Comments by Anne Sherman

Anne Sherman
Member - 4 posts

Thought you might be interested in the reply I received from QCA after they investigated my complaint about the test.

"I now have the following reply from City & Guilds

'At the end of each online test there is a breakdown of the examination. This is a visual guide to show how well a candidate has performed. The percentages on each section refer to how well the candidate has performed for each section.
It is important to remember that not every section is weighted the same. Please refer to the test specification within the scheme handbook for section (outcome) weightings.

It is not advisable to total the percentages for each section and then divide by the number of sections to find the candidate's result. This will give a false result.

The result is calculated by the mark allocation per section and each section is weighted differently.'

I am informed that each test does have a set pass mark so it does not vary with the quality of candidates but it can vary between tests. I have asked City & Guilds to review both the way they communicate with candidates and their policy on not releasing pass mark details.

City & Guilds will also look at the quality of the questions in view of your comments."

Judging by what else was said it looks as if I failed by 4%. The pass mark for my test was 80%.

Hope this helps othre people out there.

Anne