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Proficiency testing (PT), also known as external quality assessment (EQA), allows the introduction of samples of known but undisclosed content into a laboratory’s routine testing procedure.
Public Health England provides PT schemes for food and water microbiology.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) provides proficiency testing (PT) schemes, also known as external quality assessment (EQA) schemes.
Guidelines for proficiency tests used in the assessment of DNA mixture analysis and interpretation methods.
Proficiency Testing Scheme is developing a baseline for the precision limits for the common tests on road building materials
Contact PHE's proficiency testing (PT) team about which schemes are available internationally through distributors and collaborators.
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Casework Skills Test.
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Customer Service Skills Test.
Terms and conditions for the UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) proficiency testing (PT) schemes.
A guide to the use of the Public Health England (PHE) proficiency testing (PT) schemes for food and water microbiology.
Guides for using the online reporting system for entering the external quality assessment (EQA) results and accessing distribution reports.
A guide to the scoring systems and statistics used for the PHE proficiency testing (PT) schemes for food and water microbiology.
For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Civil Service Management Judgement Test.
Guidance for job applicants completing an online test through Civil Service Jobs.
This report describes the project workshop and practical session held from 13th to 15th June 2017
How you can show you know English when you apply for citizenship and to settle in the UK, and when you do not have to
Find out if you need to apply for the fit and proper test and how to do this so that HMRC can register your business.
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Civil Service Work Strengths Test.
Repeat sample request form for Public Health England's proficiency testing (PT) schemes.
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