Originally Posted by McBad
Here when I am ready to sit an exam I just give the school a ring, tell them I'll be in tomorrow afternoon, go in, do it and, if the CFI is around he marks it afterwards and we both know where we are. If he's not around I get a phone call later; very civilised, stress free and it means I can go at my own speed and do the exams in the order I want to do them in.
Well here its done like this.
Exams take place at the (our CAA) building at the end of every month. a Few weeks prior to the exam(s), you have to book a place and pay the exam fee. You book as many or as little exams as you want. I booked all of them.
Once you have paid and your place confirmed, your name is then down on the computer for that date, and no matter what (ie you dont turn up for whatever reason) it goes down as a fail.
A week or so after the exam, you log onto the (our CAA) website and your results are displayed there under your candidate number.
Another difference I have noticed here (compared to the CAA) is that if you didnt achieve a certain level of results in school (O Levels) you cant embark on your CPL.
Thank god I have the results they want