Qualified Person Assessment 2024: Topics

Qualified Persons (QP) and new applicants are required to
pass the online Assessment to demonstrate their level of knowledge is up-to-date
with the most recent DoW CoP and industry guidance.

Requirements:

Existing QPs must pass and re-sit this Assessment every five years.

New applicants are required to pass this Assessment as part of their application to become a QP.

The assessment is open-book with questions derived from:

During the Assessment:

• The Assessment consists of 20 short answer
  questions, either multiple-choice or true/false.
• It must be completed within 30 minutes*.
• Once you click the Finish Attempt button, you
  can no longer change your answers, and your mark will be given immediately.
• The pass mark is set as 80%, or 16 out of 20,
  for all participants.
• Note: Please be aware of the time restriction. It
  is strongly recommended that you are sufficiently familiar with the documents listed
  above prior to starting.

* If you have any special requirements for the examination please contact us via the Help Desk to discuss the options available.

After the Assessment:

Successful attempt

• A certificate will be available for download. It
  should be kept until the next QP Assessment year.

Unsuccessful attempt

For existing QPs:

• If unsuccessful on the first attempt, you will
  be locked out of the Assessment for 14 calendar days before a new attempt can
  be made.
  
• If unsuccessful on the second attempt, your QP
  status will be temporarily suspended until a one-to-one review session with the
  Dow CoP team is held where a course of action for further knowledge improvement
  will be agreed.
  

For QP applicants:

• If unsuccessful on the first attempt, you will
  be locked out of the Assessment for 14 calendar days before a new attempt.
  
• If unsuccessful on the second attempt, you will
  be locked out for further attempts. Should you wish to continue with your
  application, a one-to-one review meeting will be arranged with a senior member
  of the DoW CoP team.
  
• The final attempt can be taken 30 days after the review meeting.
• New applicants who fail the third attempt will need to re-attend DoW CoP training.

It is the responsibility of the QP or QP applicant who fails the Assessment to book the one-to-one review meeting via the Help Desk. Please allow two to four weeks for the meeting to be arranged. Any other queries regarding the Assessment can also be raised through the Help Desk.

Questionnaire:

After completing the Assessment, we would very much appreciate if you could take another minute to complete a survey. Your opinion will be valuable for further DoW CoP improvements and development.

Click on the link below to start the Assessment.