Subject Standards and Subject Examination Committees

Each subject administered by a Chapter will have a Subject Standards Committee (SSC) and a Subject Examination Committee (SEC). These committees replace the previous Chapter Examination Committee (CEC) and integrate responsibilities previously upheld by the examiners and CEC. The rationale is to have a structure which is more robust and flexible, allowing the distribution of work amongst a bigger group and including a system of succession planning for mentoring and rotation of members.

Standards Committee Role

• Review and update Subject Guidelines for Membership and Fellowship, ideally on a three yearly basis but not longer than every five years, using the templates  provided by the College office
• Promote mentoring and candidate preparation within the Chapter
• Provide clarifications and advice to the Board of Examiners Training and Credentials Committee (TCC) regarding the content of proposed training programs
• Review the Activity Log Submission, publications for pre-approval and Credentials Document of Fellowship candidates and advise the Assistant Chief Examiner  (Training and Credentials) on the acceptability of these documents
• Assess any Activity Log Summary (ALS) that accompanies an Annual Supervisor’s Report (ASR) in subjects that do not have defined case minima.
  
  

Examinations Committee Role

• Design, construct, review and deliver the written, practical and oral examinations and marking schemes for both the Membership and/or Fellowship examination
• Promote engagement of members with available opportunities for training in examination development and delivery
• Consider and apply Examiner and candidate feedback collated by the College office after annual examinations in the development of future examinations
• Develop question banks for each section of the examination for the use of examination teams.
  
  

BECOME A COMMITTEE MEMBER

To express interest in volunteering in the SSC or SEC, please contact your Chapter President.

MORE INFORMATION

•  Subject Standards and Subject Examination Committees Terms of Reference
  • Graphic Organiser Summary of SSC and SEC Terms of Reference
  • Power point presentation on Subject Standards and Subject Examination Committees

• Subject Standards Committee (SSC) and Subject Examinations Committee (SEC) Handbook

• Subject Examinations Committee (SEC) Chair examination checklist

  • Examination checklist Guidance notes

• Committee Checklist for Chapters nominations of SSC and SEC members