Pearson or Prometric?

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I'm curious... do the member of CertForums prefer PearsonVUE or Prometric? I know certain exams (e.g. Microsoft) you can only do with one.

If so, do you have any paticular reason, or is it just a question of locality?

I used and will continue to use e-academy in Cardiff, which is a Pearson Vue AND Prometric centre, but I sat it with Pearson (simply because I didn't know it was also a Prometric centre!).

 

I'm not sure what you mean here

Do you mean :

1) their websites for booking exams etc

2) the testing centres - in which case there is another thread running for members to put reviews of particular testing centres

3) the actual exam interface

 

I also used the e-academy in Cardiff (sign in, straight into the exam room, do the exam, get the piece of paper and I'm off ).
When I sat the A+ 601, I used Pearson VUE and before they gave me the result, I had to complete a survey . So I was rushing through these survey questions, just thinking give me the result!
Whereas with Prometric, when I sat A+ 602, they gave me the result THEN I had to complete the survey.
So I'm sticking with Prometric

 

I did the 601 in e-academy the other day, with Vue, and I had the same thing. Was really tense waiting for that survey to end :P

e-academy is great. Security in that complex was a bit suprising though, and the security guards (first as you enter the industrial estate, then when you get buzzed into the building itself) looked like the sort of guys you don't want to mess with!

 

Obviously some people in the past have got upset about their exam marks then

 

I use the Leeds Prometric, think there are a few in Leeds but the one I use is very relaxed and the receptionist is HOT !!!

 

I've used the Pearson Vue in Liverpool and whilst it's very handy for Central station, it's a bit of a flea-pit in truth. That being said, I didn't go there with the intention of writing a critique of the decor, just passing some exams so it didn't really matter that much I suppose.

Although I would have preferred not to have needed various injections for tropical diseases before going