Quantexa Academy Assessment Policy

This policy outlines the Quantexa Academy assessment process and the provisions for candidates who fail assessments or are marked as failed due to non-attendance.  

It ensures a fair, consistent, and high-quality experience for all candidates while maintaining the integrity of Quantexa Academy certifications. 

🎯 Programme Scope 

This policy applies to the following Quantexa Academy programmes: 

• Quantexa Data Engineer: Core ER Academy
• Quantexa Data Engineer: Core Platform Academy
• Quantexa Scoring Engineer Academy
• Quantexa Task Loading
• Quantexa Technical Business Analyst Academy
• Quantexa Platform Architecture
• Scala & Spark Pre‑Requisite Assessment 

It also covers: 

• Rescheduling and cancellations
• Retakes
• Re-onboarding 

⚙ Assessment Process

Assessments are used within the Quantexa Academy to evaluate a candidate’s capability and readiness to progress.  

What to expect: 

• Candidates will typically receive feedback within 2 working days of assessment review
• Failure to attend a scheduled assessment will be recorded as a failed attempt
• Once the maximum number of attempts is reached:  
  • The candidate’s representative will be notified
  • The candidate will be offboarded from the programme, and access to learning resources will be removed  

Assessment standards 

To ensure consistency and fairness: 

• Quantexa may update or amend assessment methods to maintain rigour and accuracy 
• Live assessments (including vivas): 
• Require cameras to be switched on
• May require screen sharing
• In some cases, multiple assessors may be involved for quality and compliance purposes  

Candidate responsibilities 

All assessments are individual tasks. Candidates must ensure: 

• All submitted work is their own
• No use of AI tools (such as ChatGPT) to generate responses
• Skills and knowledge have been developed independently 

If plagiarism or misuse of AI is suspected: 

• A viva or alternative assessment may be required
• Failure may result in remedial action up to and including permanent disqualification 

For more information, please refer to the Plagiarism Policy for more details.

⏰ Certification Assessment Reschedule and Cancellation 

Candidates are responsible for booking and managing their certification assessments via the LMS or email.  

Policy requirements 

• A minimum of 2 working days’ notice is required to reschedule without penalty
• Changes made with less than 2 working days’ notice will be recorded as a failed attempt
• Exceptions may be granted in exceptional circumstances (e.g. emergencies or technical issues)  

📧 For support, contact: [email protected]

❓ How to Reschedule or Cancel your Assessment

Assessments can be rescheduled by submitting a request via email to [email protected] or via Calendly as follows: 

NOTE: Calendly booking is currently only available for Quantexa Data Engineer Academy, Quantexa Scoring Engineer Academy and Quantexa Task Loading. 

To Cancel your assessment in Calendly:

1. Within your assessment confirmation email, click the cancellation link at the bottom of the email. 
   
2. Enter your reason for cancelling and click ‘Cancel Event’. 
3. When you are ready to rebook, log in to Quantexa Academy and book a new assessment through your course. 

To Reschedule your assessment in Calendly:

1. Within your assessment confirmation email, click the reschedule link at the bottom of the email.

    

2. Select an alternative date and time for your assessment.

🔁 Certification Assessment Retake

Standard Retake Policy 

• All assessments across all programmes allow a maximum of two attempts per candidate 
• Once both attempts are used:  
• The candidate’s representative will be notified
• The candidate will be offboarded from the programme  

Attendance requirement 

• Candidates must provide at least 2 working days notice if unable to attend an assessment
• If notice is not provided:  
• The session will be recorded as non-attendance
• This will count as an assessment attempt  

Exceptions 

Exceptions may be granted in exceptional circumstances such as documented emergencies or technical failures. 

⚡ Scala & Spark Pre-requisite Assessment Retake 

This assessment must be completed before enrolling in the Data Engineer and Scoring Engineer programmes.  

Key expectations 

• Delivered via CoderPad 
• Maximum of two attempts allowed
• After two failed attempts:  
• The candidate must wait three months before retaking  

Attendance requirement 

• At least 2 working days notice must be provided if unable to attend
• Failure to notify will count as an attempt  

💼 Certification Program Re-onboarding 

Candidates who are offboarded and have not been disqualified for plagiarism may re-enrol under the following conditions: 

• A three-month waiting period applies before re-entry
• A new enrolment request is required
• The full programme fee will apply  

For subsequent re-entries: 

• The full fee applies each time
• The waiting period increases by an additional three months per attempt  

Exceptions 

Exceptions may be granted in exceptional circumstances.