General FAQs
- If I click 'complete assessment' button by mistake, can you come back to assessment?
- How can I save a copy of my workings during the assessment?
- Can I use a physical notepad and pen rather than a notepad on the platform?
- How do I know if I need to use a specific resource for a question?
- Is there a table function in the answer box that can be used for answering questions?
- Can I complete all my workings in the answer box, even if the information is unimportant?
- Can I make the answer box larger so I can see my full answer?
- Is there a maximum zoom in the assessment platform?
- I'm having difficulty reading the text in the assessment platform. What can I do to improve this?
- How does the notepad in the assessment platform work?
- Can I use a scientific calculator in my assessment?
- Can I write in my textbook or on the tabs to help me find the information I need quicker?
- If I copy and paste from the IFRS textbook will this be counted as plagiarism?
- How do I use the IFRS Standards textbook?
- Are the IFRS standards given as a resource on the assessment platform or is it only hard copies we’re given?
- Can I put my answers in a Word document then copy and paste to the answer box?
- Am I able to use a blank Word/Excel document rather than blank paper as I will be sharing screen so the invigilator can see these are blank to begin with?
- If I do my workings on blank paper, do I need to input these to the answer box on the assessment platform, in addition to my final answer?
- Can you write everything out on your paper and scan them into the assessment platform?
- Can I use blank paper in my assessment to make rough workings and notes?
- What materials am I allowed to bring into my assessment?
- Why are Skills assessments ‘closed book’?
- Am I allowed to print the assessment paper before the assessment starts?
- Is there a PDF that can be downloaded or printed?
- Can I duplicate one screen across more than one device, is this considered to be more than one screen?
- How do I access the assessment platform?
- What do I do if my Reasonable Adjustment evidence is not in English?
- Where can I find assessment information and regulations?
- I have been told that my Special Consideration does not meet the policy – what does this mean?
- I was unwell/suffered a bereavement before the assessment but chose to sit the assessment – will this be considered under the special consideration policy?