.
• Minimum hardware requirements (PDF, 28 Kb)
  Hardware and software requirements to run OCR e-tests using either the networked (SNA) and offline versions of the tests.
• User guide (PDF, 270 Kb)
  Guidance on using the administration website and the e-testing software (networked (SNA) and offline versions of the tests).
• Frequently asked questions (PDF, 83 Kb)
  Additional support and guidance on all aspects of e-testing.
• Approval installation tasks (PDF, 58 Kb)
  One off task required to ensure the e-testing software is installed correctly and to allow access to the live tests.
• Candidate navigation instructions (PDF, 640 Kb)
  Detailed instructions on how to navigate through an e-test.
• Evacuation and test recovery guide (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
  Detailed instructions on how to stop and restart an e-test in the event of an evacuation or loss of power during the test session (networked (SNA) and offline versions of the tests).
• Evacuation and test recovery guide summary (PDF, 70 Kb)
  One page summary on how to stop and restart an e-test in the event of an evacuation or loss of power during the test session (networked (SNA) and offline versions of the tests). Should be used in conjunction with the detailed instructions above as an aide-memoire.
• Using USB memory sticks for offline e-testing (PDF, 444 Kb)
  Instructions on two different approaches to using USB memory sticks for offline e-testing.
• Notice to candidates (PDF, 37 Kb)
  Poster detailing the JCQ invigilation guidelines, to be displayed outside the examination room.

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