04-10-2016, 04:37 PM
(02-10-2016, 02:37 PM)dorothy.pipet Wrote: Pfew... 2016 paper done (last one for me I hope).
Does anyone have a feel yet, or heard any rumours when the results are to be expected.
There were definitely fewer people at the Birmingham centre so can we hope that the new system has improved the situation?
The examiners have certainly decided that they will not make the December IRSE Council meeting and given that it is early in the month it has been judged inadvisable to attempt to "dot the i's and cross the t's" in time for January. Hence virtually certain that it would be February for ratification. I have suggested that actually the IRSE admin could get the letters all ready prepared so that they could just be ready to post (or even email!) as soon as the Council meeting has accepted- this seems to be a "low risk" strategy given the history that individual results are not queried. Therefore on this basis, my prediction would be "2nd half of February".
I have also suggested that the date of the Exam Review could be set- since individual results are never discussed then actually it could be held even before results are published. Probably better that people had received there results but I argue that it could with confidence be set for early March. I have also pointed out that for 2017 a student will need to be discussing their study plans with their sponsor "in January" and that something needs to be done to align these dates; it seemed to be tacitly accepted that it should all happen "during February"
PJW