Sitting your DPSI exam soon? The exam is taken online, so on the day you’ll need your ID, your room and your equipment to be ready, as well as yourself. Go through this list before your first unit.
Before your exam
Check the equipment and system requirements on the CIOL DPSI page
Check your exam times
Look at the Unit 01 role play topics once CIOL Qualifications publishes them
For Units 04 and 05, get your paper dictionaries, glossaries and word bank together
On your desk
Photo ID with your signature (passport, national ID card or full driving licence)
Your candidate number
Your reasonable adjustment letter, if you have one
Water in a clear bottle, labels taken off
A watch (not a smart watch) or a clock on the wall
In your room
Nobody else in the room
Nothing on the walls or desk that could help you
Phone out of reach and switched off (airplane mode isn’t enough)
Be ready to show the Invigilator the whole room on camera
During the exam
Only speak to the Interlocutor, Invigilator or Assessor
Ask before you leave the room. In the written units, comfort breaks come out of your exam time
If a technical problem isn’t fixed within 15 minutes, the session can be cancelled
What you can use
Unit 01 (consecutive and simultaneous interpreting): nothing specified
Units 02 and 03 (sight translation into and from English): nothing specified
Units 04 and 05 (written translation into and from English): paper dictionaries, glossaries and your own word bank. Nothing electronic
After the exam
If you’re ill or something goes wrong on the day, you can apply to CIOL Qualifications for special consideration. The deadlines and the results date for each session are on the CIOL DPSI page. Each unit is marked separately, so you only resit what you need to.
Good luck from all of us at linguisttraining.com!
Rules taken from the CIOL Qualifications Candidate Assessment Regulations and DPSI Qualification Specification.
Looking for the DPSI Exam Preparation course?
The course usually takes students around 6 months, plus you may need additional support such as Mock Exams, so now is the best time to start.
Take a look at our DPSI Law course or our DPSI Health course.
