SQA SOLAR

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Our SOLAR helpdesk will close on Tuesday 23 December.

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know we have a SOLAR News section of our website? Check it out here : 🔗sqasolar.org.uk/mini/33514.159…

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know that we have formative assessments available for some of our subjects? Check if your subject has a formative test by searching for it here: 🔗 sqasolar.org.uk/mini/39845.html

SOLAR Fact Friday! Is one of your candidates going to expire or is retired? Check out our guidance video on how to edit a candidate's record: 🔗youtu.be/cZvxlurvUGQ?si…

Our SOLAR helpdesk will close at 5pm on Friday 28 November. We will reopen on Tuesday 2 December at 9am and service will resume as normal.

SOLAR Fact Friday! We are constantly adding to and updating our subject list. Check if your subject is available on SOLAR: 🔗sqasolar.org.uk/mini/39845.htm

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know that your centre should have a dedicated SOLAR Coordinator who can set up all new user accounts? We ask that SOLAR Coordinators make themselves known to other SOLAR users at their centre.

SOLAR Fact Friday! Are you looking to add another subject to your centre? Fill out all relevant fields and one of our team will be in touch: 🔗sqasolar.org.uk/mini/33164.html

SOLAR Fact Friday! Have you spotted the funnel icons when using SOLAR? This icon condenses your searches, making looking for candidates or filtering tests a lot easier!

SOLAR Fact Friday! Are you looking to add another subject to your centre? Fill out all relevant fields on our support form and our team will be in touch: 🔗sqasolar.org.uk/mini/33164.html

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know that when creating a candidate on SOLAR, there is a tick box for Reasonable Adjustments? If this box is ticked, candidates will be given extra time (30 minutes). Watch our guidance video on how to do this: 🔗youtube.com/watch?v=cZvxlu…

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know that if you can't schedule a test for one of your candidates, they may be expired or retired. Our FAQs on the new Contact Us page explain how to fix this: sqasolar.org.uk/mini/33157.html

SOLAR Fact Friday! The AutoVoid date of a test on the Marking screen is the date that the test will no longer be valid for marking. All tests must be marked and scripts submitted before this date to ensure candidates are resulted.

Our SOLAR helpdesk will close at 5pm on Friday 26 September. We will reopen on Tuesday 30 September at 9am and service will resume as normal.

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know you can schedule a review of a candidate's test? This will allow candidates to review their assessment and receive feedback. Check it out here:🔗youtu.be/WgHhcDQlOYE?si…

SOLAR Fact Friday! Did you know that assessments which are human-marked will be voided if not submitted within the correct timeframe? We recommend all tests are marked and submitted within 60 days.