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Examination timetable

This page gives the dates of every examination sitting timetabled by the Education Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network between October 2026 and March 2027, the date by which registration for each sitting closes and the date by which results will be issued. It is the authoritative timetable; where a date on any other page differs from this one, this page prevails.

The foundation and refresher papers are sat monthly. The operator written paper is sat in October, November, January and March, and the practical paper is taken on the Wednesday and Thursday of the same week. The assessor written paper is sat twice in the period, in November and February. Sittings begin at 9.30 in the morning unless the notice of venue says otherwise.

Registration closes ten working days before each sitting. Results are issued within twenty working days of it. The closing and results dates below already allow for these periods. For how a paper is set, sat and marked, see Examinations; for what each paper covers, see the Syllabus.

The timetable in figures

18
Sittings timetabled between 19 October 2026 and 19 March 2027
6
Refresher sittings at which transitional certification may be converted
10 working days
Before each sitting, when registration closes
20 working days
After each sitting, by which results are issued

Sittings, October to December 2026

Written and refresher papers, autumn 2026
DatePaperProgrammeRegistration closesResults by
Monday 19 October 2026Written paperFoundationMonday 5 October 2026Monday 16 November 2026
Tuesday 20 October 2026Written paperOperatorTuesday 6 October 2026Tuesday 17 November 2026
Friday 23 October 2026Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 9 October 2026Friday 20 November 2026
Monday 16 November 2026Written paperFoundationMonday 2 November 2026Monday 14 December 2026
Tuesday 17 November 2026Written paperOperatorTuesday 3 November 2026Tuesday 15 December 2026
Friday 20 November 2026Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 6 November 2026Friday 18 December 2026
Monday 23 November 2026Written paperAssessorMonday 9 November 2026Monday 21 December 2026
Friday 11 December 2026Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 27 November 2026Friday 8 January 2027
Monday 14 December 2026Written paperFoundationMonday 30 November 2026Monday 11 January 2027

Sittings, January to March 2027

Written and refresher papers, spring 2027
DatePaperProgrammeRegistration closesResults by
Monday 18 January 2027Written paperFoundationMonday 4 January 2027Monday 15 February 2027
Tuesday 19 January 2027Written paperOperatorTuesday 5 January 2027Tuesday 16 February 2027
Friday 22 January 2027Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 8 January 2027Friday 19 February 2027
Monday 15 February 2027Written paperFoundationMonday 1 February 2027Monday 15 March 2027
Friday 19 February 2027Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 5 February 2027Friday 19 March 2027
Monday 22 February 2027Written paperAssessorMonday 8 February 2027Monday 22 March 2027
Monday 15 March 2027Written paperFoundationMonday 1 March 2027Monday 12 April 2027
Tuesday 16 March 2027Written paperOperatorTuesday 2 March 2027Tuesday 13 April 2027
Friday 19 March 2027Refresher paperRenewal and conversionFriday 5 March 2027Friday 16 April 2027

Practical papers and supervised assessments

Papers not sat at a timetabled sitting
PaperWhenDurationWhere
Operator practical paperWednesday and Thursday of the week of the written paper3 hoursDepartment premises, on equipment supplied by the Department
Assessor supervised assessmentArranged individually within sixty days of a pass in the written paperOne dayAt the premises of an organisation undergoing assessment, under the supervision of a certified assessor
Second attempt at a failed paperAny later sitting of the same paper at least thirty days after the resultAs for the paperAs for the paper

Registering for a sitting

A candidate may register for any timetabled sitting of a paper for which they are eligible. There is no limit on the number of candidates at a sitting, but the Department may add a second venue where numbers require it, and will tell candidates which venue they are to attend in the notice of venue.

Candidates who register and do not attend are recorded as absent. An absence is not a failure and does not count against the candidate, but a candidate who is absent from two consecutive sittings for which they registered must re-register through the Department rather than through a provider.

An empty classroom with chairs, a lectern and windows onto trees
Photo: Allen Y

How to register

  1. Step 1: Confirm your eligibility

    Foundation, operator and assessor candidates must have completed the corresponding programme, or be enrolled on a delivery of it that ends before the sitting, and must hold any certification the programme requires. Completion is confirmed to the Department before the sitting. Refresher candidates must hold a current or transitional entry on the register of certified persons.

  2. Step 2: Register before the closing date

    Candidates trained by an approved provider are registered by that provider. Candidates trained by the Department, and holders of transitional certification, register by writing to the Department with their name, the paper and the sitting. Registrations received after the closing date are carried to the next sitting.

  3. Step 3: Ask for any adjustments

    Candidates who need adjustments to the conditions of the examination, such as additional time or an accessible venue, ask for them when registering. The Department confirms the adjustments in writing before the sitting.

  4. Step 4: Receive notice of the venue

    The Department writes to each candidate at least five working days before the sitting with the venue, the time of the paper and what to bring. Candidates who have not received notice by then should write to the Department.

  5. Step 5: Sit the paper

    Arrive thirty minutes before the start. Bring the notice and your staff or citizen identification. Written papers are closed-book; no notes or devices are permitted in the examination room.

Changes to the timetable

The Department does not expect to change the dates above. If a sitting has to be moved, every registered candidate is told in writing at least ten working days before the original date, and the change is announced in the Newsroom. The timetable for April 2027 onwards will be published on this page by 1 February 2027.

Holders of transitional certification who intend to convert it should register for a refresher sitting no later than the sitting of 19 March 2027 so that a second attempt, if needed, is possible before 30 June 2027. See Transitional arrangements. Questions about the timetable may be sent to contact@education.gov.vin.