Hello all,
            I am taking my 2381 exam in sep and was wondering if anyone has got any copies of past exam papers that they could supply me with.
Any help would be most welcome
Thanks
Phil

lol @ tellondons post, ignore him Tell, if you are taking the C&G 2381 course for IEE Wiring Regulations, you will need the latest copy of BS 7671, or blue with amendmants  

I did 2381 last year and got the certificate - and I'm not a time-served spark nor do I work with others who could have given me any guidance.

The approach I took in the final exam was as follows.

There are 60 questions on the paper, you choose A, B, C or D for each question. Those are the only 4 answers, and only one of them is right.

I started by going thru the questions and answering those which I knew the answer to without having to go looking anything up. At about 30 seconds per question that probably took care of 30% or so of the questions on the paper in about 15 minutes.

I then went thru a 2nd time, looking up answers in the blue book. If the answer didn't pop out immediately then I passed on to the next question. That probably took another 30% of the questions off the paper, so I'm now running at 60% right answers (I understand the passmark is 40% but I might be wrong - if it is 40% I'd already passed by now).

By now I'd burned about one hour of time, there's another hour left.

I then spent half and hour grappling with some of the more difficult questions. By now I've answered about 80% of the paper, probably with a 95% accuracy rate allowing for one or two dodgy answers.

That left me with a half hour to go. I had about a dozen questions left unanswered, so I went thru those chosing A, B, D or D at random - no point finishing the paper with an answer unmarked 'cos you'll fail that question regardless - you might as well guess given as you've got a 25% chance of getting it right. You don't have to explain your answers - if the answer is B and you select B then you've got a tick, pure and simple.

I left with about 20 minutes of the exam to go. Felt comfortable that I'd passed, and a couple of weeks later I got the certificate to prove it.

The way NOT to pass is to try and work thru the questions in the order presented. If you get bogged down on a question for more than 2 minutes then leave it - you can always come back later on if time permits - and you do not have to score 100% to get the certificate. I know some of the answers I gave would have been wrong, but I got the certificate.

Like others have said, it's nigh on impossible to fail if you go thru the training classes, take note of what the instructor says, and do whatever test questions you can lay your hands on. This isn't a rocket science exam, it's about whether you've grasped the basic principles of being able to use the blue book. If you've got a problem on-site then you ain't going to give up looking for the answer after 2 minutes - you'll keep looking until you get the right answer, and that's what the exam is trying to test for.

Andrew

It was graded? I just opened the envelope, saw the certificate and filed it somewhere. I assumed it was a one-size-fits-all.

Andrew

arh ok, see what you mean, just had a look at some one eleses, just reads

who was successful in the following one component

'Multiple-Choice Test'

okiedokie then  

2381 answer papers are now read by OCR - the computer can only give a 'Pass' or a 'Fail'.

No other classifications are possible, hence no mention of 'Pass' 'Credit'  'Merit' or 'Distinction'. Not like the old days.

Written papers are different. but multichoice all seem to be sorted by a computer using OCR.

TT

[quote author=HandyMac  link=1092425635/0#9 date=1094573832]Just looked at mine again - all it says in terms which might suggest competence is "level 3". But that might be a generic term for the type of exam
Andrew
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level 3, is the level of the course, 236 is at level 3, Part 1 is at level 2, and I don't no anything that goes to level 1 except somthing like electrical apreceation for plumbers  

and finnaly  

there is no reason why it can't be grade in my eyes, Part 1 236 was multiple choice and was graded, Part 2 is a written exam and is still graded...

If I remember, if you want the awnser to be not taken, then you fill the whole box up, and you make another full line on the next box you want to be taken as your awnser  

nah thats what were saying beanzy, I couldnt believe there was no mark, but ive got one here thats dated 1992, and it has no mention then, so nothings changed  

I've just heard this is the last year OMR is going to be used for marking...next year each candidate will use a computer terminal (possibly via the net - uncertain though) - similiar to driving theory tests!