2026 I.C.E. Exchange Call for Proposals
The I.C.E. Exchange is an annual credentialing community conference featuring sessions on trends, best practices, and innovation. The 2026 call for proposals is now open with submission deadline of 30...
19th March 2026
This week's collection spans 24 articles covering test security and integrity, AI in assessment, digital exam delivery, credentialing developments and regulatory updates from around the world. Highlights include Caveon's striking finding that proctors miss over 90% of cheating attempts, IELTS's withdrawal from the UK Home Office testing tender, the Caribbean's first fully digital exam cycle, and HEPI's survey showing 95% of UK undergraduates now use AI. There are also calls for proposals from I.C.E. Exchange, IACAT and E-ATP for those looking to contribute to upcoming conferences.
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Collection Items (24)
IELTS to end paper-based exams amid shift in test formats
IELTS, jointly administered by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge University Press & Assessment, has confirmed it will move to fully computer-based testing by mid-2026. A "Writing on Paper" option...
IACAT 2026 – Call for Proposals | International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing
The 10th Conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT) will be held 28–30 September 2026 in São Paulo, Brazil. IACAT is inviting proposals for presentations on ...
Hong Kong to establish global version of university entrance exam on pilot basis
Hong Kong's education authorities are developing an internationally benchmarked version of the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam on a pilot basis. The global version will allow foreign student...
Email is the weakest link that could bring down your school
One in four schools experienced a cybersecurity incident in the last 12 months. Simon Freeman warns that email — not designed for financial transactions — is being exploited by criminals targeting sch...
Call for Reviewers: 2026 E-ATP Conference Rome
The Association of Test Publishers (E-ATP) is seeking peer reviewers for the 2026 E-ATP Conference in Rome. Reviewers are expected to dedicate 1–2 hours to evaluate 10–12 submissions between 15 and 24...
'From 90 To 6 Per Cent': Shocking Drop In Maharashtra Exam Council Pass Rates After CCTV Installation
The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) recorded a dramatic fall in pass rates — from over 90% to as low as 6% — following the installation of CCTV cameras at exam centres. The move, aimed...
IELTS Withdraws from UK Home Office English Language Test Tender
The IELTS partnership — comprising Cambridge University Press & Assessment, the British Council, and IDP — has withdrawn from the UK Home Office English Language Test (HOELT) tender. The partners conc...
Maharashtra's 'copy-free' exam mission fails after widespread cheating across state
Maharashtra's government "copy-free examination" mission for the 2026 SSC and HSC board exams suffered a major setback, with 14 malpractice cases detected across districts including Beed, Chhatrapati ...
Helicopter watch returns: Milon vows 'zero tolerance' against exam cheating
Bangladesh's Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has announced a strict zero tolerance policy against cheating in the upcoming SSC examinations. He plans to conduct surprise helicopter inspe...
EU Civil Service Exam Draws 174,000 Applicants for 1,490 Spots
More than 174,000 candidates applied for the EU's general civil service administrator (AD5) examination, creating a competition ratio of 117 to 1 for just 1,490 positions. The first open general recru...
CXC completes first fully digital exam cycle despite storm disruption
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has declared its first fully digital and hybrid examination cycle a success, with over 10,000 candidates completing January 2026 tests across 17 Caribbean stat...
Credit by Portfolio and Exam Helps Students Save Time and Money | Penn State University
Penn State's Office for Prior Learning Assessment is expanding credit by portfolio and exam opportunities, enabling students to earn course credits for prior workforce knowledge and experience. In 202...
AI, Ethics and You
David Galef, professor of English at Montclair State University, offers a critical and witty examination of the ongoing debate around AI in higher education. He challenges both doom-sayers and enthusi...
Student Generative Artificial Intelligence Survey 2026 - HEPI
HEPI's third annual Student Generative AI Survey (Report 199), sponsored by Kortext, reveals that 95% of UK undergraduates now use AI, with 94% using it for assessed work. While nearly half report imp...
NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn't what it's designed to do
NAPLAN, Australia's national literacy and numeracy test for school students, is being misused by some private and select-entry government schools as an entrance exam. NAPLAN's boss has called this "ho...
ChatEDU: AI in Education - From Student to CEO: Building the Campus AI Ecosystem | Ep. 101
Hosts Matt Mervis and Dr. Elizabeth Radday explore AI in higher education, featuring an interview with Kavitta Ghai, CEO of Nectir, whose platform supports 2.1 million students across 116 community co...
HLC Endorses First Credential Providers
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has endorsed its first four short-term credential providers — Corporate Finance Institute, Kaplan North America, Sophia Learning, and Voltage Control — recognising...
Testing Proctors Miss More Than 90% of Cheating Attempts
Caveon's year-long secret shopper study, covering more than 100 remote and in-person professional certification and licensure exams in the US, reveals that proctors missed over 90% of scripted cheatin...
New Criteria for Recognition – Ofqual Consultation
Ofqual is consulting on new Criteria for Recognition to support the safe delivery of three new post-16 qualification types: V Levels, Foundation Certificates, and Occupational Certificates. The consul...
Letter to Exam Board CEOs from Sir Ian Bauckham – March 2026
Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator of Qualifications at Ofqual, writes to exam board CEOs demanding stronger measures to address two threats to assessment integrity: the rising incidence of mobile phon...
Chartered Accountants ANZ Blames Exam Issues on Testing Company
Technical failures in online exam monitoring systems operated by ASX-listed Janison Education Group disrupted three major assessments within 48 hours, locking out approximately 1,300 provisional Chart...
UWorld Accounting Launches Case-Based Questions as CMA Exam Format Evolves
UWorld Accounting has introduced 28 case-based question sets (CBQs) to its Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) prep courses ahead of a major exam format change in the May/June 2026 testing window. ...
Tried and Tested Podcast: Reimagining Performance-Based Assessment with Immersive Simulation: A Conversation with SentiraXR's Jeremy Carter
Host Isabelle Gonthier, PhD, ICE-CCP, speaks with Jeremy Carter, CEO of SentiraXR, about immersive simulations and the future of assessment. They explore how XR environments enable competency-based ev...