Scheduling a Multiple-choice Qualification (MCQ) Assessment

How do I schedule a Multiple-Choice Qualification (MCQ) Assessment?

Multiple-Choice Qualifications include:

  • Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in British Values
  • Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Award in British Vales (Entry 3)
  • Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Keeping Safe and Healthy in the Digital World
  • Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Award in Keeping Safe and Healthy in the Digital World (Entry 3)
  • Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Mental Wellbeing
  • Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Award in Mental Wellbeing (Entry 3)
  • Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Keeping Safe and Healthy
  • Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Award in Keeping Safe and Healthy (Entry 3)
  • Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Equality and Diversity
  • Gateway Qualification Entry Level Award in Equality and Diversity (Entry 3

Key Points:

  • Assessments are booked in QuartzWeb and then appear in Surpass
  • Learner assessments take place on our HTML Browser Delivery (for information click here)
  • When selecting your time frame for the dates your learners may sit their assessment, there is a maximum of one month.
  • Always select the start time of 00:15 and the end time of 22:45 (this allows the assessment to be available between those times on each day). If a time frame is not selected, your booking will not appear in Surpass.

Scheduling learners for external assessment:

  1. Log in to QuartzWeb and register the cohort of learners as usual
  2. Once the learners have been processed, a confirmation email will be issued to advise you to log back in and book the assessment
  3. To book, go to Actions and select Your Cohorts
  4. Select the cohort ID from the list displayed
  5. A full list of learners will be displayed. Click All to select all learners
  6. Click Results and select Assessment Scheduling
  7. Select the date of the assessment and enter the time by over-typing the existing 00:00 (enter start time of 00:15 and the end time of 22:45)
  8. Click Check All to select all the learners if they are all taking the assessment at the same date and time chosen. Clicking Uncheck All will remove this selection
  9. Individual learners can be selected by clicking the box within the submit column (for learners sitting at different times)
  10. Click Submit
  11. Click Confirm if all details are correct
  12. A confirmation screen will appear – Click Continue
  13. The screen will then return to the E-Assessment booking page, further assessments can be booked, if required

Next Steps:

The learners will appear on Surpass and the Assessment packs will be ready:

  • on the Schedule page up to 24 hours before the assessment date
  • on the Invigilate page from 24 hours before the assessment date

For further information and guidance on the administration of MCQs and assessment requirements, visit:

Assessment Scheduling and Processes

Centre Handbook

Qualification Specifications: