News about BTL & Surpass

BTL Sponsors and Presents at E-ATP 2012, Berlin

22 August 2012

BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of assessment solutions will be once again sponsoring and presenting at the European Association of Test Publishers Conference (E-ATP). The conference this year will be held at the Hotel Concorde, Berlin during the 12th-14th September 2012. Director of Sales & Marketing, Jeremy Carter, will be presenting alongside Martin Mackain-Bremner, Head of Assessments from the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians). They will be speaking on the topic of ‘From knowledge to competency – using advanced question types to test skills in a high stakes environment’. Jeremy and Martin will be drawing on the experience…

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BTL Exhibits at e-Assessment Scotland 2012

1 August 2012

BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at e-Assessment Scotland 2012. The conference will be held at the University of Dundee on 31st August 2012. The conference aims to be the UK’s largest conference dedicated to exploring the best examples of e-Assessment in the world today. BTL will be represented by Business Development Managers, Jessica Pape and Tim Burnett, who will be on hand to demonstrate why BTL’s Surpass® Assessment Platform is the system of choice for leading UK exam boards delivering their qualifications on-screen. Organisations using Surpass include, AAT, AQA, SQA, City &…

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OCR Selects Surpass® to Deliver On-Screen Functional Skills Qualifications

25 July 2012

OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) has selected BTL’s Surpass® assessment platform to deliver their on-screen Functional Skills qualifications. The two-year initial contract will focus on delivering these qualifications in the UK, with the intention to further extend the delivery to other qualifications in the future. OCR is a leading UK awarding body that offers a wide range of qualifications to schools, colleges, workplaces and other institutions. Their range of qualifications includes A Levels, GCSEs and vocational qualifications including Cambridge Technicals, Cambridge Nationals and NVQs. Mark Dawe, OCR’s Chief Executive, says “This new partnership with BTL enables OCR to give…

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BTL Launches Advanced Question Types Business Unit

20 June 2012

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce the official launch of their Advanced Question Types (AQTs) Business Unit. An AQT is a human or computer marked question or a simulation that is rich in functionality and interactivity. It can be used for both formative and summative assessments and can cover a wide range of assessment levels (GCSE, A-Level, Vocational etc.) and subjects (English, Maths, Science, Accounting etc). Surpass: The Assessment Platform is known in the assessment industry for being able to create the most advanced on-screen assessment questions. Surpass is used by…

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BTL Sponsors and Exhibits at the Gulf Education Conference, London 28th-29th May 2012

15 May 2012

BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to be exhibiting at the 2nd annual Gulf Education Conference. The two-day event will be held at the Hilton London Metropole during 28th-29th May 2012. The conference will welcome delegates from the Gulf with specialist speakers from the Middle East, UK and USA. Delegates to the conference are invited to the BTL exhibition booth to discuss how Surpass®, the most widely used assessment platform by UK Awarding Bodies, can help to transform existing and new assessment programmes. BTL staff will be on hand to show how Surpass…

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SQA Signs Partnership Agreement with BTL for Assessment Services

28 March 2012

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has today signed a five year assessment partnership agreement with BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of assessment solutions. The partnership will see SQA licence BTL’s Surpass® Assessment Platform for the development and delivery of its whole assessment programme including the new National Qualifications being developed to support Curriculum for Excellence. SQA has been using Surpass for the SOLAR e-Assessment programme since 2008; this new contract sees Surpass rolled out throughout the SQA – with Surpass being used to develop and deliver both paper and on-screen assessments. SQA’s initial focus is on use of…

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BTL Sponsors and Presents at 10th Annual e-Assessment Question Conference

13 March 2012

BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to sponsor, exhibit, and present at the 10th annual e-Assessment Question Conference. The conference will be held at the America Square Conference Centre, London during 21st and 22nd March 2012. This year, the conference will look into the impact of e-Assessment on Qualifications, Awarding and Certification Assessment for Learning. The conference will look at how the technology, tools and techniques of e-Assessment can support High Stakes Assessment as well as Formative and Summative Assessment processes, including the delivery of qualifications and certification in the classroom and the work place. BTL will be showcasing…

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AAT Renews Assessment Partnership with BTL for a Further Five Years

23 February 2012

BTL Group Ltd, the leading, independent provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce that the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) have renewed their partnership with BTL, to license the Surpass® Assessment Platform for a further five years. AAT is the leading qualification and membership body for accounting and finance staff. BTL and AAT have been in partnership for assessment services for a number of years. AAT use the Surpass Platform to develop and deliver their global assessment programme. AAT computer-based assessments (CBA) continue to be the most innovative and relevant accounting assessments currently available, testing knowledge and skills through…

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BTL Presents at Assessment Tomorrow Seminar in Bahrain and GESS 2012 in Dubai

21 February 2012

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of Assessment solutions, will be attending and speaking at two key Assessment & Learning industry events in the Middle East. BTL will be at the Assessment Tomorrow Seminar in Bahrain on the 27th February 2012, and the GESS conference in Dubai on the 29th of February 2012. At both events, BTL will be represented by Head of International Sales, Murray Silver. Murray will be speaking about using assessment technology for high stakes assessments, and providing examples of how this has successfully been rolled out in the UK. BTL has a history of…

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Surpass® e-Assessment content achieves AbilityNet ‘Accredited Plus’ Award

14 February 2012

BTL Group Ltd is delighted to announce that accessible e-Assessment content, created using the Surpass® Assessment Platform, has been awarded ‘Accredited Plus’ by the UK’s leading pan-disability charity, AbilityNet. To achieve ‘Accredited Plus’, BTL created an exemplar assessment which was rigorously tested by people with a diverse range of disabilities and was reviewed for compliance with WCAG 2.0 AA. The key issues identified during the testing and review procedures have been subsequently resolved to provide ‘real-life accessibility’. Achieving ‘Accredited Plus’ demonstrates that the Surpass Assessment Platform can be used to create and deliver highly accessible e-Assessments. Accessibility features in the…

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BTL Exhibits at Online Educa 2011

21 November 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based Assessment solutions provider, will be once again exhibiting at the Online Educa conference. The event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, during 30th November– 2nd December 2011. BTL will be exhibiting on the UK Exhibition Island, which is being managed by the BILD (the British Institute for Learning and Development). Following on from last year’s success, a British themed reception will be held on the island on Thursday 1st December from 3.45pm onwards. Visitors to the conference are invited to stand C115 to learn more about BTL’s flagship Assessment Platform, Surpass®,…

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BTL Sponsors, Exhibits and Presents at the 6th Annual Assessment Tomorrow Conference

15 November 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of Assessment solutions is once again delighted to be exhibiting and presenting at the Assessment Tomorrow Conference on the 17th November 2011 at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel, Edinburgh. The conference takes ‘Technology and its role in Curriculum of Excellence’ as its focus and how technology can deliver benefits to the learner, teacher or the school, college or training provider. BTL Chairman, Dr Bob Gomersall, will be presenting during the conference on ‘e-Assessment – where is it going?’ Delegates to the conference are invited to the BTL exhibition stand to discover how Surpass® can…

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BTL Sponsors and Exhibits at FAB Annual Conference

1 November 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to be sponsoring and exhibiting at the annual Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference. The conference will take place on 7-8th November 2011 in Kenilworth, UK. The BTL team invites delegates to the BTL stand to find out why the Surpass® e-Assessment Platform is the most widely used e-Assessment platform in the UK Awarding Body market for high stake examinations. The BTL team will provide demonstrations of the Surpass® system and also be on hand to answer any questions. To pre-book a meeting with the BTL team,…

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BTL Sponsors the 2011 e-ATP Conference in Prague

15 September 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to be once again sponsoring and exhibiting at the 3rd Annual European Association of Test Publishers (e-ATP) Conference. The conference is being held at the Corinthia Hotel, Prague, during 28th-30th September 2011. The e-ATP conference will facilitate thought leadership and a forum for discussion amongst delegates from Europe and around the world. The conference will raise awareness of the advances in assessment while helping to identify business development and research projects. Head of Sales & Marketing at BTL, Jeremy Carter, will be hosting an interactive breakout session on…

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BTL Launches the Surpass® e-Assessment Platform in Holland

8 September 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions will be launching their Surpass e-Assessment Platform in Holland at the SURF Seminar on the 13th September 2011. SURF is the collaborative organisation for higher education institutions and research institutes aimed at breakthrough innovations in ICT. The seminar will be taking place at the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Delegates to the SURF seminar are invited to the BTL stand to learn why the Surpass e-Assessment Platform is the leading e-Assessment solution in the United Kingdom. BTL will supported by their new Dutch distributors, Efinity B.V, who will be on hand…

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BTL Launches Surpass® at African Education Week – 6th to 8th July 2011

19 August 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is proud to be launching their Surpass® e-Assessment Platform in Africa during the Education Week Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. Surpass® is trusted by some of the world’s leading exam and certification bodies to develop and deliver their global e-Assessment programmes. The Surpass® e-Assessment Platform is the most comprehensive, innovative and secure e-Assessment solution on the market. The platform offers the ideal solution for high stake, high volume onscreen and paper examinations. The Surpass® Platform is used to develop and deliver a variety of qualifications including GCSEs, SVQs, A…

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BTL Achieves ISO 9001 Accreditation

28 June 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is proud to announce that they have achieved ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. The accreditation confirms that BTL has put together a system to continuously monitor and improve quality – something which is essential when delivering services to the examinations industry. The push for quality at BTL has come from the top down; the BTL Board of Directors is keen for quality initiatives for all aspects of the business. For customers, this measure will enhance their confidence in the high quality of BTL’s products and services and they will enjoy a…

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BTL Sponsors and Exhibits at Asia Pacific Assessment Conference, Singapore

19 May 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring, exhibiting and speaking at the first Asia Pacific Assessment Conference. The conference is being held at the Biopolis in Singapore, 2-3 June 2011. The conference will focus on the development and use of 21st century assessment methodologies with an emphasis on the role that technology can play in improving assessment techniques. BTL Head of International Sales, Murray Silver, will be speaking at the event about Innovative Question Types and how e-Assessment can be effectively used in high stakes assessments. Murray…

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BTL Supports AAT Annual Conference

24 March 2011

BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to support the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) annual conference. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Leicester, UK from 31st March to 1st April 2011. During last year’s conference, the AAT announced their decision to phase out paper exams in favour of computer based exams. AAT exams are developed and delivered through BTL’s Surpass e-Assessment Platform. These exams continue to be the most innovative, and relevant accounting exams currently available – exam questions replicate real work-based scenarios faced by accounting technicians. The…

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BTL Sponsors 9th Annual e-Assessment Question Conference

23 February 2011

BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions is once again proud to sponsor the e-Assessment Question Conference. The conference will be held on the 30th-31st March 2011 at the America Square Conference Centre in London. This year the conference will focus on Assessment for Learning and look at how the technology, tools and techniques of e-Assessment can support the Formative and Summative Assessment processes and help develop the ‘Assessment for Learning’ concepts. BTL has extensive experience of developing and delivering technological solutions for both summative and formative assessments and will be showcasing some of their work…

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