OnVUE online proctored exams are offered 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, subject to availability.
 

Yes – normal scheduling requirements apply (ie you must allow a minimum of 72 hours before your scheduled exam time to be able to reschedule). You will need to cancel your test centre exam in order to reschedule your exam as an OnVUE online proctored exam via logging into the Pearson VUE website. 

For OnVUE, the exams will switch to the new syllabus version at midnight UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). It is important to check your local time zone against UTC when scheduling an OnVUE exam on the last day prior to a syllabus change, to ensure that your exam starts sufficiently prior to midnight UTC.  

Candidates are advised to allow sufficient time to complete the check-in process. If delays result in an exam starting after midnight UTC, you will be sitting an exam against the new syllabus version.  

Exams scheduled in test centres can be sat on the last day that the syllabus is valid. Local test centres will switch to the new syllabus version at midnight local time. 

During the check‐in process, it is important that you enter a valid telephone number that you can be contacted on. If you have technical difficulties, the proctor will contact you on this telephone number and provide assistance, where they can, to resume your exam. If the technical difficulties can be resolved, you will be able to continue with your exam. If not, your exam will be terminated, and you may need to re‐register with CFA UK and pay the associated registration fee in order to schedule another exam. 

The OnVUE proctor will not allow you to move away from the webcam view after they join you. Mobile telephones must be placed out of arm’s reach during the examination. Therefore, candidates are advised to put their telephone on silent mode so as not to be disturbed in the exam. 

No – you must not have any pens or papers within the immediate vicinity of your testing workspace. Failure to remove prohibited materials may result in your examination being revoked. 

An onscreen whiteboard is available for you to use.

You can access an online demonstration of the whiteboard here 

Candidates who sit exams in test centres will be provided with physical wipe boards to make notes on. 

No breaks, including toilet breaks, are permitted in an OnVUE online proctored exam. If you leave your computer during your exam the proctor will end your session and you will be unable to continue testing. 

Candidates are advised to schedule their exam in a test centre if they feel that they will be unable to complete their exam without a toilet break. 

Water in a clear glass is allowed during testing; however, eating, smoking (including electronic cigarettes,) and chewing gum are prohibited. 

All candidates taking a CFA UK exam will now receive their exam result on the screen at the end of the exam. This applies to candidates testing in test centres as well as candidates taking their exam via OnVUE online proctoring. At the end of your exam, you may also access your provisional grade report via your Candidate Dashboard on the Pearson VUE website. 

No – handheld calculators are no-longer permitted. Please see our calculator policy for further information. 

In order to take an OnVUE online proctored exam, candidates will, on the day of the exam, be required to agree to the specific terms and conditions in place for OnVUE online proctoring. Specifically: 

By taking the exam, you acknowledge that the proctor will continuously monitor you by video and audio while you take your exam, and you acknowledge and consent to audio and video recording of your face, voice, the physical room where you are seated, and the location during exam delivery. You recognise that you have no right to privacy at your current location during exam delivery and that you waive any and all claims asserting a right to privacy. If you do not wish to be recorded (either by video or audio), please notify the proctor immediately of your intention not to proceed with the exam. 

If you do not follow the online proctored policies or are suspected of cheating or tampering with Pearson VUE’s or its subcontractor’s software, if a third party is detected in the physical room where you are seated during the exam, or if you are found to be in possession of any prohibited materials, the exam will be immediately terminated. This will be reported to Pearson VUE and CFA UK, along with audio and/or video evidence of the infraction. Your exam may be invalidated, and CFA UK may take other action following investigation. 

Examination conditions begin once the candidate has opened the OnVUE platform and reached the agreement page. Candidates will then remain under examination conditions until the OnVUE platform has been closed. Any prohibited actions will result in termination of the examination once candidates have progressed past the agreement screen.