2024 Exam Registration

The next accreditation exam will be on Monday 12 August 2024. The information below is from the 2022 exam and is provided as an indicative guide only, under the following headings.

Information on the exam itself – such as structure and format – and on preparing for the exam is set out on the following pages:

Registration policy

The information below is provided for general guidance. Candidates are warned that registration policy for the 2024 exam may differ in some respects.

The 2022 accreditation exam is open to all IPEd members and members of affiliate editing organisations. Affiliate members will be asked for their membership details, which we will verify with your organisation.

Non-members wishing to sit the exam must first join IPEd in the appropriate membership category.

First-time candidates must pay either the early-bird full fee or the standard full fee by the relevant closing date.

Candidates who are resitting the exam must indicate in the registration form which exam they sat previously, and pay either the early-bird resit fee or the standard resit fee by the relevant closing date. We will check your eligibility for the resit fee (only one resit at the reduced rate is allowed). If you have already resat the exam at a reduced rate, you will be asked to pay the difference to make up the full fee at either the early-bird or standard rate depending on date of payment.

Registration is not complete until you have BOTH:

completed the registration form, AND
paid the registration fee,

by the early-bird or final closing date, as applicable to the date of your registration.

Registrations that are incomplete on Saturday 23 July 2022 will be automatically cancelled.

Registration fees

The fees for the 2024 exam are not yet set. The table below shows the fees for the 2022 exam as an indicative guide only.

All fees are in Australian dollars and are shown with GST (Australian candidates only) and without GST.

2022 rate	Fee with GST	Fee ex-GST	Closing date
Early-bird full	$675.00	$613.64	Friday 17 June 2022
Early-bird resit	$450.00	$409.09	Friday 17 June 2022
Standard full	$775.00	$704.55	Friday 22 July 2022
Standard resit	$550.00	$500.00	Friday 22 July 2022
Concession full	$500.00	$454.55	Friday 22 July 2022
Concession resit	$350.00	$318.18	Friday 22 July 2022

Other fees that may apply are the late cancellation fee (see policy below) and the appeal fee (see under “Appeals” in the Guide for candidates).

Registration procedure

The registration procedure for the 2024 exam will be provided when registrations open, approximately 6 months before the exam itself.

Cancellation and refund policy

The information below is provided for general guidance. Candidates are warned that cancellation and refund policies for the 2024 exam may differ in some respects.

You may cancel your registration at any time before the closing date of 22 July 2022 and receive a full refund less an administration fee of A$35 (including GST). To cancel, contact the exam administrator: email exam.administration@iped-editors.org.

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Late cancellations

Cancellations between 23 July and 17 August 2022 will receive a full refund less an administration fee of A$110 (including GST). To cancel, contact the exam administrator: email exam.administration@iped-editors.org.

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Emergency cancellations and no-shows

Cancellations on or after 18 August 2022, including no-shows on exam day, will not receive any refund except in the event of a medical or other emergency. Requests for a refund must be lodged no later than 29 August 2022. You will need to state your reasons and provide supporting documentation. A refund application form will be provided closer to the exam date.

Payment of a partial or full refund, less the late cancellation fee of A$110 (including GST), will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and is at the discretion of the Accreditation Board.

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