Become a Host Venue

Step 1: Complete the expression of interest form, which outlines our basic requirements. You will receive an acknowledgement from the Exams team within 1 week. 

Step 2: Our Exams staff will assess the initial viability of your venue, which may include further questions and a data viability assessment of the location to ensure the likelihood of candidates wishing to sit at the venue. 

Step 3: If the venue meets initial requirements, we’ll arrange a video call to discuss venue details, transport options, and hotels nearby, followed by a request for cost breakdowns. 

Step 4: Should the initial assessment be successful, then the Exams staff will arrange an in-person site visit which will take one to two days. 

Step 5: If all goes well, we’ll schedule a follow-up video call to finalise dates for a pilot exam and confirm key deadlines. 

Step 6: In the lead-up to the first exam, we’ll provide an event plan outlining key tasks.  We would expect a response within 3 working days to keep everything on track. 

Step 7: The first exam will be a pilot test. While everything will proceed as expected for candidates, we won’t consider the venue permanent until after evaluation. 

Step 8: After the pilot, we’ll hold a video call to assess the venue. This will be a two-way conversation where we will discuss any feedback or concerns and work together to address them. If everything is successful, we’ll confirm the venue as a regular exam location. 

Step 1: Complete the expression of interest form, which outlines our basic requirements. You will receive an acknowledgment from the Exams team within 1 week. 

Step 2: Our Exams staff will assess the initial viability of your venue, which may include further questions and a data viability assessment of the location to ensure the likelihood of candidates wishing to sit at the venue. 

Step 3: If the venue meets initial requirements, we’ll arrange a video call to discuss venue details, transport options, and hotels nearby, followed by a request for cost breakdowns.   

Step 4: Should the initial assessment be successful, then the Exams staff will arrange an in-person site visit which will take one to two days, and the potential host will be expected to show staff around the venue and the local area. This visit would usually be tied in with an additional local examination to reduce travel time and costs for staff. This means that the visit could be several months away or at quite short notice. 

Step 5: If all goes well, we’ll schedule a follow-up video call to finalise dates for a pilot exam and confirm key deadlines.  

Step 6: In the lead-up to the first exam, we’ll provide an event plan outlining key tasks. We would expect a response within 3 working days to keep everything on track.  

Step 7: The first exam will be a pilot test. While everything will proceed as expected for candidates, we won’t consider the venue permanent until after evaluation.  

Step 8: After the pilot, we’ll hold a video call to assess the venue. This will be a two-way conversation where we will discuss any feedback or concerns and work together to address them. If everything is successful, we’ll confirm the venue as a regular exam location and look at confirming the most immediate next delivery date at that venue. 

Step 9: At this stage that we look for a UK-based convenor to be matched with the centre, if there is not already one for the location. This will be a clinical examiner who will be an additional point of contact and support for the local host venue.