News from BTL

• 20 Jun 2012

  • BTL Launches Advanced Question Types Business Unit

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2012-06-20

    BTL Group Ltd, the leading UK based provider of assessment solutions, is delighted to announce the official launch of their Advanced Question Types (AQTs) Business Unit. An AQT is a human or computer marked question or a simulation that is rich in functionality and interactivity. It can be used for both formative and summative assessments and can cover a wide range of assessment levels (GCSE, A-Level, Vocational etc.) and subjects (English, Maths, Science, Accounting etc).

• 29 Mar 2012

  • SQA Signs Partnership Agreement with BTL for Assessment Services

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2012-03-29

    The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has today signed a five year assessment partnership agreement with BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of assessment solutions.

• 21 Feb 2012

  • BTL Presents at Assessment Tomorrow Seminar in Bahrain and GESS 2012 in Dubai

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2012-02-21

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of Assessment solutions, will be attending and speaking at two key Assessment & Learning industry events in the Middle East. BTL will be at the Assessment Tomorrow Seminar in Bahrain on the 27th February 2012, and the GESS conference in Dubai on the 29th of February 2012.

• 14 Feb 2012

  • Surpass® e-Assessment content achieves AbilityNet ‘Accredited Plus’ Award

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2012-02-14

    BTL Group Ltd is delighted to announce that accessible e-Assessment content, created using the Surpass® Assessment Platform, has been awarded ‘Accredited Plus’ by the UK’s leading pan-disability charity, AbilityNet.

• 21 Nov 2011

  • BTL Exhibits at Online Educa 2011

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-11-21

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based Assessment solutions provider, will be once again exhibiting at the Online Educa conference. The event will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, during 30th November– 2nd December 2011.

• 15 Nov 2011

  • BTL Sponsors, Exhibits and Presents at the 6th Annual Assessment Tomorrow Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-11-15

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of Assessment solutions is once again delighted to be exhibiting and presenting at the Assessment Tomorrow Conference on the 17th November 2011 at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel, Edinburgh.

• 01 Nov 2011

  • BTL Sponsors and Exhibits at FAB Annual Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-11-01

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to be sponsoring and exhibiting at the annual Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference. The conference will take place on 7-8th November 2011 in Kenilworth, UK.

• 21 Sep 2011

  • BTL Sponsors the 2011 e-ATP Conference in Prague

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-09-21

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to be once again sponsoring and exhibiting at the 3rd Annual European Association of Test Publishers (e-ATP) Conference. The conference is being held at the Corinthia Hotel, Prague, during 28th-30th September 2011.

• 07 Sep 2011

  • BTL Launches the Surpass e-Assessment Platform in Holland

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-09-07

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be launching their Surpass® e-Assessment Platform in Holland at the SURF Seminar on the 13th September 2011.

• 28 Jun 2011

  • BTL Achieves ISO 9001 Accreditation

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-06-28

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is proud to announce that they have achieved ISO 9001:2008 accreditation. The accreditation confirms that BTL has put together a system to continuously monitor and improve quality – something which is essential when delivering services to the examinations industry.

• 19 May 2011

  • BTL Sponsors and Exhibits at Asia Pacific Assessment Conference, Singapore

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-05-19

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring, exhibiting and speaking at the first Asia Pacific Assessment Conference. The conference is being held at the Biopolis in Singapore, 2-3 June 2011.

• 24 Mar 2011

  • BTL Supports AAT Annual Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-03-24

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to support the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) annual conference. The conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel, Leicester, UK from 31st March to 1st April 2011.

• 23 Feb 2011

  • BTL Sponsors 9th Annual e-Assessment Question Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-02-23

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions is once again proud to sponsor the e-Assessment Question Conference. The conference will be held on the 30th-31st March 2011 at the America Square Conference Centre in London.

• 11 Jan 2011

  • Discover the Surpass e-Assessment Platform at Learning Technologies – Stand 113

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2011-01-11

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Conference. The conference will be held at Olympia, London on the 26th and 27th January 2011. The conference is now in its 12th year and will attract over 4,000 visitors.

• 15 Dec 2010

  • BTL Showcases Surpass at the Innovation and e-Assessment Seminar in Dubai

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-12-15

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be speaking and exhibiting at the Innovation and e-Assessment Seminar, which is being held on 17th January 2010 at Dubai Men’s College, UAE.

• 25 Nov 2010

  • Discover BTL Surpass at Online Educa 2010– Stand C116

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-11-25

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be exhibiting at the Online Educa conference. The conference will take place from 1st-3rd December 2010, at the Hotel Intercontinental in Berlin. Online Educa is the largest global e-Learning conference for the corporate, education and public service sectors.

• 11 Nov 2010

  • BTL Sponsors 5th Annual Assessment Tomorrow Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-11-11

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is once again delighted to sponsor and exhibit at the Assessment Tomorrow conference, being held at the Hilton Grosvenor, Edinburgh on the 25th November 2010.

• 28 Oct 2010

  • BTL Sponsors FAB 2010

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-10-28

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring and exhibiting at the Federation of Awarding Bodies conference. The conference will be held at the Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, on the 10th and 11th November 2010.

• 02 Sep 2010

  • Discover BTL Surpass at e-ATP 2010 Barcelona

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-09-02

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions is delighted to be sponsoring and exhibiting at the European Association of Test Publishers Conference (E-ATP).

• 11 Aug 2010

  • Beyond Multiple Choice - The Latest in Innovative e-Assessment Questions

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-08-11

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be hosting a free half-day seminar showcasing their latest 'Innovative e-Assessment Questions'. The seminar will take place on 22nd September 2010 in London and will be supported by City & Guilds, who will be demonstrating their use of BTL innovative e-Assessment questions for their Functional Skills exams.

• 09 Jun 2010

  • AAT Phases out Paper Based Exams in Favour of e-Assessments

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-06-09

    The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has announced that computer based assessments will be central to its revised qualification, due to be launched in July 2010.

• 27 May 2010

  • Multiple e-Assessment Delivery Options - You Choose, Surpass Delivers

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-05-27

    BTL Group Ltd is proud to announce that, in the latest release of its Surpass e-Assessment solution, they have added additional exam delivery options.

• 15 Apr 2010

  • BTL fails... to find a limit for simultaneous online e-Assessment delivery!

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-04-15

    Surpass is capable of delivering over 18,000 simultaneous online exams - in addition to the virtually unlimited exams delivered via LAN.

• 08 Apr 2010

  • BTL Supports e-Assessment Workshops at the AAT Annual Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-04-08

    BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to support the AAT’s (Association of Accounting Technicians) annual conference. The conference will be held at the Radisson SAS Hotel, London Stansted Airport, 22nd – 23rd April 2010.

• 11 Mar 2010

  • BTL Continues 25th Anniversary Celebrations at the e-Assessment Question Conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-03-11

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to support the e-Assessment Question Conference. The event is being held at the America Square Conference Centre, City of London, on the 17th and 18th March 2010. The focus for this year’s conference is ‘Ensuring fitness for purpose and quality in e-Assessment’.

• 11 Feb 2010

  • BTL SecureClient Passes Independent Testing

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-02-11

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is pleased to report that their SecureClient software has passed rigorous independent testing. The test performed was the Microsoft Platform Test for ISV Solutions on VeriTest®.

• 14 Jan 2010

  • BTL Celebrates Silver Anniversary at Learning Technologies 2010

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2010-01-14

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading provider of e-Assessment solutions, is delighted to kick-start its 25th anniversary celebrations at Learning Technologies, London Olympia on 27-28 January 2010.

• 08 Dec 2009

  • BTL Delighted to Support AQA Annual Award Ceremony

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-12-08

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK based provider of e-Assessment solutions, is proud to sponsor and support the AQA annual awards ceremony.

• 01 Dec 2009

  • Skills Assessments using e-Assessment Tools - FREE White Paper

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-12-01

    BTL Group Ltd, with partners AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd, has announced the release of their latest FREE white paper titled 'Speed and Accuracy in Skills Assessment'.

• 09 Nov 2009

  • BTL Presents Paper at e-Assessment in Practice Conference Discussing 'The Future of e-Assessment'

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-11-09

    Dr Husam Baki, Technical Director at BTL Group Ltd, will be discussing 'The Future of e-Assessment' at the e-Assessment in Practice Conference, Shrivenham, on the 11th & 12th November 2009. Dr Baki will be supported by Seyhan Baki, Educational Advisor at BTL.
    

• 03 Nov 2009

  • BTL Sponsors Assessment Tomorrow: Assessment for Learning and the Impact of Technology

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-11-03

    BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to support and sponsor the Assessment Tomorrow event on 11th November at the Hilton Hotel, Edinburgh.

• 20 Oct 2009

  • BTL Showcases e-Assessment Tools for Functional Skills and Initial Assessment at FAB 2009

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-10-20

    BTL Group Ltd is pleased to be exhibiting at the Federation of Awarding Bodies conference held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 4th and 5th November 2009.

• 14 Sep 2009

  • Functional Skills and Initial Assessments using e-Assessment tools: FREE London seminar hosted by BTL

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-09-14

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading provider of e-Assessment solutions, will be hosting a FREE half-day seminar exploring Skills Assessments created using e-Assessment tools. The seminar will take place on 29th October 2009 in London, and will be focusing on Functional Skills and Initial Assessments.

• 11 Sep 2009

  • BTL Supports Assessment Tomorrow's Far Eastern e-Assessment Seminars

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-09-11

    BTL Group Ltd will be speaking and exhibiting at the next series of Assessment Tomorrow seminars being held in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur on the 24th and 30th September 2009.
    

• 26 Aug 2009

  • WJEC Successfully Deliver First Ever A-Level Examinations On-screen Using BTL Surpass

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-08-26

    BTL Group Ltd is delighted to announce that, during the summer of 2009, WJEC - the Cardiff-based awarding body - successfully delivered the first ever on-screen A-Level examinations in England and Wales, using BTL’s Surpass e-Assessment solution.

• 09 Jul 2009

  • AQA signs exclusive 6 year partnership agreement with BTL to deliver e-Assessment programme

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-07-09

    BTL Group Ltd is delighted to announce a 6 year partnership agreement with AQA, one of the UK’s largest Awarding Bodies to develop and deliver their e-Assessment programme, TEAL (Technology Enabled Assessment for Learners).

• 16 Apr 2009

  • BTL supports centre engagement workshops for e-Assessment at AAT's annual conference

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-04-16

    BTL Group Ltd is delighted to support the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) in promoting e-Assessment to AAT centres.
    

• 17 Mar 2009

  • BTL Sponsors e-Assessment Question 2009

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-03-17

    BTL Group Ltd is once again delighted to sponsor and exhibit at the 7th e-Assessment Question Conference, being held at the Novotel St Pancras, London, on 18 and 19 March 2009.
    

• 18 Feb 2009

  • BTL publishes case study illustrating its involvement in TDA QTS Tests

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2009-02-18

    BTL Group Ltd today published a case study covering its involvement in QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) tests; provides a detailed account of the requirements set by TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools).

• 08 Oct 2008

  • BTL to exhibit and present at CBT Conference 2008, Baarn Holland

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-10-08

    BTL Group Ltd is proud to support the CBT (Computer Based Testing) conference in Baarn, Holland on 16th October 2008. The aim of the conference is to share experiences in using computer based technology to administer exams.

• 07 Oct 2008

  • BTL to exhibit at Federation of Awarding Bodies 2008

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-10-07

    BTL Group is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at this year's Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference, Ricoh Arena, Coventry on the 15th and 16th of October.
    

• 14 Aug 2008

  • BTL e-Assessment Tools Ranked Number One in Recent UKCDR Analysis

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-08-14

    The University of Manchester's UKCDR project team (UK Collaboration for a Digital Repository for High Stakes Exams) found that BTL e-Assessment solutions came out on top in their independent study analysing current e-Assessment tools. The study, funded by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee), was conducted to determine which tools could potentially form part of an e-Assessment solution that would be sophisticated enough to support in house and national examinations.

• 25 Jun 2008

  • BTL and AlphaPlus launch e-Assessment Development: Principles and Practice

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-06-25

    - An Essential Course for Authors Facing the Challenge of Creating e-Assessments - BTL Group Ltd, a leading independent provider of e-Assessment solutions, has teamed up with AlphaPlus, a team of highly experienced educational consultants with extensive experience in e-Assessments, to launch the 'e-Assessment Development: Principles and Practice course'.

• 24 Jun 2008

  • BTL commits to ITIL: best practices in the provision of IT services

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-06-24

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK e-Assessment development and delivery company, announced today that all of its senior management and the majority of its Project Management, Software Development and IT/Technical Support teams are now ITIL qualified. This further enhances the commitment previously made by BTL to ensure all Project Managers and other relevant members of staff are PRINCE2 qualified.

• 23 Jun 2008

  • SQA Releases White Paper on Sustainable Development of e-Assessment

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-06-23

    The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), a prominent BTL Group Ltd customer, has released a white paper, Innovating Assessment in Scotland, outlining a sustainable model of e-Assessment development utilising BTL's state-of-the-art authoring tool, ContentProducer.

• 23 Apr 2008

  • BTL provides AAT with complete e-Assessment solution

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-04-23

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK Learning and Assessment solutions provider is pleased to announce that they will be assisting the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) with a three-year project to move from traditional paper based exams to On-Screen delivery.

• 07 Apr 2008

  • SQA signs landmark e-Assessment contract with BTL

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-04-07

    BTL Group Ltd, a leading UK Learning and Assessment solutions provider, announced today that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has selected BTL to provide an enterprise wide e-assessment development and delivery system.

• 04 Apr 2008

  • Alpha Plus/BTL white paper reviews the current and future vision of e-assessments

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-04-04

    BTL, in partnership with AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd, has produced a highly informative white paper on the current market for e-assessment, taking into consideration the drivers for change and development, and presenting a vision of where e-assessment could be in five years’ time.
    

• 27 Mar 2008

  • WoLLNET project to use BTL e-Assessment tools

    BTL | Shipley, United Kingdom | 2008-03-27

    BTL is delighted to announce that it will be the ‘Technology’ partner in the Workplace Literacy, Language and Numeracy Evaluation Toolkit Project (WoLLNET).

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