PRESS COMMUNIQUE

CITY AND GUILDS JUNE 2011 EXAMINATIONS

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ENGINEERING COUNCIL MAY 2011 EXAMINATIONS

1.	Entries and late entries for the above examinations, from private candidates, will be received between 09 00 hours and 14 00 hours at the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate, Reduit, as follows:
	Examinations		Entries				Late Entries
	City and Guilds And Engineering Council		Thursday 03 and Friday 04 March 2011				Friday 11 March 2011
2.	Prospective candidates are requested to call in person at the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate, Reduit, to fill in the Entry Forms and pay the necessary fees. They should produce their National Identity Card and original Birth Certificate.
2.1	Candidates under eighteen should produce their original Birth Certificate and either the Identity/Admission Card issued by the MES together with one passport-size photograph or two recent passport-size photographs bearing their name and signature. The photograph/s should be signed by an authorised person – a list is available at the Technical Examinations Section (phone no. 4038400 ext. 123 / 307) or on our website (http://mes.intnet.mu).
3.	Candidates entering for the City and Guilds Examinations and who have previously taken the examinations should also produce their Notification of Candidate Enrolment Number.
4.	Candidates entering for the Engineering Council Examinations should produce their Notification of Candidate Enrolment Form and Evidence of Registration with the Engineering Council.
5.	The Fees for the examinations are as follows:
	Examinations	Local Fees				Examinations Fees
	City and Guilds	Initial Fee		:	Rs268/-	The fees vary according to the component/s entered by the candidate. The fees list is available on the MES website (http://mes.intnet.mu).
		Component Fee		:	Rs268/- per component
		Late Entry Fee		:	Rs310/-
	Engineering Council	Initial Fee		:	Rs268/-	Level 5 Certificate (theory)		:	£ 52.00 per component
		Component Fee		:	Rs268/- per component	Level 6 Graduate Diploma (theory)		:	£ 76.70 per component
		Late Entry Fee		:	Rs310/-	Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma (theory)		:	£ 101.50 per component
5.1 6. 7.	For the Engineering Council fee, payment should be made by bank draft drawn to the order of City and Guilds. For examinations in which the assessment schemes include a coursework assessment, an assignment or project, private candidates will be allowed to enter for the written components only. In case payment is effected by cheque, it should be an OFFICE CHEQUE issued by a bank, drawn to the order of the Mauritius Examinations Syndicate; otherwise cheques will not be accepted. NO ENTRY WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2011. Mauritius Examinations Syndicate, Reduit 17 February 2011