Pearson Onscreen Platform (POP)

Select the 'Learner Management' tab.

Select the qualification and then ‘Add Selected Products to Order’.  

You will be presented with a message saying ‘You need to link learners to this order’.

‘Select Learners’ on the right.

Go to the ‘Create Learners’ tab to create a new learner. Enter the main details of the demo learner. Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory. 

‘Save and Add’ to move the learner details to the box on the right, then select ‘OK’ to continue.

You will be taken back to the overview page where a green tick will appear next to the processes which have been completed. Select ‘Add Dates’ to add course start and end dates to your listed learner(s).

Select the course start and end dates for each of the linked learners, then ‘OK’. For a demo learner, set the start date as today and the end date as any day in the future.  

You'll now see an overview of your order, with green ticks showing that you have successfully linked your learners and entered course dates. Select ‘Submit’ to save your order, and ‘OK’ to confirm on the following screen.

Follow steps 1-3 from 'How to make a demo learner registration'.  

From the ‘Entries and Booking(s)’ tab, select ‘Qualifications’ to expand the list. Search for ‘POP Dummy Qualification’ and expand it by clicking the triangle on the left to see the testable units available. The ‘Learning Assessment Activity’ will be set as ‘Onscreen’. Select the unit by ticking the box to the left. Then ‘Add Selected Units to Order’.

You will now be prompted to link learners to the booking and select the time and date your learners will take the test. ‘Select Learners’ on the right-hand side to add learners to the booking.

You'll see a list of the demo learners registered to the ‘POP Dummy Qualification’. To link a learner to the order, select ‘Add’. The learner will move to the Linked Learners box. You can use the search box to find the demo learner you registered previously. Once the demo learner shows on the right side of the screen, select ‘OK’.

A green tick will appear next to the processes which have been completed. Select ‘Add dates’ to add the test booking date, time and mode.  

You can now select the date and time you want to book the test from the drop down bars. The test delivery window will be open 4 hours either side of the chosen time.

You now need to select the mode of the test for which you wish to run a demo test:

‘Classroom’ - if you are testing the POP LAN software.

‘Offline’ - if you are testing the offline test delivery platform without internet access.

‘Online’ - if you are testing the online delivery platform with internet access.

Then select ‘Save’.

You have entered all the information needed to complete the booking. This is shown by two green ticks next to the required information. To complete the booking select ‘Submit’, and then ‘OK’ to confirm.

Select the 'Learner Management' tab to go to the learner management homepage. Select ‘Manage’ and then ‘Manage Entry/Bookings’ from the left-hand menu.

You can find the demo test you booked for your demo learner by using the search function, or by selecting the refresh icon at the bottom right of the table to reveal all future tests. You can launch an online test or download an offline test package ready for delivery.  

Use the expansion arrow on the left to view the Assessment Mode and additional time.

To launch an online onscreen test, select the booking using the tick box on the left and then ‘Launch Test’. If installed, the onscreen test player will launch the test. Run through and complete the test to confirm all functionality is working.

To download an offline onscreen test, select the booking using the tick box on the left and then ‘Download Test’. Your Pearson Onscreen Platform PIN will be assigned to the download so only you can launch the test. A window will pop up. Select ‘Download’ to confirm the start of the download. It will check through 4 stages. Ensure each stage shows as ‘Passed’; if any fail, refresh the web page and try again. The first time you download a test package it can take longer than normal.

Select the Pearson Onscreen Platform icon from your desktop. Enter your Pearson Onscreen Platform PIN and select ‘Log in’.  

The dashboard will display the tests that have recently been downloaded to your computer in the ‘Available’ section. Find the candidate and test entry you wish to launch. You can search by a test date range if you have many candidates.

Select the ‘Declaration’ box to confirm that you are ready to invigilate the assessment, then ‘Launch’.

Note that you will no longer need an Attendance Register, as you are agreeing to the declaration instead.  

The test will launch and lock your computer down into Kiosk mode. This means only the test will be accessible. Run through the test questions and then ‘Finish’ to review the questions. Select ‘Complete Test’ and the computer will come out of Kiosk mode and close down the test player.

Follow steps 1 and 2 to log back in to the Offline Test Delivery Platform. You will be told if there are files awaiting upload if you have an internet connection. To trigger the upload, select ‘Upload Now’.  

If you cannot do the automatic upload you can upload manually by going to the ‘Pending Upload’ tab and selecting ‘Upload’ on the test.

Congratulations, you have successfully conducted a Pearson Onscreen Platform demo test!