M_o_R® Open Centre Examinations

• APMG-UK do not invoice public candidates. Payment must be made at time of booking
• You must sit the Foundation Exam first before taking the Practitioner Exam. Failure to do so will invalidate both exams.
• You are allowed to reschedule the exam date once, at no cost, as long as the change is made a minimum of 10 working days (Monday to Friday including Bank Holidays) in advance of the booked exam date
• If you reschedule the exam date a second time, an administration fee of £50 (plus VAT) will be charged
• An administration fee of £51.50 (plus VAT) will also be charged if you cancel your exam outside the 10 working days (Monday to Friday including Bank Holidays) notice period. You must notify APMG-UK in writing or email of your intention to cancel the exam booking. The administration fee will be deducted from the fee paid and the balance will be refunded to your credit card within 30 days of the cancellation
• Your exam fee will not be refunded if you cancel your booking within 10 working days (Monday to Friday including Bank Holidays) of the booked exam date
• Your exam fee will not be refunded if you wish to reschedule your booking within 10 working days (Monday to Friday including Bank Holidays) of the booked exam date. A further exam fee will be payable for a new exam booking
• You will need to bring your photo ID to the exam centre. Either a passport or driving license will suffice. If you do not bring this with you on the day you will not be able to sit the examination
• This exam is non-transferable and can not be re-sold.

You will receive a formal receipt for any payment made 6 - 8 weeks after you sit the exams.

APMG has the right to invalidate the exam results without prior notice if the candidate has been found to receive unaccredited training.

Expectations of behaviour from open centre candidates

When attending an open examination centre, please ensure that you are polite and courteous to the venue staff, APMG-UK invigilator and other candidates. Please remember that there are several examination sessions throughout the day so should you arrive early, please check an examination is not in progress before entering the room and do not create excessive noise near the room in case this disrupts other candidates. You will be asked to leave the examination if your behaviour is abusive or disruptive.

On the Day of Your Exam

• You must arrive in good time - at least 30 minutes before the start time
• You will need to bring your photo ID to the exam centre. Either a passport or driving license will suffice. If you do not bring this with you on the day you will not be able to sit the examination
• Please bring a PENCIL for writing your M_o_R® Foundation and Practitioner exam. Please also bring an ERASER should any mistakes be made when writing your exam
• No calculations will be necessary, so calculators are not required
• The Practitioner exam is an 'open book' examination. You may make use of Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners (the Management of Risk 'guide') published by TSO, together with the APMG guidance document ABC Consulting Ltd. Sample Risk Documents and Worked Examples of some of the Common Techniques. Your own annotated manual is permitted during the exam. No additional support material is permitted other than the Question Booklet, the Scenario Booklet and the Answer Booklet - this includes post it notes (other than tabulation of the sections of the manual), or stapled sheets
• You may make use of Management of Risk: Guidance for Practitioners (the Management of Risk 'guide') published by TSO, together with the APMG guidance document ABC Consulting Ltd. Sample Risk Documents and Worked Examples of some of the Common Techniques. No other material other than the Question Booklet, the Scenario Booklet and the Answer Booklet can be used. No electronic media, eg: on a laptop, is permitted in the examination.

Special Allowances

If you have a disability that will affect your performance in the exam, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss any special requirements.

Important Message to All Candidates

If you are thinking of taking a training course we strongly recommend that any training you receive is through an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO).

Only ATOs and their affiliates have licences to offer training courses that incorporate official OGC trademarks, brands and copyright material.

These ATOs have been fully accredited by the APM Group, who are the official accreditor on behalf of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC). The accreditation process involves a rigorous assessment of the organisation's management systems, course materials and trainers, assuring the quality of training provided.

Organisations offering training who do not appear on the above list, or are not affiliated to an ATO, may be in breach of copyright law. Please do not support illegal use of copyright material.

Venue Information

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