Hi All

I believe that a theory exam, case studies and live Viva exam should all be required if we are going to move towards higher professional standards

Also this will fall in line with any third party external accreditors/professional associations at a future date.

We META-Health Academy used to do the theory test live under exam conditions closed book, and we currently do live practical examination.  We've recently created a new time limited online test for practitioner level which is more comprehensive.  I believe the exam should be time limited and closed book, obviously this can't be monitored on line but can be mitigated by a time limit.

I guess it depends on our IMMA goals for examination and certification which would relate to our shared vision and goals for the course curricula as a whole

Are we interested in testing theoretical knowledge and practical competencies?

From a business perspective there are many different programmes in the field of health and personal development available

I see standards as determining factor of the knowledge skills and competencies that our graduates leave with and therefore either represent both our individual businesses and IMMA well or not so well

In this way our methodologies for evaluation iare one of the determining factors that diffetentiates the quality of our programmes against our competition in other fields.

Therefore much discussion and consideration and consultation is required prior to making and implementing new standards