Tutors’ Newsletter

The Tutors’ Newsletter contains important information for those engaged with amateur radio education

The Tutors’ Newsletter below contains important information for those engaged with amateur radio education. In addition please see our Exam Announcements for recent updates

July 2016 (3-page/564KB PDF)
- Advanced exam dates
- Practical assessment
- Syllabus review
- Train the Trainers
- Examinations in 2015
- Syllabus areas needing examination items

Please note that before the July 2016 edition the Tutors’ Newsletter was called the Instructors’ Newsletter—these are archived below.

August 2015 (3-page/148KB PDF)
- 2015-17 Advanced Exam schedule
- New licence terms examined from 1 October 2015
- One more Advanced exam
- Indicative marking
- Train-the-Trainers
- Exam matters
- A note from the Quality Assurance Manager
- Syllabus areas needing examination items

October 2014 (6-page/170KB PDF)
- 2014-16 Advanced Exam Schedule
- Distributing examination papers and OM sheets
- Mobile, portable and suffixes
- Trust and responsibility
- Requests for readers
- Train the Trainers
- Morse Competency Certificate
- A worrying trend
- Syllabus review
- New Quality Assurance Manager and Standards Manager
- Training and Education Committee Chair
- Syllabus areas needing examination items

May 2014 (4-page/119KB PDF)
- 2014-15 Advanced Exam schedule
- Issue of formal results
- Conduct of Examinations booklet
- What if…?
- Syllabus areas needing examination items
- Paying for exams online
- Train the Trainers
- Training guidance
- Candidates with special needs
- Playing the game by The Rules

October 2013 (6-page/133KB PDF)
- 2013-15 Advanced Exam schedule
- Optical Marking
- Reminders
- Ending the Examination
- Sitting More Than One Examination on a Single Occasion
- Direct Entry to the Advanced exam
- Syllabus Areas Needing Examination Items
- Paying for Exams Online
- Train the Trainers
- Training Guidance
- Student of the Year Award
- Search for Young Amateurs

July 2013 (4-page/154KB PDF)
- 2013-14 Advanced Exam schedule
- Optical Marking
- Analog TV
- Questionable Questions
- Syllabus Areas Needing Examination Items

October 2012 (7-page/147KB PDF)
- 2012-14 Advanced Exam schedule
- Air Cadet Organization
- Training and Education Committee
- Trainers’ Guide
- Train the Trainers
- Workshops on Writing Items for the Examinations
- Promotional Video
- Training Resources
- Website Revision
- Younger Candidates
- Candidates with Disabilities
- Revised CRB Policy
- Assessing Practical Tasks
- Construction Projects for Intermediate Assessments
- Licence Items in the Exam
- Call for Examination Questions