Universal waiting list for examinees
Make a waiting list that all examinees can sign up for, and all VECs & their VEs can view & invite examinees to join their respective sessions. Examinees should be able to set bids of maximum fee they're willing to pay, that blocks any VECs & their VEs from inviting them to take an exam that costs in excess of their max fee bid (also, field validation to prevent inputs higher than the most expensive exam fee of any VEC so there's no appearance of bribery).
And possibly other examinee-limited variables that VECs & VEs would want to know in advance from potential examinees, such as "we don't want to test felons, are you?" or "we will make extra time for you if you're confident you will pass the next higher level exam(s), are you? click [tech] [general] [extra] for all the tests you're confident you will pass in a single setting".
Comments: 8
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05 May, '20
Richard Bateman AdminDefinitely something I would consider; I could imagine this working in a few ways.
At the same time, I wonder if there might be a solution that would be faster to put up in the mean time that would work; even something as simple as a google form, though it would be nice if people could see a status or something. Just a thought -- maybe someone could put up something separate from examtools for this to start with. -
05 May, '20
N6ATFI've made rudimentary Google Forms that dump to Google Sheets before... it would be so quick & dirty that examinees would have to hope VECs & VEs abide by honor system & not spam them with exam fees in excess of their max bid.
Should I go ahead & make one anyway? -
05 May, '20
Richard Bateman AdminI think that is a better question for other VEs participating in remote testing... it's not something that I can dictate that everyone use =] Also maybe someone else has a better idea than a google form (I agree with you about the ease and utility but also the shortcomings of that approach).
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05 May, '20
N6ATFWorking on it for fun.
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05 May, '20
N6ATFForm for examinees: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczZ95trYEo3uowTHuDfBV9C8Uh9Tqtm1acD85QpFwhRi6yGA/viewform
For VEC/VEs to read/comment filled forms: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13nHBMxS0lhgVeuAyw5LFJI33Qmjw3yasR8YFyb94DE4/edit?usp=sharing -
05 May, '20
Allan BatteigerI would like to see something in the current registration form they could check to show which elements they intend to take. i.e. check boxes for 2 , 3 ,4 I would help me estimate the time allocation. I.e. I could test single element takers in one room and multi element takers in a 2nd breakout rm.
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08 May, '20
Norm Goodkin K6YXH GLAARG VEI don't see how we'd use a waiting list. We open sessions, people register, and we test. If we had a wait list, what would we do with it? Send invitations when we open a session? By the time that anyone in the waitlist read our invitation, the session would be full from people who keep doing a Ctrl-R, checking for open sessions. We certainly don't have any trouble filling our sessions - most fill overnight. We have had lots of requests to, "Let me know when you open a session." But we don't.
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08 May, '20
n2ygkNorm: My VEC requires an exam fee. Therefore it is entirely possible that candidates fail to get around to sending the signed 605 or payment. I've also had candidates register and then end up getting an earlier session elsewhere. The whole point of a waitlist is that control-R doesn't work: the next person off the waitlist fills the slot. I currently have 10 candidates booked who have not yet completed the 605 and fee payment.