Rules for candidates

If you have any questions regarding the rules, please speak to the administrator before confirming your acceptance. Any breach of tests centre rules will be treated very seriously.

If a candidate is found to be in breach of the rules below, their test may be stopped. The TDA will then take appropriate action. This may include setting conditions on taking future tests and invalidation of results.

1. Candidates must behave courteously and treat administrators with respect while on test centre premises.
2. Candidates must not attempt to gain a pass result for a QTS skills test by using unfair or unacceptable methods.
3. No personal items are allowed into the testing room, These include but are not limited to mobile phones, hand-held computers/personal digital assistants (PDAs) or other electronic devices, pagers, watches, wallets, purses, hats (and other head coverings), bags, coats, jackets, books, notes, glasses cases, bottles, drinks or other containers/ holders.
4. No notes or support materials may be taken into the test room.
5. A4 laminated card and a fine non-permanent marker are provided by the test centre and must be handed back at the end of the test.
6. Nothing should be written down before the first question (or practice question in numeracy) has appeared.
7. Personal calculators must not be used during the numeracy skills test. An on-screen calculator is provided.
8. Candidates must not attempt to communicate with any other candidate at any time while in the test room.
9. Making a noise, creating a disturbance, eating, drinking and smoking are not allowed in the test centre.

Incident investigation

The TDA will investigate any reports of candidates found to be in breach of these rules, for example, behaving discourteously, communicating with others during tests, making notes before the tests have begun or using unauthorised materials.

The TDA reserves the right to place ongoing invigilation on candidates who are found to be in breach of the rules.