Examination and Certification Integrity Policy

1.Candidate obligations

1. 1.1Sit each attempt personally and unaided, without another person, a second device, a search engine or an AI assistant.
2. 1.2Do not capture, transcribe, photograph or redistribute examination questions, case studies or answer options.
3. 1.3Do not seek or use questions obtained from a previous candidate or a third-party dump site.
4. 1.4Complete the attempt in one sitting; leaving the runner does not pause the assessment.

2.Question security

1. 2.1Question order and answer order are randomized per candidate from a seeded permutation, so no two scripts read alike.
2. 2.2Banks are rotated and refreshed, and items with anomalous response patterns are retired.
3. 2.3Case-study items are refreshed on a rolling basis so recall of a single scenario confers no lasting advantage.

3.Voided attempts and appeals

1. 3.1Where evidence indicates a breach, the attempt is voided, the fee is not refunded, and the matter is referred under the Complaints and Disciplinary Procedure.
2. 3.2A candidate may appeal within 21 days to the Corporate Secretary, who appoints a reviewer with no prior involvement in the case.
3. 3.3A certification already awarded may be withdrawn where a breach is later established, and the register is updated accordingly.

4.Standards

The pass mark for every ACS certification is 80% across a minimum of 20 items spanning recall, application and analysis, including case studies. Certificates state the syllabus version so employers can verify what was assessed.