CIM assessment
We will provide you with a course and tutor support, but CIM are in charge of assessment. Assessment is the process by which CIM judge whether you have passed a unit; every unit has an assessment.
Most assessment is by some type of coursework at the moment, though at least one unit at each level has an exam. Very few units are exactly alike in the way in which they are assessed. The pass mark for all units is 50 per cent.
Assessment takes place twice a year, in June and December. It is moving to a four assessment dates per year system at the moment, with additional dates in September and March. For the academic year 2009 to 2010 only the Certificate is available on all four dates.
Registering for assessment
You must be registered as a CIM member to take CIM assessments. There is a charge for each assessment that you take. You will make your own assessment registration through CIM. We cannot do it for you.
Assessment registration is done using a CIM form or through CIM’s website, and you can register only on to the next session of assessment; you cannot, for example, register for the December 2011 exam in May 2010.
CIM provide a deadline for registration; they do not accept late entries.
Generally, if you wish to take a March (Spring) assessment, you will need to have registered it with CIM by early December; June (Summer) by early April; September (Autumn) by mid July; December (Winter) by early October.
CIM will give you the exact dates; postal and online registration deadlines are different.
For assignment/project-style assessments, we will need an extra couple of months’ notice above that. We need to plan for your first draft marking.
Remember that you are responsible for ensuring that your forms and membership fees reach CIM in good time.
Individual unit award
You may obtain a certificate for any individual unit that you pass. Contact CIM; there is an extra fee.
