29-02-2016, 08:08 AM
Mohan,
I'm not sure I see how that would help the examiners. [PJW do you know how many, if any, examiners work on more than one paper?]. I think it may help some candidates, others will try and prepare in too short a time and we'll get more fails. I already can only manage one paper a year to do well. Worth discussing but may not help the underlying issue.
I hear that Thorrowgood Scholarships already take into account those who have achieved outstanding results but not all in the same year.
So in my view the things we need
* more examiners, without burying the benefit in co-ordinating and invigilating between them;
* Candidates who take the exam when they are ready i.e. better preparation of those who take the exam and few trying to take it to early in their railway careers.
And as I see it we need those who have passed well in recent years to both become examiners and help the candidates.
I'm not sure I see how that would help the examiners. [PJW do you know how many, if any, examiners work on more than one paper?]. I think it may help some candidates, others will try and prepare in too short a time and we'll get more fails. I already can only manage one paper a year to do well. Worth discussing but may not help the underlying issue.
I hear that Thorrowgood Scholarships already take into account those who have achieved outstanding results but not all in the same year.
So in my view the things we need
* more examiners, without burying the benefit in co-ordinating and invigilating between them;
* Candidates who take the exam when they are ready i.e. better preparation of those who take the exam and few trying to take it to early in their railway careers.
And as I see it we need those who have passed well in recent years to both become examiners and help the candidates.