Assessment Industry News

Nov 16 2020

Cancelled: Surpass Community Christmas Market

Looking for that extra-special Christmas gift? Look no further!

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Other, Surpass Community

*This article was updated on 20th November* Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances we've had to cancel the virtual Christmas market we had planned for 26th November. We had some amazing stallholders lined up, and we're pleased to still be able to share details of their online shops for you to…

Nov 05 2020

Join us for the Surpass Virtual Christmas Market

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Other, Surpass Community

*Update: 20th November 2020* We're sorry that due to unforeseen circumstances, the virtual Christmas market planned for 26th November has now been cancelled. To view details of the stallholders that would have been exhibiting, please visit this article. We wanted to do something more that send Christmas e-cards this year…

Oct 26 2020

The Royal College of Ophthalmologists joins the Surpass Community

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Remote Invigilation, Surpass Community

The only professional membership body for qualified ophthalmologists selects the Surpass online invigilation service for remote test delivery Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK, 26 October 2020 – BTL Group is delighted to be working with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth), to deliver on-screen examinations using the Surpass Remote Invigilation service.…

Oct 23 2020

BTL Welcomes the Royal Society for Public Health to the Surpass Community

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Surpass Community

BTL is delighted to share that the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is expanding its qualification services by utilising Surpass to offer eAssessments for their Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement, and Level 2 Award in Food Safety and Hygiene qualifications. Surpass was selected after RSPH gathered feedback…

Oct 19 2020

Surpass overall winner of the ISTC UK Technical Communication Awards

Surpass Help Site Announced as the Overall Winner of the 2020 UK Technical Communication Awards

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Awards, Company News, Surpass Feature Updates

Judges were impressed by the ambitious project to re-design existing help materials Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK, 19 October 2020 – BTL is pleased to share that the Surpass Help Site has been crowned as the overall winner of the 2020 UK Technical Communication Awards. The award comes after a two-year…

Oct 15 2020

Our biggest Surpass Conference yet! Thanks for joining us

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Surpass Community, Surpass Conference

Despite being a little different to how we thought it would be if you’d asked us this time last year, the virtual 2020 Surpass Conference was a resounding success, so firstly, we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who tuned in, got involved and engaged with the community over the 3 days. Like…

Oct 12 2020

Surpass Conference 2020 Virtual Event - Day 3

Surpass Conference 2020 – Day 3 in brief

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Other, Surpass Community, Surpass Conference

After a packed couple of days of presentations, workshops, and a unique virtual networking experience, day 3 of the Surpass Conference didn’t disappoint. The day began with a selection of special interest groups covering a range of topics including accreditation of programs using remote invigilation, the impact of COVID-19 on…

Oct 09 2020

People networkng at the Surpass Conference

Surpass Conference 2020 – Day 2 in brief

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Surpass Community, Surpass Conference

As another day at the first virtual Surpass conference drew to a close and the community went off to relax with a bit of virtual socialising and networking, we reflected on some of the highlights from another day of inspiring presentations. Day 2 began with a keynote presentation from Harry…

Oct 06 2020

Surpass Conference 2020: Summary of Speakers

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Surpass Community, Surpass Conference

7-9 October 2020 The virtual Surpass Conference kicks off tomorrow, and we've got a fantastic selection of speakers lined up throughout the week. Here’s a roundup of our speakers, and what they'll be discussing with the Community during the event. Keynotes David PriceHarry PatrinosLiberty Munson David Price, OBE, Director –…

Oct 05 2020

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) joins the Surpass Community

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, Surpass Community

SAICA, one of the leading accountancy institutes in the world, chooses the award-winning assessment platform, Surpass, for the delivery of their examination programme. Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK, 5 October 2020 – BTL is delighted to welcome The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) to the Surpass Community. They join…