CII improves feedback for exam failures

Katrina Lloyd
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The CII has introduced more detailed feedback for candidates sitting its exams, including identifying specific questions failed.

Following a pilot in January 2010, all candidates will now receive confirmation of their mark, the exam pass mark, their own exam result and improved information to allow them to interpret their result. The changes will apply to Diploma and Advanced Diploma exams and come in response to feedback from individual candidates and employers. There will be greater clarity around grades which will be expressed in words, e.g. Distinction, Pass and Fail. Both the mark and pass mark are now included and more feedback will be provided where a result is a 'fail' to help candidates identify are...

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