Examination Procedure

Optional examination - sit  for your exam when you want

When you have completed all required assignments for a subject, you are then entitled to sit for an examination in that subject. We are unable to accept examination application forms until after all assignments for that subject have been marked and sent back to the student.

If you pass the exam, you are awarded a Pass in that subject. A Certificate of Completion will be sent to you acknowledging this.

NOTE: You do not have to do an examination unless you want to! However, if you want an official 'certified' pass in the subject, you must sit for and pass the examination.

You may sit the exam at a location which is convenient to you.

The procedure for arranging an examination is as follows:

• Nominate an adjudicator (i.e. a supervisor) to oversee the exam. This must be a reputable person (such as a police officer, Justice of the Peace, minister of religion, college principal, tertiary tutor/lecturer, employer or manager of a business or organisation established for more than 5 years, or member of a professional association which has an established code of ethics. Adjudicators cannot be relatives).
• Set a date, time and place for the exam (e.g. at the adjudicator office or a library)
• Submit your exam application at least 4 weeks before the nominated date.
• We will send the exam papers directly to the adjudicator. Please ensure you have supplied full and correct address and telephone details. In order for us to email the exam to the adjudicator, please supply a valid email address.
• At the set time, you attend the nominated place.
• The adjudicator will conduct the exam. On completion of the exam, your work is collected by the adjudicator and sent directly to the College. You should meet the expenses your adjudicator will incur for posting your exam to us.

General Information

Examinations are usually one and a half hours in duration.
Students should bring pens and a few dozen sheets of foolscap or A4 paper with them.
No textbooks or notes are allowed in the examination.
You are not permitted to use mobile phones, laptop or other computer equipment, and talk to the adjudicator during the examination.
Non-programmable calculators are permitted for subjects like Landscaping, Engineering, Finance, etc.

NB: There are no exam fees for sitting any of the SCI examinations, except where a student needs to sit for public exams, for example, the ICB Bookkeeping and RHS Certificate/Diploma exams etc. (You are responsible for any external exam fees charged by the awarding body, any associated expenses such as travelling to the examination centre).

Alternative to Sitting Exams

If you find the thought of sitting for an exam daunting, then you may elect to undertake a final project instead.  Projects are usually between 2000 to 3000 words and will be related to the material covered in your course. Students are usually given three (3) weeks to complete a project.