Category: BTL News

Latest features in Surpass – January 2020 pre-release information

15 January 2020

The latest release of Surpass has some great new features and enhancements to help with assessment design and delivery. Tom and Adam from the Surpass Product Communications and Training team recently hosted a Surpass Community webinar to demonstrate the key enhancements and answer questions from the community. If you weren’t able to watch the webinar live, or want to re-cap on anything that was covered, you can catch up on-demand now. Full details of all the new features will be available to Surpass Community members in the release notes and help documentation, but we’ve summarised the key features for you…

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Filed under: BTL News, Surpass Community, Surpass Platform, Video, Webinars, e-Assessment

More growth means new offices for BTL

14 January 2020

BTL moves to new offices in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Saltaire BTL has been steadily growing in all areas for some time now, including the number of customers, revenue, services, and of course, staff. With growth comes challenges, and with employee growth comes the challenge of providing enough space. Just a few years ago BTL occupied only two suites in an office building shared with two other companies, but BTL’s steady growth has meant that despite taking over more suites, BTL’s old building in Salts Wharf was no longer big enough. After a detailed search, BTL identified…

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Filed under: BTL News, Other, Surpass Community

2019: A Year in Review

12 December 2019

As another year draws to a close, we reflect on what has happened in the assessment industry, and in particular within the Surpass Community. Of course, it wouldn’t be the end of 2019 without the popular, annual ‘Year in Assessment’ round up video, so why not take a break, grab a hot tea or coffee, and watch our highlights of 2019. Many of you have shown some exciting new developments and projects emerging across various industries. At this year’s Surpass Conference we were treated to a progress report from Gavin Busuttil-Reynaud (AlphaPlus) showing the inspiring results from Computer Adaptive Testing…

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Filed under: BTL News, Industry News, Other, Surpass Community, e-Assessment

BTL’s Managing Director Collects Prestigious Award in New York at the 2019 International Stevie Awards for Women in Business

25 November 2019

Press Release: Shipley, United Kingdom – 25th November 2019 Managing Director of BTL Group Ltd., Sonya Whitworth, beat representatives of some of the biggest global brands on the international stage to take home silver at the world’s premier business awards in New York. Sonya was the only UK finalist in the ‘Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – 11-2,500 Employees’ category at the 2019 International Stevie Awards for Women in Business. This well-deserved achievement is in recognition of Sonya’s fantastic leadership at BTL, and the inspiration and encouragement she provides to her colleagues. It is also further recognition…

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Filed under: BTL News, Ceremonies, Industry News, International, Other, Press Release, Surpass Community

Surpass connects with Lineup for data-rich SME Management

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18 November 2019

Posted: 15 November 2019 The Surpass and Lineup teams present the benefits of a technical partnership at the Institute for Credentialing Excellence Conference in San Diego. San Diego, California, November 15 November 2019, Institute for Credentialing Excellence – BTL Surpass Inc. the USA based provider of the premier assessment platform, Surpass, will welcome Lineup into the Surpass Community with a technical partnership for advanced Subject Matter Expert Management. Surpass powers the assessment activities of one of the largest communities of test providers in the world. Over the past two years, over 100 software engineers have worked passionately on the…

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Filed under: BTL News, Industry News, International, Press Release, e-Assessment

Congratulations to Sonya Whitworth, Managing Director at BTL, Finalist in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business

31 October 2019

Sonya Whitworth, Managing Director of BTL, has been named as a finalist in this year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Sonya is one of 22 named finalists in the ‘Female Executive of the Year – Business Products – 11-2,500 Employees’ category, and the only finalist in this category based solely in the UK. This achievement recognises the positive impact that Sonya has made at BTL since joining as a project manager in 2003, right up to her current role as Managing Director. Colleagues around the business continue to praise Sonya’s work, and her determination to make a difference in…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, Industry News, International, Other, Surpass Community

Surpass Conference 2019 resources are now available to review and share

Wide shot of the Surpass Conference 2019

25 October 2019

Thank you to everybody who made the Surpass Conference 2019 a success. This year, the Surpass Community came together in a unique gathering at the Crowne Plaza – Newcastle upon Tyne for two days of sharing, learning and passionate discussion about the current state of assessment technology, and how we can work together to shape the future of a leading testing platform. Attending the Surpass Conference itself is about much more than the presentations happening on stage; these speakers ignite conversation among delegates, and we are happy to share main stage presentations with you now to keep those conversations and…

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Filed under: BTL News, International, Surpass Community, Surpass Platform, e-Assessment

Association for Project Management Choose Surpass

24 October 2019

UK, October 24, 2019 – BTL, creators of the Surpass Assessment Platform which has delivered over 24 million high-stakes summative assessments are delighted to announce that Association for Project Management (APM) have selected Surpass as their e-assessment platform for the online hosting and proctoring of their innovative range of project management qualifications. The range of qualifications developed by APM, the chartered body for the project profession, offers a progressive structure for career development, from the fundamentals of project management (APM Project Fundamentals Qualification) through to qualifications aimed at established project professionals (APM Project Professional Qualification). These qualifications offer a clear…

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Filed under: BTL News, Industry News, Other, e-Assessment

BTL welcome Cardiff University to the growing Surpass Community

20 September 2019

BTL are proud to welcome Cardiff University to the growing Surpass Community. Cardiff University has demonstrated its commitment to further enhancing the student experience through technology by taking inspiration from other HE institutions and selecting BTL as the provider of their assessment platform. The School of Biosciences, with its reputation for excellence in research and teaching innovation, will lead the way for Cardiff with its adoption of Surpass. The research conducted by the School contributes to the underlying biological mechanisms of life and disease, seeking to deliver new solutions with major economic, societal and environmental impact. Research-led teaching inspires new…

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Filed under: BTL News, Industry News, Other, e-Assessment

The Value of Community in Building an Innovative Assessment Platform

18 September 2019

Community: People who are considered as a unit because of their common interests or shared experiences. Surpass Community: A growing group of international testing professionals who use the Surpass Platform or offer services to its users. Why is Community so important? You probably hear us talk about Community a lot at BTL, but that’s because we think it’s so important and invest a lot of time in bringing users of Surpass together. In this article we’ll discuss why community plays such a key role for BTL and Surpass, what the benefits of being part of an active community are, and…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, International, Opinions

Press Release: Surpass integrates with Dropbox to provide offline marking capabilities for the Institute of Masters of Wine.

4 September 2019

Press Release: Shipley, United Kingdom – 3rd September 2019 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Surpass integrates with Dropbox to provide offline marking capabilities for the Institute of Masters of Wine. In 2018, the Institute of Masters of Wine, a highly respected professional organisation which promotes excellence and knowledge in the art, science and business of wine, came to BTL with a unique need for the offline marking of their rigorous examinations. Development of a solution involved a year-long pilot of the process which is now complete. BTL and the IMW have hailed this as a success, allowing the IMW to provide…

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Filed under: BTL News, Creative Item Authoring, International, Press Release, Services, e-Assessment

Q&A with Sophie Brumfitt and Becca Murdoch, members of BTL’s Product Management Team

3 July 2019

BTL’s Product Management team are dedicated to working with the Surpass Community to make Surpass one of the most sophisticated and innovative e-assessment platforms on the market. BTL may be the custodians of the code, but as an organisation we pride ourselves on listening to the people who know assessment best – our customers – to create a development roadmap that solves challenges, and allows the Surpass Community to achieve their goals. Working collaboratively with customers and internal teams, the Product Management team ensure new developments stay on track and that requirements are fully met before new functionality is released….

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, Industry News, Services, Surpass Platform

Collaboration: Why working together achieves better results

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11 June 2019

The Surpass Community are no strangers to collaboration. Every year over a hundred representatives from the assessment sector gather for the Surpass Conference, eager to overcome shared challenges and present new ideas in assessment. In this article discover how you can benefit from being part of this collaborative community when it comes to Surpass feature development. Collaboration is one of BTL’s core values, and one we actively promote both internally with teams and colleagues, and externally with our ever-growing international customer base, which has now reached 180 organisations using Surpass. Approximately £7 million is invested into Surpass every year, with…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, Case Studies, Industry News, International, Surpass Features, Surpass Platform, e-Assessment

Assessment Technology Company BTL Group recognised for International Growth in The Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100

31 May 2019

BTL Group have been recognised as one of Britain’s fastest growing small to medium-sized companies for international sales over the last two years, coming in at number 47 on the list. During this period, exported software and services accounted for 42.7% of BTL Group’s total sales revenue, with a two-year average international sales growth of 73.58% per annum. BTL Group was established in 1985 and is headquartered in North of England. Shifting their focus to assessment software in 2007 they have grown a strong community of customers both in the UK and around the world, with over 180 organisations currently…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, Case Studies, Industry News, International, Press Release, Surpass Platform, e-Assessment

Surpass HTML delivery achieves landmark accessibility status – Q&A with Leon Hampson

16 May 2019

Approximately 1 in every 5 people live with a condition which could affect the way they use and experience on-screen assessment. Having an accessible software application ensures that all users can perform tasks in roughly the same time, and with the same level of effort, regardless of age or ability. In an increasing number of countries, laws and policies are in place that require digital content to be accessible. These policies are primarily based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), with the goal of providing a single standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of everyone. Surpass…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, Accessibility, BTL News

Online Invigilation with The Association of Corporate Treasurers

27 March 2019

Over the last few months, The Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) has been spearheading use of BTL’s newly launched Online Invigilation Service, an innovative approach to remotely-based candidates, using dual camera monitoring technology. The introduction of Online Invigilation expands BTL’s existing Test Delivery Services, which already includes the largest computer-based test centre network in the UK for session-based testing. The ACT has already delivered several successful exam series to candidates in convenient locations around the world using Surpass with Online Invigilation. The ACT has used a combination of live invigilation and the record and review method as part of the…

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Filed under: A Day in the life, BTL News, Case Studies, Industry News, International, Services, Surpass Platform, Video, e-Assessment, online invigilation, remote proctoring

SQA confirms its investment in cutting-edge technology for high-stakes e-assessment

20 February 2019

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), are a founder member of the Surpass Community and innovators in e-Assessment. They have recently confirmed their commitment to using the latest technologies for the development and delivery of assessments, by renewing their contract with the award-winning Surpass: The Assessment Platform. A detailed press release is available to download in PDF format here: Read the full press release: SQA BTL Contract Signing 2019 SQA Chief Executive, Dr Janet Brown, said: “Today’s contract signing reaffirms the strength of SQA’s 10 year partnership with BTL Group, and our commitment to using technology to deliver the best possible…

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Filed under: BTL News, Industry News, Press Release, e-Assessment

Latest Features coming to Surpass – Winter 2019

24 January 2019

The next release of Surpass includes some fantastic new features to help your organisation with assessment design and delivery. Tim Burnett and Holly Nicol recently demonstrated some of the key enhancements in a Surpass Community webinar, which was broadcast live from the BTL offices on 22nd January. If you weren’t able to join, you can catch up on the full recording here. In this short article we summarise some of the key features going into the next release. As always, more comprehensive details can be found on the Surpass Knowledge Base when the release goes live. If you’re an existing…

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Filed under: BTL News, Feature Walkthrough, Other, Surpass Features, Surpass Platform, Video, e-Assessment

2018: A Year in Review

2 January 2019

It’s been another incredible year for the Surpass Community. We’ve celebrated our 20 millionth on-screen test, held the biggest Surpass Conference yet, and launched a new online invigilation service. As well as all this, we’ve welcomed new organisations to the Surpass Community, and invested over £7 million into Surpass feature development, plus much more. Watch our year in review video (below) to find out more. Thanks to all Surpass Community members for their collaboration and hard work that make achievements like this possible. We’re looking forward to what 2019 holds!

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Filed under: BTL News, Case Studies, Industry News, Other, Video, e-Assessment

Latest Features added to Surpass – Summer/Autumn 2018

7 November 2018

There have been a number of new and innovative features added to Surpass over the last few months. Release 12.15 back in August saw the introduction of a new caliper tool, a new survey section type, and further enhancements to ‘Tasks’. More recently, the Autumn update introduced a new Likert survey question type, enhancements to bulk scheduling, and a new ‘Advanced’ mode of the Short Answer question type, plus much more. In this article, we will introduce just some of the most recent additions that can help the Surpass Community with assessment design and delivery. If you would like a…

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Filed under: Accessibility, BTL News, Other, Surpass Platform, Video, Webinars, e-Assessment

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