{"id":6318,"date":"2021-11-17T10:33:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T10:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/?p=6318"},"modified":"2026-01-16T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T14:26:46","slug":"delivering-assessments-in-challenging-times-four-case-studies-with-surpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surpass.com\/en-gb\/news\/2021\/delivering-assessments-in-challenging-times-four-case-studies-with-surpass\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering assessments in challenging times: four case studies with Surpass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"blog-box_notice-bar has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf7b6\"><strong>Note: Surpass Assessment is now the company name for BTL and BTL Surpass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these testing times, assessment providers and the industry have had to adapt fast to deliver examinations to candidates in different ways. Surpass customers have been involved in some incredible projects recently, and the case studies here showcase experiences from the worlds of healthcare, education, finance and transportation engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Take a look at some amazing projects that our clients have been up to in the past year. Some of them have been accelerated by global events and others have just been pushing the boundaries in really interesting ways that you have to see to believe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>John Dight &#8211; VP, Business Development at BTL Surpass Inc.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four case studies with Surpass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In these case studies, you\u2019ll get an insight into how Surpass users have been overcoming their challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada. When testing centers were closed, CPA had to change how they delivered their examinations. See how they did this with the help of a lot of hotel rooms, and also their experience using task-based simulations. <a href=\"https:\/\/surpass.com\/news\/2020\/surpass-community-webinar-simulations-tbs-and-large-scale-delivery-surpass-for-finance-and-accountancy-examinations\/\">Watch the full CPA case study video<\/a>, from our Finance and Accountancy webinar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: initial;\">Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). CXC explain how they transitioned from paper-based exams to online, and benefited from using new Surpass custom question types. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conference.surpass.com\/past-events\/2021-conference\/\">Watch the full CXC case study video<\/a> from the 2021 Surpass Conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: initial;\">Penske. &#8216;The Showdown &#8216;is Penske&#8217;s annual North America-wide competition for their engineers.<\/span> Find out how Surpass helped with challenges of running this assessment event. <a href=\"https:\/\/conference.surpass.com\/past-events\/2021-conference\/\">Watch the full Penske case study video<\/a> from the 2021 Surpass Conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth). Implementing their Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) practical tests during the pandemic was a real challenge for RCOphth. Discover how they did it, including some very scary masks! <a href=\"https:\/\/surpass.com\/news\/2021\/surpass-community-webinar-surpass-for-healthcare-examinations\/\">Watch the full RCOphth case study video<\/a>, featuring five healthcare and medical organizations, in our healthcare and medical panel webinar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To learn more about the Surpass Community, please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch with the team by contacting <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:sales@surpass.com\"><strong>sales@surpass.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In these testing times, assessment providers and the industry have had to adapt fast to deliver examinations to candidates in different ways. 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