Exam syllabus and sample question updates

The Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just completed an editing and checking exercise for all the v1.5 syllabus content on the RSGB website.

The single-tier and three-tier versions should have exactly the same content and (by majority request) Oxford commas have been removed. The old syllabuses can still be found at www.rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/for-tr ... -syllabus/ while the new syllabuses can be found at www.rsgb.org/syllabus2019

The Group has also been working on the sample examination papers and sample questions on the RSGB website in order to bring them into line with v 1.5. As the majority of candidates will now be taking examinations online (as opposed to paper-based exams) the front sheets of the sample papers have been adapted to reflect this transition. The sample questions are now shown using an Excel spreadsheet rather than being a pdf.

The updated sample examination papers can be found at www.rsgb.org/mock-exams

Donard de Cogan, M0KRK
ESRG Chair

Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) vacancies

The RSGB is seeking to appoint additional members to the Exams and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG), formerly known as the Exams Group (EG).

Membership of the Group now includes places for club tutors who hold a Full amateur radio licence and have taught the Full Syllabus for at least two years.

Further information about the group, including its terms of reference and membership, can be found on the ESRG page of the RSGB website.

https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committe ... ams-group/

If you are interested in making an application, or require further information about the positions, please email the Examination Standards Committee Chair, Tony Kent, G8PBH at esc.chair@rsgb.org.uk

When applying, please include a brief description of your relevant experience professionally and/or in an amateur radio training capacity.

Additional mock exam papers released

The RSGB Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has provided an additional set of four mock exam papers.

These cover Foundation, Intermediate, Full and Direct to Full exams.

You can find the papers on the RSGB website