| Detailed Instructions |
POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) & Offline Dashboard User Guide
Overview
| The POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) allows you to manage your test bookings such as start or download a test and mark candidates as absent. | | The Offline Dashboard allows you to start tests for your candidates, mark candidates as absent and upload completed tests. | | The Pearson Offline Platform is a required piece of software. If this is not yet installed, please navigate to the installation guide. | | | | Clicking on an accordion arrow (►) below will expand that section and provide guidance. Expanded sections can be closed by clicking the accordion arrow (▼) again. |
Logging into PAD
| 1. Log into the POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) using the following link - https://btecng.pearson.com/pqs.web.ccpd. Enter your username and password to log in. |  | | | 2. Upon first login, you may be taken to the Home page. Clicking on the Bookings option will take you to the main bookings page: | | | | | Please note | | If you do not yet have login credentials for PAD, please ask your Examinations Officer to complete a declaration webform. A link to this can be found in the support index. |
Creating a PIN
| 1. Click on the dropdown arrow, found towards the top-right of the page. Select Generate PIN from the options that appear: | | | | 2. A pop-up box will appear towards the centre of the screen. Click the Generate Pin button, which will generate a 4-digit PIN underneath: | | | If you have already generated a PIN previously, this will be displayed within the pop-up box. | | | 3. Scroll down the pop-up box and click Close to go back to the main Bookings page: | | | | Please note | | Generating a new PIN is only required when you are logging into the PAD for the first time, or you suspect that another person has knowledge of your PIN. | | The PIN is required to be able to access the Pearson Offline Dashboard. | | If you generate a new PIN, your previously downloaded tests will need to be re-downloaded. |
Managing bookings in PAD
| The Bookings page is where you manage your tests. Clicking on the Active Bookings tab will display your available tests in a list: | | | | If your user account has access to multiple sub-sites, you can select between these by clicking the top-right dropdown arrow, followed by Switch Centre. | | | | You can filter your search by Product name, Unit name, Exam date and Candidate name to show the relevant test booking you need access to: | | | | To access the additional Booking information, you can expand the test window by clicking the small dropdown arrow, found towards the left-hand of the booking: | | | | Mark a learner absent | | | If you wish to mark a learner as absent, click the relevant radio button for the booking and then click the Mark as Absent button: | | | | You will then be prompted to confirm this selection: | | | | Launch test (online) | | | | If you wish to run a test online, select the relevant test with the radio button and click Launch Test. This will launch the test directly from your web browser: | | | | If this is your first time launching a test, you may be presented with this window. Click Open WinTDP to proceed: | | | Placing a tick in the checkbox will stop this window from appearing again. | | | Download test (offline) | | | If you wish to run a test via the Pearson Offline Dashboard, select the relevant test with the radio button and click Download Test: | | | | A new tab will open where you will need to confirm the download: | | | | Confirming the download will open a new tab where you log into the Offline Dashboard. The previous tab will show the status of the download in four stages. A "Passed" status on each of the four stages will complete the download process: | | | | Please note | | If you launch a test directly from PAD, the response file will be uploaded automatically upon completion of the test. |
Managing tests in the Offline Dashboard
| To log in, enter your PIN a click the Login button: | | | | This will open the Offline Dashboard, where you can see your available tests. If the dashboard opens up in another screen, clicking Available will take you to the correct screen: | | | | Find the learner's test you wish to launch. You can search by date range if you have several learners across multiple dates: | | | | Launching test | | | Tick the Declaration checkbox to confirm you are ready to invigilate the assessment, then click the Launch button: | | | | If this is your first time launching a test, you will be presented with this window. Click Open WinTDP to proceed: | | | Placing a tick in the checkbox will stop this window from appearing again. | | | Mark a learner absent | | | If the learner is absent, you can mark this by clicking the Mark Absent button: | | | The absence mark needs to be uploaded in the same way as learner test responses. Guidance on how to do this can be found below. | | | Uploading responses | | | Once the test has finished, you will need to log back into the Offline Dashboard. Upon next login, you will be presented with a Pending actions popup box: | | | | If you have an internet connection, click Yes, If you wish to upload later, click No. If you selected No, you will need to do a manual upload by selecting Pending Upload and then clicking the Upload button: | | | | A popup window will then appear, asking you to start the upload: | |
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