Review the points below carefully if you believe the marketing blurb about examination guarantees seems like a good idea:

Everyone knows they're still being charged for it - it's not so hard to see that it's been inserted into the overall price charged by the college. It's certainly not free (it's just marketing companies think we'll fall for anything they say!) For those who want to get a first time pass, you must fund each exam as you take it, give it the priority it deserves and apply yourself as required.

Shouldn't you be looking to go for the best offer at the time, instead of paying a premium to the training course provider, and also to sit exams more locally - rather than possibly hours away from your area? Why tie up your cash (or borrow more than you need) for exams when you didn't need to? Huge profits are netted by organisations charging all their exam fees up-front - and banking on the fact that many won't be taken. Remember, with the majority of Exam Guarantees - the company controls how often and when you can do your re-takes. Subsequent exam attempts are only authorised at the company's say so.

Spending hundreds or even thousands extra on an 'Exam Guarantee' is short-sighted - when study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams is what will really see you through.

It's essential to have accredited simulation materials and an exam preparation system included in the package you choose. Sometimes people can get confused by practising exam questions that don't come from authorised sources. Sometimes, the phraseology can be completely unlike un-authorised versions and you should be prepared for this. Practice exams can be enormously valuable as a tool for logging knowledge into your brain - so when it comes to taking your actual exams, you don't get phased.

Most trainers typically provide a shelf full of reference manuals. This can be very boring and not a very good way of achieving retention. Studies in learning psychology have shown that long term memory is improved when we receive multi-sensorial input, and we get physically involved with the study process.

Interactive full motion video involving demonstration and virtual lab's will forever turn you away from traditional book study. And they're a lot more fun to do. Any company that you're considering must be able to demonstrate some samples of the type of training materials they provide. You're looking for evidence of tutorial videos and demonstrations and a wide selection of interactive elements.

Purely on-line training should be avoided. You want physical CD/DVD ROM course materials where obtainable, as you need to be able to use them whenever it's convenient for you - it's not wise to be held hostage to your internet connection always being 'up' and available.

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