What are the Approved Centre invigilation rules? Approved Centre (ACF)

In order to operate you must ensure that you have a minimum of two members of staff registered as invigilators.

An invigilator is responsible for monitoring test sessions to ensure our test requirements are met.

An Invigilator is:

• Required to be registered with BCS.
• Required to have completed the BCS Invigilator training before being permitted to invigilate.
• Required to be observed at their first live test session, by a BCS registered member of staff, and the invigilator observation report is signed by both the invigilator and the observer.
• Required to be observed annually, by a BCS registered member of staff, to ensure test regulations are being followed, and the invigilator observation report is signed by both the invigilator and the observer.
• Not permitted to receive any financial incentive, such as bonuses or performance related incentives for their invigilation, regardless of the test outcome, although they may receive standard fees for their invigilation.
• Responsible for the assessment session ensuring the assessment outputs only contain the work of the Learner and that no assistance has been available.
• Required to check identification of Learners prior to assessment.
• Responsible for ensuring the Learner is registered with BCS prior to assessment.
• Responsible for ensuring assessment regulations are adhered to for all assessments.
• Responsible for checking that Learners have not taken the same assessment stream previously.
• Responsible for ensuring failed assessments are not re-taken unless a full calendar day has passed.
• Not permitted to be involved in any marking or invigilation activity if they have had any prior involvement with the teaching of learners undertaking the assessment.
• Ensure that if the automated test system is used, that the invigilator logs in with their own secure username and password.
• Ensure that if the automated test system is used, and an invigilator key is being used, that the actual invigilator, for the test, generates the invigilator key.
• Ensure that the number of learners that are taking a live test at any one time, are of a number that the invigilation process can be carried out adequately. BCS recommend a ratio of x1 Invigilator to 20 learners taking a live test at any one time.