Examination announcements

Announcements on matters relating to amateur radio examinations

• Routine availability of paper exams to end on 31 December 2024
• Syllabus 1.6 for exams sat from 1 september 2024
• New Mock Exams for each of the four levels
• Changes to the amateur radio licence exams – timing explanation
• An update on the amateur radio licence exams and the new licence conditions
• Exam prices to change on 1 May 2024
• Direct to Full booking opens in January 2023
• Exam fee licence changes to come into effect on 1 April 2023
• Clarification of the licence conditions regarding supervised operation of Foundation candidates (1-page/198KB PDF) – October 2021
• Resumption of face-to-face exams (1-page/144KB PDF) – October 2021
• Foundation practical assessments (1-page/136KB PDF) – October 2021
• Syllabus News/Updates – 2019/2020
• Electrical Safety – Syllabus-8A2 – Jan-2020
• Progress of the Syllabus Review – Oct-2017
  Update on the progress of the syllabus review (1-page/283KB PDF)
• Exam Announcements – Oct-2017
  Procedure for candidates with special needs, Revised practical assessment requirements, online examinations, Reminders (2-page/180KB PDF)
• Revised validity of the Foundation Candidate Practical Assessment Record CPAR-F – May-2017
  Following discussions with Ofcom the validity of the form CPAR-F to allow on-air operation under supervision of a Full licensee in accordance with licence clause 3(3)(a) has changed (1-page/35.4KB PDF)
• Exam Announcements – Feb 2017
  Practical assessments, calculators, feedback on Advanced exams in 2016 (5-page/235KB PDF)
• Online Advanced Examinations – Feb 2017
  Further to the announcement regarding online Advanced exams, a new document Online Advanced Exams is now available to download