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Becoming a PTE Academic Approved Test Centre

1. Physical Requirements

All test centres must have the following facilities:

Registration room • Administrator PC • Waiting area • Lockers Test delivery room • Workstation PCs • Partitions • Chairs Server room • Locked room storing the file server

The biometric kit should be stored on the Administrator’s desk Administrator must have access to a printer and scanner

The Logitech camera must be stored on the Administrator’s desk A chair must be used to seat test takers when capturing their photograph The Administrator’s PC will be used to monitor test takers via CCTV footage

The external building must have company signage making the building easily identifiable

Registration Room

The waiting area must have one locker for every workstation in the testing room

Internal signage directing test takers to the registration and testing room

Bathrooms must be located near to the testing room

Bathrooms

The waiting area must have one chair for every workstation in the testing room Desks must measure 1.2 metres wide Partitions must measure 1.5 metres in height

Server Room

The server must be stored in a locked room

Testing Room

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The building must have parking spaces and/or access to public transport

Desk chairs must be comfortable and height-adjustable

A microphone must be placed in the centre of the room

CCTV cameras are installed in the testing room and the registration room

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2. Technical Specifications

Administrator PC

Processor RAM Hard Drive Operating System Video Adapter Display Mouse & Keyboard DVD-ROM Audio Card USB Network Connection Internet Connection Browser Printer Scanner Anti-Virus Windows compatible Intel or AMD dual or multi-core processor. The Intel Atom line and AMD Neo line of processors are not permitted 2GB NTFS Format with at least 40 GB available space Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise (32 bit) with NTFS file system required or...