FlashingYellows
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- 19 Dec 2013
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I know for certain that Northern required higher than mandatory on the assessments in 2013, because I got a 'borderline' pass on one test at the DBS test centre and was advised it wasnt a high enough score for them. This was a unilateral thing; they weren't just taking the best people from a batch, they had a definite bottom mark that they accepted universally, and I didn't make it. They may of course have changes their parameters since then
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Did OPC give you the actual scores? I tried like crazy to get them to give me mine, but they wouldnt. They were very difficult, just told me I had passed the national standard. They also emphasised this on the day of the tests - do not ask us your scores because we will not tell you. I even said I might have to make an application under freedom of information act, but they wouldnt budge
As you say, under the old style tests northern definitely did require an enhanced pass, it is mentioned on here that they were one of the most demanding when it came to test marks. I'm not sure if that was relaxed with the new tests.
Anecdotally it did seem that more people were passing with the new tests, whether that was due to a lower pass mark or the test not being as difficult I'm not sure, if that even is the case. There definitely were a spate of passes though which led to a seemingly never ending wait in the dreaded talent pool.
Back to the topic, good luck to all those applying.