Certificate in Sanitation and Sterilization Student Guide & Exam Instructions Updated: November 8 2023
IMPORTANT: This course at TEI was formerly the CIDESCO Sanitation & Sterilization Award. Students should disregard references in the course material to the CIDESCO Exam Instructions, such as requesting an ‘registration code’ or ‘exam token’ in the course material, and should follow these instructions for the exam instead. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we transition the course content. This transition does not affect other CIDESCO programming at The Esthetic Institute. This course comprises four self-directed modules and a live, online exam. The course will take you approximately 8 hours in total to complete, with full participation. You do not have to complete all course components in one sitting, you may stop-and-start during the course, if needed. Your progress through the modules is recorded in Moodle and monitored by your examiner for this course. TO COMPLETE THIS COURSE: 1. Access the Sanitation and Sterilization course on your TEI Moodle dashboard. ● The course should appear on the start date provided to you. 2. Access the Sanitation and Sterilization Workbook under the ‘Download or view course manual’ button. ● You may download the workbook or you may view it in Moodle. ● You may print this workbook, if you wish. 3. Access and view the module lecture videos under the ‘View learning module’ button. ● Watch the videos in their entirety, in sequential order. ● Take notes, paying special attention to video content that is not in the workbook. 4. Complete the module worksheets #1-7 as instructed in the lecture videos. ● Use the video and workbook to summarize the content that answers the questions. ● Worksheets will not be graded, but full participation is expected. ● Answers should be thorough to be considered for ‘full participation’. ● Worksheets may be attempted more than once. 5. Once you have completed all four modules, videos and worksheets, begin studying the material for the exam. ● The exam will be held in a Zoom meeting at the appointed date and time. ● A link for the Zoom meeting will be emailed shortly before the exam.
TO QUALIFY TO SIT FOR THE EXAM: 1. The student must have completed all course components, with full participation, by 12:00pm(MT) the day before the exam. ● If the examiner does not see full participation in Moodle by 12:00pm(MT) the day before the exam, the student will not be sent the exam form link. ● Students who miss this deadline will forfeit the course tuition and be required to re-register for the course. 2. The student must have demonstrated full participation by: ● Watching all four lecture videos in Moodle by the aforementioned deadline. ● Submitted all seven worksheets in Moodle, with thorough answers offered, by the aforementioned deadline. 3. Log-in to the exam Zoom meeting on time. ● It is advised that you download the Zoom app or update your existing Zoom app on your mobile device. ● Join the Zoom meeting early. You will be placed in a ‘waiting room’ until the examiner is about to start the exam. ● Students who are up to 10 mins late will not be admitted into the exam, to avoid disturbing others, and will be required to wait until the next exam group for this course to take the exam. This may affect your eligibility for subsequent courses or program modules for which this course is a prerequisite. ● Students who are more than 10 mins late will be considered a ‘no-show’. A $50.00 fee will be charged to reschedule your exam. THIS EXAMINATION IS: …partially 'open-book'. ● the student MAY use a printed copy of course workbook and their own hand-written notes during the exam. ● The student MAY NOT use any other resources during the exam. All web pages and apps, other than the exam form itself, are required to be closed. Candidates are not to access any other websites, apps, or files during the assessment, including Moodle and the online version of the Workbook. ● Students should not overly-depend on their notes and Workbook for this exam, but should prepare as for any other test. You will not have time to look-up everything, but may use the indicated resources ‘in a pinch’. …completed online. ● You will be required to use a computer or tablet that supports Chrome and Google Forms to complete the exam form.
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You will be emailed a link to the exam form once the class has assembled in the Zoom call. …proctored online. ● a second device with a webcam is required to access the Zoom meeting. A mobile phone will suffice for this. ● The student and their complete workstation must be visible in the Zoom meeting to the proctoring examiner throughout the exam. Candidates may not leave the view of the proctor during the examination. ● Be prepared to remain at your workstation for the duration. …completed within a 30-minute time limit. DO NOT START THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. ● Use the washroom before the exam. ● Mute yourself in Zoom on your second device, so that no one else can hear noise from your microphone, but so that you can still hear the examiner when they speak. ● Your examiner will provide further instructions before starting. ● Close all unnecessary tabs, files, and apps on the device you’re using to complete the exam. You will need access to your email to receive the exam form. DURING THE EXAMINATION: ● Do not close or refresh the exam form or the browser during the assessment. If you do, your answers could be lost. ● Click 'submit' before the time limit expires. Late submissions will not be marked and the candidate will register a 0% score. AFTER YOU ‘SUBMIT’ THE EXAM: 1. Close the exam form. 2. End the Zoom meeting on your second device through which the proctor is observing. 3. You will receive your result from your examiner or educator via email. 4. Students who do not pass the exam may sit a retake with the next exam group for this course. This may affect your eligibility for subsequent courses or program modules for which this course is a prerequisite. Prepare for this exam as required. To confirm your exam date and time, consult your invoice or contact one of our administrative personnel at admin@estheticinstitute.ca or northadmin@estheticinstitute.ca. If you experience technical difficulties in Moodle, please contact studentservices@estheticinstitute.ca.