ICAEW Certificate in Insolvency exam

To take the exam you will need to register as a student. Before booking you should speak to your tuition provider as they may have made arrangements on your behalf.

• Book your exam

The exam comprises of 80 questions and is 2.5 hours in duration. The pass mark is 55% and you have four attempts.

The following resources will help you prepare for the computer-based exam:

• Sample assessment
• Access more information on sitting the computer-based assessment
• Find out more on how to set up and sit a remote invigilated exam

The computer-based assessment costs £300 + VAT for each attempt.

If you feel your exam performance may be hindered due to a health condition, disability, or specific learning difficulty (SpLD), we may be able to put access arrangements in place to support you during your exam.

If you would like arrangements to be in place for a specific exam, your access arrangements application needs to be submitted 30 days before the exam date. Please do not book your exam until your arrangements have been confirmed to you.

Before you submit your access arrangements application, please read the guidance for access arrangements.

When you enter into and begin your exam, you are confirming that you are in a fit state to sit. Should an incident occur during your exam which you believe affected your performance, you may be able to apply for an exam disruption appeal.

You must read and understand the exam disruption appeal policy before they sit an exam. The exam disruption appeal applies to circumstances where you feel that your performance in an exam has been adversely affected by illness or other circumstances. You can apply to have these factors taken into consideration during the results determination process. Please refer to the policy.

The deadline to apply for exam disruption appeal is seven days from your exam. For example, if you sit an exam on a Monday you will have until 23:59 the following Monday to submit your exam disruption appeal application. You will also need to apply for exam disruption appeal individually per exam.

If you wish to apply for exam disruption appeal, you must complete the online exam disruption appeal application form with any supporting evidence within seven days of the exam. Once your application has been logged, you will receive a confirmation email to confirm we have received it.

Take a look at the exam disruption appeal frequently asked questions.

Ask your exam invigilator to log details of the issue you experienced and request a case reference number to provide to ICAEW as evidence. If you cannot contact your invigilator during your exam, please call Pearson VUE to log this straight after your exam ends, via the contact number stated.

You will usually receive your results the day after you take the exam. Results will be posted to the students online training file the following day.