News - Surpass Assessment

Jan 26 2021

Shannon Starrs and Barry Porter appointed to the CNG Program Planning Committee

Surpass Team Members appointed to the Certification Network Group (CNG) Programme Planning Committee

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, International Testing

We are proud to share that Shannon Starrs, Account Director, and Barry Porter, VP Account Management at BTL Surpass have been appointed as Programme Planning Committee Members for the Certification Network Group (CNG). Barry will take on the role with the Washington, D.C. committee, while Shannon has been appointed to…

Jan 19 2021

Andy McAnulla Elected to Board of Directors at the Association of Test Publishers

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, Company News, International Testing

We are delighted to announce that Andy McAnulla, President of the USA based Surpass operations, has been elected to the Board of Directors at Association of Test Publishers (ATP). ATP plays a pivotal part in disseminating knowledge and best practice across the industry, so the global Surpass team is thrilled to have Andy as a representative at this prestigious organisation. The Surpass team already has a…

Jan 14 2021

Surpass Partners with Examity to Expand Online Proctoring Services

By Kerry Paulazzo International Testing, Other, Remote Invigilation

The partnership complements existing services, providing greater choice for certification bodies. BTL Surpass and Examity are delighted to announce their partnership for providing technology and services to the certification and licensure industry. Examity is an internationally renowned online proctoring service provider, and combining the functionality of the Examity remote proctoring…

Jan 14 2021

Adobe® Flash Player Plugin No Longer Needed for Surpass

By Kerry Paulazzo Surpass Feature Updates

BTL are delighted to announce that the installation of the Adobe® Flash Player is no longer needed in Surpass. Since the announcement in 2017 that Adobe® would be ending its support of the Adobe® Flash Player, BTL has been working with the Surpass Community to end the use of Adobe®…

Jan 14 2021

In-person vs remote exam development: Supporting validity at every step

By Kerry Paulazzo International Testing, Podcast, Surpass Community, Surpass Community Guest Post, Surpass Conference, Testing Innovation

This podcast episode is a recording of the presentation given at the Surpass Conference in October 2020 by Amanda Dainis, CEO and Lead Psychometrician of Dainis and Company. Amanda gives and over view of the different stages of the test development process, highlighting considerations for undertaking these activities either in-person…

Jan 13 2021

[Surpass Community Podcast] – Simulations, TBS and large scale secure delivery for exams

By Kerry Paulazzo Assessment Industry News, International Testing, Remote Invigilation, Podcast

This Podcast is an audio extract from the webinar “Simulations, TBS, and large scale delivery (Surpass for Finance and Accountancy Examinations)” in which Surpass Business Development Director Jim Crawford hosted guests from ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) and CPA Canada (Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada) to deliver a globe-spanning…