New assessment regulations, exams rules and handbook published

14 March 2025

We have published updated exam documents to help candidates sitting in-person invigilated exams in April 2025.

 

New exam rules and assessment regulations

We have updated our assessment regulations (12 March 2025) to include in-person invigilation. Our assessment regulations set out your ethical obligations during your exams.

Read updated assessment regulations

We have also published exam rules for in-person invigilated exams. Candidates sitting in-person invigilated IFoA exams must ensure they are familiar with the rules before sitting an exam.

Read new in-person invigilated exam rules (PDF, 250 KB)

 

New examinations handbook published

We have published a new examinations handbook for in-person invigilated exams.

The handbook includes information on:

  • equipment you need to sit IFoA exams
  • requirements before you sit your exam 
  • information about the day of your exam 
  • information about the relevant IFoA regulations, policies, and procedures 
  • web links where you can find out more information

Read new in-person invigilated examinations handbook

 

Find out more

We will be holding webinars in March to provide more detailed information on our approach to in-person examinations and for candidates to ask questions about the in-person examination process.

Book for webinars

You can also find more information on sitting exams in an exam centre and how to prepare on our in-person invigilation FAQ page. 

See FAQs on preparing for in-person exams