Taking your Exams

Take Your IT Certification Exams

They say that the pain of childbirth is wiped away the minute you hold your newborn baby in your arms but what about the pain of exams?! You have to spend weeks getting ready for them and sweat through hours of actually taking them. Then you have your results, which is given immediately after taking your exam! Don’t let the panic of the exam period get the better of you though, get ready in advance, keep a clear head on the day and no doubt you’ll be one step closer to becoming a successful I.T Professional.

Preparing for Exams

The most important part of preparing for an exam is studying the correct subjects. Look back over the topics you learned during video instructor lectures, review your questions, re-read your notes, answer questions in your ebooks and practice your skills using our lab simulations. Practice, Practice and Practice your exams.

Once you know what to study, concentrate on how you study. Remember:

• To wear loose, comfortable clothes while you study.
• To study in a well lit, quiet and cool room.
• To eat before studying so you aren’t distracted by cravings or rumblings.
• To turn off the television or radio while you study.
• To study a little bit every night to avoid cramming the night before the exam.
• To predict and answer questions that may come up on the exam (this comes taking copious amounts of exam questions using our test simulators or recommended third party IT Training test engines.

• To devise and answer different types of questions, including:
  • Multiple choice.
  • True or false.
  • Fill In The Blank.
  • Simulated based exams

• To study with a partner or group – if you won’t distract each other.
• To purchase extra study materials if you need a little extra help.
• To make a final, one page “review sheet” that you can study in your final moments before the exam. Just make sure you discard it properly so no one can accuse you of cheating!

What to Do On Exam Day

Start your exam calmly by preparing for it from the moment you wake up that day. Be sure to arrive at your exam:

• Early. 15 to 30 minutes before start of exam
• Well rested.
• Having had a filling breakfast or lunch.
• With all materials you will need, including:

· Pencils.

· Pens.

· Reading glasses.

· Calculators.

· Exam card/number/registration materials, if required.

· With your student number and student card, if required.

• You will need to present 2 forms of photographic I.D
• Each exam takes approximately 90 to 120 minutes
• Pass mark vary from day to day but averages 550 out of a possible 1000 marks

Entering the Exam Room

When you enter the exam room, take a few minutes to get set up before diving into the exam questions. Your exams are computer based. Remember that these final moments are your last chance to get ready, so:

• Put your name and other identification information on your exam/answer screen.
• Read the directions for taking the exam.
• Make a brief plan about how you will divide your time between sections.
• Take a few deep breaths every time you feel nervous or panicked.
• Keep rest breaks just short enough to recharge and move on.

Exams can be nerve-wracking, but unless you want to fail your IT Training course there is nothing to it but to battle through them and move on. If you feel nervous about upcoming exams, remind yourself that you are not expected to know everything, you need only prove that you can grasp the subject matter and add your own analysis to certain topics. If the worst does happen and you do fail an exam, the good news is that we will let you retake them later. Don’t aim for this, but think of it as a Plan B – always there if you need it. Good luck!

Here are our most Frequently Asked Questions on Taking Your IT Exams

• Certification Pass Guarantee
• Taking Your Exams
• When to book your exam
• Booking The Exam
• Exam Fees
• Payment of Exam
• Confirmation of Exam

Certification Pass Guarantee

To activate your certification pass guarantee you must sit your exams after using our test simulators 3 times and scoring over 95% each time.

95% of our students who take exams using this method PASS first time!

Taking Your Exams

Over 90% of our students pass their certification exams on their first attempt. We are so sure that you will achieve the same results with our training that we offer the following guarantee:

IF within 180 days of purchase, you fail any certification exam twice after you have completed our training material for that exam, simply send or fax us the test results and a refund will be promptly issued for the entire cost of the training package.

Please make sure that:

You score over 95% in each category and achieve an overall score of 95% at least 3 times using the Exam Simulators and print out proof of score before you sit your exam. In the unlikely event of failure you will need to keep the official print out of your examination score for submission to Affordable Training. This will validate your exam pass guarantee.

When to book your exam

Once you have achieved over 95% in your test simulator at least 3 times you are ready to take your exam.

Booking The Exam

You can take your exam at any VUE or Prometric Testing Centre. These are located nationwide.

• VUE Phone number: 0800-7832210
• Prometric number: 0800 592 873

You will be issued with a candidate identification number which you keep throughout your studies. You must produce this number each time you wish to take a new exam.

Exam Fees

Exam fees are not included in the fees of any of our courses.

Exam fees are set by the major vendors, CompTIA, Microsoft and Cisco. Exam fees are out of the control of affordabletraining.

· Microsoft MCP Exams: £88 plus VAT

· CompTIA exams start from £100 plus VAT

· Cisco Exams from £100 plus VAT

· Microsoft Office Exams from £60 plus VAT

Payment of Exam

Any major credit card is acceptable.

Confirmation of Exam

All confirmation of exam book will be sent by email to your nominated email address. You will have details of your exam, directions to the centre and your candidate testing ID

Your email address will never be rented, sold or abused.
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