When identifying a venue, candidates need to ascertain the following facilities are available:

• Internet access
• Scanner (scans documents as a PDF)
• Scanner with ability to directly email ACRRM, OR computer (with ability to email the scanned PDF document to ACRRM)

The College will not be liable for any difficulties caused by using alternative configurations.

The College strongly advises candidates to test the device and scanner in advance using the PDF requirement for the assessment.

Candidates are responsible for finding a suitable invigilator. Candidates are unable to sit the assessment without an appropriate invigilator.

The invigilator must be present and be able to see the candidate throughout the assessment. Therefore, the invigilator cannot be on call or be available for any concurrent duties or activities during the assessment. The College strongly advises candidates to keep a note of their invigilator’s mobile number and email address to confirm final arrangements and have a contingency plan if the invigilator withdraws at short notice. In the event an invigilator becomes unavailable, candidates must source another invigilator and advise the College. If more than one candidate is sitting in a venue, they may share invigilators, providing the requirements detailed above are met.

All invigilators are subject to approval by the College, who has the discretionary authority to approve or decline each nominated invigilator. If the College deems that a chosen invigilator is not suitable for any reason, the candidate will be notified and required to nominate another invigilator.

The College will contact the invigilator directly prior to the assessment to outline their roles and responsibilities for the assessment day and other arrangements.

When choosing an invigilator note they:

• cannot have a conflict of interest with the candidate, therefore they cannot be a close relative, close work colleague, an ACRRM registrar, nominated supervisor or educator who has had significant involvement in the candidate's training.
• will be a person currently holding a reasonable position of responsibility.
• will be over the age of 25 years of age unless they have significant previous experience in examination supervision.

Roles deemed suitable to be an invigilator, include:

With the growth of online exams and remote delivery it is good practice to regularly check and update personal devices and the install the latest software updates as soon as possible - this includes browser updates and operating systems.

Wi-Fi bandwidth and stability is also important and should be sufficient to maintain a good connection for an extended period. Users accessing the system in the workplace will also need to check local firewalls and access to external websites; this is particularly relevant in hospital settings.

The following represents the general guidance and requirements.