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Level A Certificate

Student Discount Rate (valid from 1 July 2009)

To qualify for the discounted student rate of £30 for each Certificate of Competence you must, at the time of application:

· be enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course;

· have your application form signed by a Verified Assessor who signs a declaration confirming that you are a student.

· apply for entry onto the Register of Competence for the first year (subscription fee of £25).

· Sign a declaration that you are not in receipt of a taxable income.

Please ensure your Assessor completes and signs Section 5 of the application form to confirm this.

How to Apply & Packs

If you wish to apply for one of our Certificates of Competence in Psychological Testing, you will need to download the relevant general information pack. These packs contain background information including the competencies required for certification at the appropriate level. In addition to the general information packs, applicants need to download and print out the relevant application form and refer to the Certificate Applicants' Schedule of Fees below. If you would like to join one of our Directories then please visit the Directories page.

For information on current fees for Certificates of Competence in Occupational and Educational Testing please see our Schedule of Fees below (valid from 1 July 2009).

Schedule of Fees for Certificate Applicants

Occupational testing

You are required to apply for the Occupational Certificates in the following order:

Test Administration (unless you are starting with Level A)

Test Administration General Information Pack.pdf

Test Administration Certificate Application Form.pdf

Level A

Level A Occupational Testing Gen Info Pack & Appl Form.pdf

Level B

Level B Occupational Testing Gen Info Pack.pdf

Level B Intermediate

Level B Intermediate Application form_pdf.pdf

Level B Intermediate Plus

Level B Intermediate Plus Application form_pdf.pdf

Level B Full
Level B Full Application form_pdf.pdf

Occupational Assessors

Chartered Psychologists who hold the relevant Statement or Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing, can apply to become Assessors to affirm the competence of people who wish to undertake training in Level A or Level B Occupational Testing. Please refer to the relevant information pack and application forms below:

Test Administration/Level A
Test Admin Level A Assessors Information Pack_web pdf.pdf

Test Admin & Level A Guidance for Assessors.pdf

Level B Intermediate & Intermediate Plus
Level B Int & Int Plus Assessors Information Pack.pdf

Level B Int&Intermediate Plus Assessors Application Form.pdf

Level B Int-Int Plus Guidance For Assessors.pdf

Level B Full
Level B Full Assessors Information Pack.pdf

Level B Full Assessors Application Form.pdf

Level B Full Guidance for Assessors.pdf

Schedule of Fees for Assessors

Educational testing

Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing

To obtain a Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (level A) you will need to undertake training and then have your competences affirmed by an Assessor (that is, a Chartered Psychologist whose assessment methods have been verified by the Society). In many cases, trainers are also Assessors, but not necessarily so.

Please view List of Level A Educational Assessors.pdf

To apply for the Certificate of Competence, please download the general information pack and application form

Level A Educational Gen Info Pack & Appl Form.pdf

Before starting any training, you should check with the trainer that the course will lead to eligibility for the issue of a Certificate and that the Assessor holds a current Assessor's Certificate.

Educational Assessors

Chartered Psychologists who hold the relevant Statement or Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing, can apply to become Assessors to affirm the competence of people who wish to undertake training in Level A Educational Testing.

Level A Educational - Assessors Information Pack.pdf

Level A Educational Guidance for Assessors.pdf


Fees for training courses

Details of the cost of the training courses in Educational Testing can be obtained directly from the course organiser. The Society's role is to set standards in testing. We do not set fees for any training courses or assessments.
Assessors are Chartered Psychologists who charge professional fees, which are comparable with other professions.



Accreditation of prior learning for those who hold a level A certificate of competence in occupational testing

Although there are many points of similarities between the Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (level A) and the Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing (level A), there are also sufficient differences regarding contexts of test use to require that competence is demonstrated in each certificate, whether or not the applicant has completed the equivalent level certificate in Educational or Occupational testing. However, certain core competencies may be accredited as prior learning.


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