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This article outlines the steps for managing the recertification process in YouTestMe.
The recertification feature is designed for industries where maintaining up-to-date qualifications is essential. It supports the ongoing validation of skills and knowledge, ensuring that professionals continue to meet current standards and requirements. Please watch this video to learn more about the recertification process.
Users with the appropriate permissions, such as administrators, can define the results and certificate validity period. After the validity period expires, candidates are required to renew their certification and receive updated results and a new certificate.
Defining the Validity of Test Results
To conduct a recertification test in YouTestMe, it is necessary to define a validity period for the test results, measured in days. This period begins immediately after the test is completed. Once it expires, the results are no longer considered valid.
To configure the validity period, please follow these steps:
- From the main menu, select Tests and navigate to Manage Tests.
- Choose the exam for which you wish to enable recertification, go to the Settings tab, and open the Result Validity Settings section.
- Check the option “Set Results Validity Period.”
- Enter the desired validity period in days.
- Click Save to apply the changes.
Defining Certificate Validity
If the test is certified, it is mandatory to define the certificate’s validity period. This ensures alignment with the test results’ validity, after which the certificate is no longer considered valid.
You can set the certificate validity period either from the Test Settings or via the Manage Certificates module.
Setting Certificate Validity from Test Settings
- Navigate to the Settings tab of the desired test and select Certificate.
- If a certificate has not yet been added, click the Add Certificate button to attach an existing certificate or create a new one.
- When creating a new certificate, scroll to the Certificate Validity section, check the “Limited” option, and define the validity period in days.
- If a certificate is already attached, click the kebab menu (three vertical dots) on the top-right corner of the certificate card and select Edit.
- In the certificate settings dialog, enable the “Limited” option and specify the validity period in days.
This configuration ensures that certificates automatically expire in accordance with the defined validity period.
Setting Certificate Validity from the Manage Certificates module
For details on creating and managing certificates, please see this article.
Allow Test Retaking
To allow candidates to automatically retake the same test once their results and certificate have expired, you must enable the test retake option in the test settings. Additionally, you must define both the number of permitted attempts and the time interval between them.
How to Configure Test Retake Settings
- Navigate to the Settings tab of the desired test and click on Pause, Retake, and Reschedule Settings.
- Check the box labeled Allow test retaking.
- Under the Test Retaking Settings, specify the number of allowed attempts. This can be set to unlimited or limited.
- If you choose limited, note that the specified number includes the initial attempt. For example, setting the limit to 3 allows the candidate to retake the test twice after the first attempt.
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Define the required time interval between attempts. Without this setting, candidates could retake the test immediately, even before their result or certificate expires.
Additional Options
- Set the retake interval in days.
- Restrict retakes to only those candidates who fail the test.
- Enable a limited number of free reschedules if needed.
Note: When setting up a testing session, it’s important to ensure the session duration is long enough to accommodate multiple retakes. For instance, if the test is only available for one day but the retake interval is set to 20 days, candidates will not have the opportunity to retake the test.
Candidate’s perspective
The validity period of the certificate will appear on the certificate issued to the candidate after successfully passing the test.
When the retake option is enabled, candidates can monitor the countdown until they are eligible to retake the test.
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