Private Candidates

does anyone have any info on entering myself for exams as a private candidate?

I'm self studying business studies with AQA but I'm not really sure how to go about it. The AQA site doesn't seem to be loading for me, I think my pdf reader is messed up so I can't read the handbook online. :frown:

is it just a case of finding a school that will take me & asking them?

Reply 1

Luke-12345

Are you studying a levels at a 6th form or college? If so you can ask them to let you sit the exam there. does ur school teach the subject? If yes, then they will definatley let u take it. Just ask them. You can take the subject at a private centre i.e. school or college. but you may have to pay. i am taking AQA AS Science for public undersanding as a provate candidate in london, and i have to pay £150. £50 for each unit x 3. but not all centres allow u to take the subject. they may if they teach the subject. e-mail AQA and ask them to send you a private candidate booklet. it will give you a list of centres in your area. some of them may take u but some will not. tell me what area u r in and i will post centres in that area which AQA reccomend for private candidate.

Hope this helps

I am happy to answer any more questions :smile:

Reply 2

vixky!

Oh excellent thanks, I live in West Kent (Tunbridge Wells/Tonbridge/Maidstone are big-ish places nearby that might have a place to do it).

I'm doing three other subjects at my local college & they teach the subject I want to self-study (same exam board as well) so I can check with them. :smile:

Thanks!

Reply 3

michaelyus

So:
BUS1 + BUS2 + BUS3 (+ BUS4 + BU5W + BUS6) (all written exams - coursework option for Unit 5 not ope to private cand.)
5131 or 6131 to cash in
BUS2 and BUS3 require the same case study material, to be claimed from late October / early March for Jan and summer respectively.

Really all you need to do is find a centre that will accept you, pay them the £100 to £200 fees to the centre, go there to register in person, providing:
• your full name, date of birth and full contact details;
• appropriate evidence of your identity;
• details of the subject for which you wish to enter;
• your 13-character UCI (Unique Candidate Identifier) if you have been issued with one previously.

"Appropriate evidence of your identity" is:
Either (a) If you are known personally to the staff of the AQA centre that is
providing accommodation, no further action needs to be taken to prove
identification at this stage, provided that you can be identified by the
Invigilator at the beginning of each examination session, including any
speaking and practical examinations.
or (b) If you are not known personally to the staff of the accommodating
centre, but have a current and valid passport or driving licence
incorporating a photograph, you should show this to the Head of the
centre at the time of making your entry. No further action needs to be
taken to prove identification when your entry is made but you must
produce your passport or driving licence for inspection by the
Invigilator at the beginning of each examination session, including any
speaking and practical examinations.
or (c) If you are not known personally to the staff of the accommodating
centre and do not have a current, valid passport or driving licence
incorporating a photograph, then this procedure must be followed.
(i) You must obtain two passport-sized photographs taken at the
same time and within the last twelve months.
(ii) You must take one of the photographs to someone who knows
you and who is in one of the following categories:
the Head of an educational establishment; a medical
practitioner; a minister of religion; a magistrate; a
solicitor; a bank manager; your employer.
This person must witness the photograph by signing the reverse
side and must also complete and sign the Private Candidate
Identification Form, which is included in the Appendix at the
back of this booklet.
(iii) You must take the completed Private Candidate Identification
Form, the witnessed photograph and a second photograph to
the centre providing the accommodation. The Head of the
centre will retain the Private Candidate Identification Form
and the photographs so that the Invigilator can confirm your
identity at the beginning of each examination session, including
any speaking and practical examinations.

{copied from AQA's supplementary guidance to priv. cand.}

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