External Assessment Dates
Final dates
There are a finite number of External Assessment windows remaining. They are intended to give all candidates registered on a course starting before the 31st August 2024 ample opportunity to resit where required. Courses beginning after this date do not have an External Assessment. For further details please read our External Assessment Discontinuation and Resit Policy.
The final External Assessment windows are detailed in the table below.
| Qualification | Assessment method |
Assessment window opens at 00:00 on |
Assessment window closes at 23:59 on |
Assessment must be submitted to CPCAB by 23:59 on |
Results released to centres during week commencing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK-L2 | Externally assessed reflective review paper |
14/10/2024 13/01/2025 17/03/2025 30/06/2025 13/10/2025 12/01/2026 |
27/10/2024 26/01/2025 30/03/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
27/10/2024 26/01/2025 30/03/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
16/12/2024 03/03/2025 19/05/2025 01/09/2025 15/12/2025 02/03/2026 |
| CST-L3 | Externally assessed reflective review paper |
04/11/2024 13/01/2025 28/04/2025 30/06/2025 13/10/2025 12/01/2026 |
17/11/2024 26/01/2025 11/05/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
17/11/2024 26/01/2025 11/05/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
06/01/2025 03/03/2025 16/06/2025 01/09/2025 15/12/2025 02/03/2026 |
| CAST-L3 | Externally assessed reflective review paper |
04/11/2024 13/01/2025 28/04/2025 30/06/2025 13/10/2025 12/01/2026 |
17/11/2024 26/01/2025 11/05/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
17/11/2024 26/01/2025 11/05/2025 13/07/2025 26/10/2025 25/01/2026 |
06/01/2025 03/03/2025 16/06/2025 01/09/2025 15/12/2025 02/03/2026 |
| LCS-L3 | Externally assessed reflective review paper |
06/01/2025 02/06/2025 05/01/2026 01/06/2026 |
19/01/2025 15/06/2025 18/01/2026 14/06/2026 |
19/01/2025 15/06/2025 18/01/2026 14/06/2026 |
24/02/2025 21/07/2025 23/02/2026 20/07/2026 |
| LC-L4 | Externally assessed case review |
N/a N/a N/a N/a |
03/11/2024 08/06/2025 09/11/2025 17/05/2026 |
10/11/2024 15/06/2025 16/11/2025 24/05/2026 |
16/12/2024 26/08/2025 22/12/2025 20/07/2026 |
| TC-L4 | Externally assessed case review |
07/10/2024 27/01/2025 19/05/2025 06/10/2025 02/02/2026 18/05/2026 05/10/2026 |
03/11/2024 23/02/2025 15/06/2025 02/11/2025 01/03/2026 14/06/2026 01/11/2026 |
10/11/2024 02/03/2025 22/06/2025 09/11/2025 08/03/2026 21/06/2026 08/11/2026 |
06/01/2025 22/04/2025 11/08/2025 05/01/2026 27/04/2026 10/08/2026 04/01/2027 |
| PC-L5 | Externally assessed case review |
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a |
03/11/2024 08/06/2025 09/11/2025 17/05/2026 15/11/2026 |
10/11/2024 15/06/2025 16/11/2025 24/05/2026 22/11/2026 |
16/12/2024 26/08/2025 22/12/2025 20/07/2026 21/12/2026 |
| CYP-L5 | Externally assessed case review |
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a |
03/11/2024 08/06/2025 09/11/2025 17/05/2026 15/11/2026 |
10/11/2024 15/06/2025 16/11/2025 24/05/2026 22/11/2026 |
16/12/2024 26/08/2025 22/12/2025 20/07/2026 21/12/2026 |
| CBT-L5 | Externally assessed case review |
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a |
03/11/2024 08/06/2025 09/11/2025 17/05/2026 15/11/2026 |
10/11/2024 15/06/2025 16/11/2025 24/05/2026 22/11/2026 |
16/12/2024 26/08/2025 22/12/2025 20/07/2026 21/12/2026 |
| TCSU-L6 | Externally assessed case review |
N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a |
03/11/2024 08/06/2025 09/11/2025 17/05/2026 15/11/2026 |
10/11/2024 15/06/2025 16/11/2025 24/05/2026 22/11/2026 |
16/12/2024 26/08/2025 22/12/2025 20/07/2026 21/12/2026 |