BER exam updates from SEI

SilverBER

I pasted this into the thread. Its a breakdown of the SEI's BER examination data so far. I cant believe that the failure rate is 9% so far. It also shows a worrying lack of expertise when it comes to the heating system scores. Maybe the 9% are taxi drivers?


BER Examination Information as of 29th Oct 2009
Number of exams completed: 1113
Percentage of candidates that passed (i.e. achieved a total score of ≥70% and ≥50% in each subsection): 91%.
Of the 9% of candidates who failed the exam 25% got a total score of ≥70% but failed to get ≥50% in each subsection.
On average the scores for space heating and hot water systems are lower than for other sections of the exam.

chatterbox007

Based off the number who have sat the exam so far there should be a big drop off the number on the register next year. At the moment there are over 2800 and only 1100 have the exam done.

d'Oracle

SilverBER wrote: »

I pasted this into the thread. Its a breakdown of the SEI's BER examination data so far. I cant believe that the failure rate is 9% so far. It also shows a worrying lack of expertise when it comes to the heating system scores. Maybe the 9% are taxi drivers?


BER Examination Information as of 29th Oct 2009
Number of exams completed: 1113
Percentage of candidates that passed (i.e. achieved a total score of ≥70% and ≥50% in each subsection): 91%.
Of the 9% of candidates who failed the exam 25% got a total score of ≥70% but failed to get ≥50% in each subsection.
On average the scores for space heating and hot water systems are lower than for other sections of the exam.

I'm finally off to do it today.
Its curious about the heating systems, but I suppose its where the greatest breadth of knowledge and harder questions seem to be.

That said, with the DEAP manual it shouldn't be that hard.......

help1

Wouldn't it be a help to everyone if they could get the answers to the questions they get wrong in the exam. Chances are they will be wrong in the next exam as well. I certainly can't remember the qestions i got wrong or even right for that matter after i leftthe exam centre. What do u think?

d'Oracle

help1 wrote: »

Wouldn't it be a help to everyone if they could get the answers to the questions they get wrong in the exam. Chances are they will be wrong in the next exam as well. I certainly can't remember the qestions i got wrong or even right for that matter after i leftthe exam centre. What do u think?

TBH there are a few I came across which I would love to know the answer to.

help1

any way of getting the answers to all the questions. Think it might help everyone.

Bhoypaul

help1 wrote: »

any way of getting the answers to all the questions. Think it might help everyone.

My take is that it would only help people pass the exam and not prove that people were competent to do the assessments.

The exam questions come from a database of about 500 questions. If they gave out the correct answers it wouldn't be long before people new the correct answers but not why they are correct.

help1

TRUE.