Becoming an AMTRA SQP - 2. How to book your AMTRA exam(s)
A list of forthcoming exam dates is available on the AMTRA website. Most exams are carried out online: for most people this means sitting the exams at home or work or some other quiet place. In all cases the location must be able to support exam conditions including without being disturbed.
However, from time to time we do offer exams hosted at Harper Adams University (in Shropshire), with one of two formats: either online but where the computer equipment is provided and configured for you, so you only need to turn up at the booked time, or with traditional pen and paper.
Instructions on how to book your exam are enclosed with your training manual. The current version of the booking form can be downloaded from the AMTRA website (form reference A03).
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Booking a place on a training course is NOT the same as booking a place at the exam. You must always send AMTRA an exam booking form if you intend to sit the exam, regardless of where you are planning to take the exam (or whether you've separately booked a training course). |
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Written exams must be booked with AMTRA by the deadline date shown on our website, normally noon on the Friday that is 4 weeks before the batch of written exams begins . |
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AMTRA will acknowledge receipt of your exam booking form by email. If you do not receive this within a week of submitting your exam form (or less if you are submitting very close to the booking deadline), please telephone AMTRA. |
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Your first exam attempt must be taken within 24 months of enrolling with AMTRA, or you may pay a fee to extend this by a further 12 months. You must have enrolled with AMTRA first before booking your exam – booking a training course is not the same as booking the exam with AMTRA . |
We do not anticipate any written exams becoming full but may close these to bookings in exceptional circumstances. AMTRA and Harper Adams will make reasonable efforts to hold all exams, but reserve the right to cancel an exam at their sole discretion.
The fee for your first attempt at the written exams is included in your original enrolment fee. We do not currently charge additional fees if you spread your first attempts at the various modules over multiple dates, but may re-introduce these in future. Additional re-sit fees are charged for second and subsequent attempts.
This may be managed for you if you work for a larger employer – check with them if in doubt.
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Go to the AMTRA website and check what dates are available. [Go to amtra.org.uk/ExamGrp/Exams or on the "Candidates" menu
select "Exam Dates".]
Make sure you are aware of the exam format for the exam block you're looking at – most written exams are done online at home or work, but we highlight on our website a few which are done on campus at Harper Adams University (either on computers or with pen-and-paper).
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On the AMTRA website, download the latest version of the exam booking form. [Go to amtra.org.uk/Forms or
on the "Candidates" menu select "AMTRA Forms to Download".]
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Make sure on the form you have selected all of the modules you want to book for – which may include several written modules.
Make sure you enter the actual date of each individual exam module you have chosen (and not the range for the week).
Do not select "Avian" if you are enrolled to take the Farm module.
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Check whether you need to pay a fee along with the exam booking. If so, make sure to include card details (or a cheque) with your form.
The exam booking form (and the fees listed) changes from time to time – always use the current version on our website. Forms returned with the wrong fee will be rejected and may miss the exam booking deadline.
- Send the form to us by email ([email protected]) or in the post.