Christmas Closures

The Byfleet office will be closed on the afternoon of Tuesday 9 December.

The Canterbury (Access to HE) office will be closed on the afternoon of Thursday 11 December.

All offices will close at 4:00pm on Friday 19 December 2025.

All offices will re-open at 9:00am on Monday 5 January 2026.

Deadline Dates

Paper exams for Trident Awards security courses and APLH courses:

  • Friday 12 December – last date for you to register courses which start on/between Friday 19 December and Monday 5 January inclusive.

  • Thursday 11 December – last date for LASER to receive exam papers for marking and certification before Monday 5 January.

Online remotely proctored exams invigilated by LASER for APLH courses (only where centre is approved for LASER proctoring):

You will still be able to schedule and deliver remotely proctored exams whilst the offices are closed, however:

  • Learners must have been registered and scheduled on a course run by 12:00 midday Wednesday 17 December.

  • We will not be able to process and certificate any learners who take exams whilst our offices are closed, until on/after Monday 5 January.

  • No support from LASER will be available whilst the offices are closed should you encounter any difficulties (however live chat and phone support will be available as usual for learners via the proctoring system).

  • Before we close, we can only process and certificate learners who have completed the exam by 9:00am Wednesday 17 December. Any exams taken after this date cannot be processed and learners cannot be certificated until on/after Monday 5 January.

Online remotely proctored exams invigilated by the centre for APLH courses only (only where centre is approved for centre proctoring):

  • You will still be able to schedule and deliver remotely proctored exams whilst the offices are closed, however:

    • Learners must have been registered with us by 12:00 midday Wednesday 17 December.

    • We will not be able to process and certificate any learners who take exams whilst we are closed, until on/after Monday 5 January.

    • No IT support will be available whilst the offices are closed should you or your learners encounter any difficulties.

  • Before we close, we can only process and certificate learners for whom we have received confirmation of successful proctoring by 9:00am Wednesday 17 December. Any confirmations received after this date cannot be processed and learners cannot be certificated until on/after Monday 5 January.

Online exams in the classroom invigilated by the centre for Trident Awards security courses and APLH courses (only where centre is approved for online classroom exams):

  • Friday 12 December – last date for you to register courses which start on/between Friday 19 December and Monday 5 January inclusive. 

  • Tuesday 16 December – last date for LASER to receive course paperwork for processing and certification before Monday 5 January.

 

Holding standardisation events is part of the LASER quality model. It is the process by which centres and LASER ensure that individual units are being consistently administered, assessed and awarded, and that consistency is in line with the level and value placed on the units.

Benefits of attending these events include networking with colleagues from other educational organisations, sharing good assessment and internal verification practices, and receiving updates on qualification developments and processes.

Laser Learning Awards standardisation events are free.

We have responded to feedback and have brought these dates forward to be earlier in the year to enable centres to take any remedial action to strengthen their assessment processes before the end of the academic year.

Wednesday 26 March 2025 10.00 to 12.30

The event will be held online again this year.

Details of how to join the meeting will be sent out closer to the date you have chosen.

How To Book

Click the link above on your chosen date to book tickets via Eventbrite.

The standardisation objectives remain the same:

  • To ensure comparable assessment standards are achieved year on year

  • To ensure consistency of delivery and assessment across all centres.

For more information on LASER standardisation events please contact quality@laser-awards.org.uk

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If you have a query, feel free to contact us using the form below, and we'll get back to you.

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