TAKING EXAMS
Course delegates and subscribers sit their exams either online with a live invigilator, in-person during a classroom course or at Authorized Testing Center.
Some of our shorter e-learning courses include a short automated exam within their e-learning package. Examinations are set and marked by the Digital Skills Authority Exams Board. Eligible delegates issued with an official Digital Skills Authority delegate ID, can book their exam direct with an Authorized Testing Center. (Their own fees apply). Explore our options below.
WORLDWIDE ONLINE
Digital Skills Authority’s examinations department offers two types of exam:
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Remote Live Online Exams with Webcam
o Available on Manager and Leader Certifications
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Online Case Study Assessment Exam
o Our E-Learning & Online Examinations platform
o For selected professional series certification
courses delivered as interactive e-learning
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We also offer face-to-face exams in person in some locations, where an Authorized Testing Center is not available. Contact us
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book at a wide range of Authorized Testing Centers across the United States and Canada. These include universities and institutes such as University of Toronto, University of California Irvine and California State University Northridge. Please contact us prior to booking if you are interested in taking your exam at a university or Institute in New York, Maryland, Denver, Atlanta, Portland, Houston, Seattle, Miami, Massachusetts, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Charlotte. In Latin America the British Council has testing centers across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, as well as Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book in-person exams at a choice of universities across the UK, including University of Teesside (Middlesborough) and Bournemouth University, as well as college or test centers in London, Glasgow, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Skye, Pembrokeshire, Somerset, Cornwall and Coventry. Contact us for further information.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS - BRITISH COUNCIL IN EUROPE
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book in-person exams at a variety of British Council Testing Centers: -
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Albania (Tirana), Armenia (Baku), Austria (Vienna), Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Sarajevo), Bulgaria (Sofia), Croatia (Zagreb), Cyprus (Nicosia), Czech Republic (Prague), Georgia (Tbilisi), Greece (Thessaloniki, Athens), Hungary (Budapest), Italy (Rome, Milan), Kazakhstan (Almaty, Astana), Lithuania (Vilnius), Macedonia (Skopje), Poland (Warsaw), Portugal (Lisbon), Romania (Bucharest), Slovakia (Bratislava), Spain (Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia), Switzerland (Bern), Ukraine (Kiev)
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Please contact us, if you are planning to sit an exam with the British Council.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN EUROPE
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book in-person exams at these Authorized Testing Centers:
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Denmark - EDU (Copenhagen); Estonia - Tallinn University Centre for International Examinations; Finland - Finnish British Society (Helsinki); Germany - Examinations International (Cologne) and Cambridge Insitut (Munich); Iceland - University of Akureyri; Ireland - Dublin Tutorial Centre and Limerick City College; France - University of London Institute in Paris and Universite Catholique de Lyon; Italy - Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica (Bologna); Luxembourg - APT; Malta - Ministry of Education and Employment (Floriana); Monaco - International University of Monaco (Monte Carlo); Norway - Folkeuniversitetet Bergen (Bergen), Folkeuniversitetet Asker (Oslo), Folkeuniversitetet Telemark (Skien) and University of Stavanger; Spain - Kings College Alicante (Alicante) and British College of Benalmadena (Malaga).
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Please contact us, if you are planning to sit an exam at one of these testing centers.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN ASIA
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book in-person exams at these Authorized Testing Centers:
China (Beijing, Shanghai), Taiwan (Taipei, Kaohsiung), Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai), India (Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi), Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore), Bangladesh (Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet), Sri Lanka (Columbo), Nepal (Kathmandu), Vietnam (Hanoi), Japan (Tokyo), Philippines (Manila), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang)
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Please contact us, if you are planning to sit an exam with the British Council.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book their exam at the following British Council locations in Bahrain, Egypt (Alexandria), Kenya (Nairobi), Kuwait, Morocco (Rabat), Mozambique (Maputo), Nigeria (Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt), Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa (Johannesburg), Sudan (Khartoum) and Zimbabwe (Harare), as well as further nations across sub-saharan Africa.
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Please contact us, if you are planning to sit an exam with the British Council.
AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTERS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Eligible delegates and subscribers can book in-person exams at these Authorized Testing Centers:
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Australia: University of New England (Armidale), Darwin Examination Centre (Darwin), and other test Centres in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth or Townsville.
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New Zealand: University of Canterbury (Christchurch), University of Otago (Dunedin), Victoria University of Wellington (Wellington, Southern Institute of Technology (Invercargill), Eastern Institute of Technology (Napier) or Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (Tauranga)
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Please contact us if you are interested in taking an exam at any of these locations.
BECOME AN AUTHORIZED TESTING CENTER
If you are an academic, governmental or other recognized professional institution, you may benefit from invigilating our in-person exams. This style of exam suits those with a preference for traditional in-person exams, technological or human challenges related to taking an exam online. As well as supporting inclusivity in skills education and certification, there are a number or benefits to becoming an Authorized Testing Center.
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Additional revenue
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Payment received direct from student
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Standard invigilation fees paid
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Association with Digital Skills Authority
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Advertisement ATC’s
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Listed on Digital Skills Authority’s website
CHANGES TO TESTING CENTERS
Please note that testing centers offering exams are subject to change, and we request that individuals wishing to take an exam in person at an Authorized Testing Center, contact us to ensure continued availability. Thank you.