Exams
Below you can find information relating to exams at the college, including exam policies. If you have any questions that you cannot find here, please get in touch. For any Learner enquiries regarding exams, please contact exams@wmcollege.ac.uk.
The Exams Department is responsible for the following areas, parts of which also make up the exam cycle:
- General day to day contact with Awarding Organisations
- Registrations
- Exams Administration
- Results
- Certificates
Certificates
How will I know when my Certificate is ready to collect?
You will receive a text message from the WM College Exams Team when your certificate is ready to be collected, so please keep your mobile number and email address up to date.
Where will I collect my certificate from?
- Your certificate will only be available to be collected from Learner Services Reception, WM College, 44 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TR.
- You will need to bring your Student ID and your text message to collect your certificate.
- We do not have a certificate Collection point at Kentish Town.
- Sometimes we will arrange for your class tutor to hand your certificate to you in class.
I need someone else to collect my certificate for me.
- If you would like someone else to collect your Certificate on your behalf, please email: exams@wmcollege.ac.uk. You must confirm who will collect your certificate and when. The person collecting your certificate, must bring ID to confirm who they are and a copy of the email you sent to the Exams Team.
How long will you keep my certificate for?
- Under JCQ rules, we will keep your certificate for up to one year after we have texted you. After this time, your certificate will be destroyed, and you will need to follow the instructions for getting a replacement Certificate in the table below.
Can you post the certificate to me?
- Each Certificate costs between £35 to £52. JCQ also require that we record who has collected a certificate and when. For these reasons, this means we can only send out Certificates by Guaranteed Delivery, so that we know when it arrives and so that we can make sure that there is a signature on delivery. Each Guaranteed Delivery comes with a cost of £10, to cover the cost of delivery and the additional administration required to process this request. You will therefore need to contact exams@wmcollege.ac.uk, to ask if this is possible, and to pay the fee. The certificate will not be posted until the £10 fee has been paid.
Replacements
- The college will make every effort to ensure the learner receives their certificate. However, it is the responsibility of the learner to collect their certificate or, where this is not possible, contact the college to make arrangements to receive the certificate, within the period of one year required by the college to hold the certificate, once the learner has been notified of its arrival at the college.
- The following information shows who you should contact for a replacement certificate
Replacement Certificates
| Awarding Body | Qualification | When will my Certificate be ready? | Replacement Certificates |
| AAT | L1 Award in BookKeeping L2 Certificate in Bookkeeping L3 Certificate in Bookkeeping L3 Diploma in Accounting | AAT will send the Certificate Directly to your home address. It can take up to four weeks or longer, to issue your certificate. Please make sure your personal details are up to date to ensure this certificate is delivered to the correct address. You can access your Statement of Achievement in your MyAAT account. If you completed a Diploma pathway qualification, these aren’t available online. Contact our Customer Support team on +44 (0)20 3735 2468 or email us. Please use the email address for your MyAAT login and we won’t need to confirm your identity. | Call 0203735 2468 Cost: £31 |
| Ascentis | ESOL Speaking and Listening ESOL Reading ESOL Writing | Your Speaking and Listening Course finishes in March. WM College will contact you by text when your certificate arrives at the college. Your Certificate Should be ready to collect in May/June. Your Reading and Writing Courses finishes in July. WM College will contact you by text when your certificate arrives at the college. Your Certificate Should be ready to collect in September/October | Click on the links below, to fill out your information. Replacement Certificate Application.pdf (ascentis.co.uk) Email the form to awarding@ascentis.co.uk |
| Pearson | Essential Digital Skills Functional Skills GCSE | If Your Course Finishes in December or March, you will receive your certificate in May. As the Awarding Body will do lots of checks in April, before they release your certificate to the college. If Your Course finishes in June you will receive your certificate in September Your Certificate will be available in August/September. If you need confirmation of your results before your Certificate is ready to collect, please email exams@wmcollege.ac.uk and we can send you an Awarding Body Transcript to confirm your results. Your Certificate will be available to collect in November. If you need confirmation of your results before your Certificate is ready to collect, please email exams@wmcollege.ac.uk and we will see if we can find an Awarding Body Transcript to confirm your results. | Certificate services | Pearson qualifications Cost: £52 |
| OCN London | E3 Award in Entry to Employment L1 Award in Developing Personal Confidence and Self Awareness L1 Award in Skills for Professions in Business Administration and Finance L1 Award in Skills for Professions in Creative and Digital Industries L2 Award in Skills for Professions in Business Administration and Finance L2 Certificate in Skills for Professions in Digital Industries and Technology | If your course finishes before March, your certificate will arrive at the college in April/May. If your course finishes in May, June or July, your certificate will be ready to collect from the college in September. | Replacement Certificates – Learner Request – (ocnlondon.org.uk) Cost £45 |
| NCFE | L1 Award in Managing Your Money L1 Award in Creative Craft L1 Certificate in Performance Skills L2 Certificate in Creative Craft L2 Certificate in Creative Media L2 Certificate in Music Technology L2 Certificate in Performance Skills L2 Certificate in Photography L3 Award in Education and Training | If your course finishes before March, your certificate will arrive at the college in April/May. If your course finishes in May, June or July, your certificate will be ready to collect from the college in September. If you need confirmation of your results before your Certificate is ready to collect, please email exams@wmcollege.ac.uk and we can see if there is an E- Certificate available to download from the Awarding Body. | Replacement certificates | NCFE Cost £37.50 |
| UAL: Awarding Body | L3 Diploma in Art and Design | Your certificate will arrive at the college in October If you need confirmation of your results before your Certificate is ready to collect, please email exams@wmcollege.ac.uk and we will see if we can find an Awarding Body Transcript to confirm your results. | General documents | UAL (arts.ac.uk) Scroll to the bottom of the page to find out what information you need include in your email to: Operations.awarding@arts.ac.uk |
| BCS The Chartered Institute for IT | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Exam Dates
| EXAM | AWARDING BODY | DATE | TIME |
| EDSQ Level 01 Exam ICTL1128AX | Pearson | 07-12-2023 | 09.30-13.30 |
| ESOL Speaking and Listening | Ascentis | 04-03-2024 – 09-03-2024 | |
| EDSQ Level 01 Exam ICTL1128BX | Pearson | 19-03-2024 | 09.30-13.30 |
| BUSL3126AX Bookkeeping Level 3 Yr1 – Tax Processes for Businesses | AAT | 23-03-2024 | 09.30-12.30 |
| BUSL3131AX Bookkeeping Level 3 Yr 2- Management Accounting Techniques | AAT | 23-03-2024 | 12.30-14.30 |
| EDSQ Entry 3 Exam ICTE3126BX | Pearson | 25-03-2024 | 12.30-17.00 |
| BUSL2123BX – Level 2 – Introduction to Bookkeeping | AAT | 24-04-2024 | 17.30-21.00 |
| BUSL2125BX – Level 2 – Introduction to Bookkeeping | AAT | 26-04-2024 | 12.30-16.30 |
| GCSE Maths Paper 1 – Non Calculator | Edexcel Pearson | 16-05-2024 | 7.30-16.00 |
| GCSE English Paper 1 Awarding Body | Edexcel Pearson | 23-05-2024 | 7.30-16.00 |
| GCSE Maths Paper 2 – Calculator | Edexcel Pearson | 03-06-2024 | 7.30-16.00 |
| GCSE English Paper 2 | Edexcel Pearson | 06-06-2024 | 7.30-16.00 |
| GCSE Maths Paper 3 – Calculator | Edexcel Pearson | 10-06-2024 | 7.30-16.00 |
| ESOL Speaking and Listening | Ascentis | 17-06-2024 – 22-06-2024 | |
| USL2123BX – Certificate Level 2 – Principles of Bookkeeping Control | AAT | 26-06-2024 | 17.30-21.00 |
| BUSL2125BX – Certificate Level 2 – Principles of Bookkeeping Control | AAT | 28-06-2024 | 12.30-16.30 |
| BUSL3126AX – Level 3 Financial Accounting – preparing Financial Statements | AAT | 29-06-2024 | 09.30-12.30 |
| BUSL3131AX – Level 3 Yr2- Business Awareness | AAT | 29-06-2024 | 12.30-16.00 |
| EDSQ Entry 3 Exam ICTE3126CX | Pearson | 02-07-2024 | 09.30-13.30 |
| EDSQ Level 01 Exam ICTL1128CX | Pearson | 08-07-2024 | 12.30-17.00 |
Policies
