Booking and costs

How to book your test

To book an OSCE or an OSCE resit, please visit our online booking system.

Once you have emailed and registered your interest to sit the Test of Competence and we confirm you are eligible to complete the test we will provide you with our availability matching your requested timeframe. 

After agreeing a suitable and available date, we will send you a link to a link to our booking service and how to make payment. 

You will be required to make payment by card at the point of booking or provide a Purchase Order. 

Once payment is received you will then be sent your confirmation email. In that email will be 4 documents that will need to be printed of and completed and brought with your to the Test Centre on the day of your examination. 

Documents to bring

  1. OSCE Examination Candidate Briefing
  2. Confidentiality Agreement and Declaration
  3. Candidate Exam day Confirmation Document
  4. Documents For ID Checks

Choose a suitable date

Dates are available 5 days a week for Full / New OSCE Application and 7 days a week for a Partial Resit OSCE application

Please note

Test dates are closed 14 days in advance to allow sufficient time for candidates to prepare.

Costs

For a Full / New OSCE application (effective from 1 April 2019) the cost is £794.

This is non-refundable in the event of cancellation.

Rescheduling

Candidates wishing to rearrange their test date are required to notify the Competence Test Centre by emailing [email protected] with a minimum of three weeks’ notice of the original booked test date.

A minimum of three weeks’ notice from the original booked test date is required. Should the team be informed after this time, candidates will be required to rebook a new test date with full payment, unless there are mitigating circumstances surrounding non-attendance.

Should the Competence Test Centre be informed after this time, candidates will be required to re-book a new test date with full payment.

Re-sits

You must allow 10 days between original test date and re-sit to allow for additional preparation and action on feedback.

A partial re-sit will cost £397 and a full re-sit will cost £794.

Partial Re-sit Fail 1 to 7 stations (ToC21)

For candidates who failed up to four stations across both the APIE / skill stations.

Cancellations

Should you wish to cancel your candidate examination please contact Competence Test Centre by email [email protected]

Please ensure you read the Refund, Cancellation and Substitution Policy for the NMC Leeds Test of Competence Centre.

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