The present examination system is focused on the individual students. These are the processes...
1. candidates register with the DCA as a candidate. This is a semi-manual process and the potential candidates have to show his/her legal existence.
2. The DCA will verify and register him/her as an approved candidate.
3. Once a registered candidate, he/she can register to sit for examination. This has to be done by the candidates personally.
The mode of communication is between the authority (DCA) and the students. There is no provision for block registration, which is the characteristic of a part 147 schools. The school want to control and monitor their own students.
There are various ways an approved 147 goes about to respond to the short coming. These are the examples:
1. One school acts on behalf of the students. That mean the school will have to create one e-mail account for each students. Then the school has to use the created email to register the students individually. Once registered the school will act as the students in the dealings with the authority.
2. Another school is doing the opposite. Eveything were left to the students even to the days of the exams were managed by the students. This does seem to create problems to the students, the time was not given to the students to prepare for the exam.
In my opinion, the middle approach may be a better approach. Students can be made to to take responsibility for specific task. Specific activities can be used a the control mechanism. For proof of registration to be used for enrollment to join the next module. For example, to sit for module 11A, the student must shown the proof that they had sit for the Module 3 examination.
Managing the students examination is critical for the success of the students. Without the control mechanism, the students performance may not be traceable.
