CISI extends remote exam invigilation to all candidates

All its UK and international students

Jenna Brown
clock • 3 min read

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is to extend remote exam invigilation to all its UK and international students sitting level 3 and 4 multiple choice question exams amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.

The professional body - which has 45,000 members in more than 100 countries - said it was one of the largest organisations to establish remote exam testing. Last year, it said, 41,000 exams were set in 81 countries taken by those working in wealth management, financial planning and capital markets.  CISI examinations are usually sat by candidates in global exam centres, with multiple choice exams being undertaken at those centres by computer-based testing. However, the pandemic resulted in test centres around the world closing or operating within social distancing guidelines. CISI sai...

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