The Commercial Education Society of Australia (CESA) is an independent, non-profit organisation formed in 1910 to promote standards in the practice and teaching of commercial subjects. His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffrey, AC, CVO, MC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, is the Society's Patron. In addition the College of Heralds in the United Kingdom has awarded CESA a Grant-in-Arms. See more detailed information in About Us.
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2008 Examination Schedule
Download the 2008 examination Schedule now.
Please note that the following examinations are not available in 2008: Teacher's Diploma of Shorthand (deleted); and student level Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy, Integrating Business Applications Software and Shorthand Theory and Speed.
2008 Application Forms
Updated application forms to sit CESA examinations - Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf format.
- Student examinations - Form A
- Candidate list - Form B
- Diploma of Business Administration (BSB50201) application form - Form C 2008
- Teacher examination application form - Form E 2008
- Order for Special Examination Papers 2008
- Registration Form to apply to become a registered CESA examination centre.
Teacher Examination Specifications
Download Teacher Examination Specifications including Papers 1, 2, 3 and Level 5 Research Assignment specifications for each Teacher's Diploma.
Business Administration
The Reference list for the Diploma of Business Administration BSB 50201.
Diploma of Business Administration (BSB50201) examination specification.
Student Examination Specifications
Student examination specifications are available from the CESA office on request. Contact CESA by email or telephone.
Teacher references
See the teacher reference list for the teacher qualifying examinations.
Also see
Award winners 2008
The 2008 Award Winners (for the 2007 academic year)
Other important information
- CESA's RPL policy
Also note CESA's graded exam system, starting with the popular English Language Fundamentals, Database Fundamentals and Office Practice Fundamentals, rising to Level 4 tests in many subjects.
Examination information
- student and teacher syllabuses
- 2008 Examination Schedule
Tests for students
For students, the testing service includes such subjects as Keyboarding, Word Processing, Computing, Bookkeeping, Communication and Office Practice. See Student examinations and regulations.
Students are entered for CESA exams by their teachers. The Society sends the test material to those teachers, who conduct the tests at their own school or college and return the worked papers to the society for assessment. See Entry Form A. - Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf format
Tests for teachers
For teachers, a CESA Diploma to teach specific skills is widely accepted by employers.
Examinations for teachers are conducted at locations and under supervision nominated by the candidate and approved by the Society. See Entry Form E - Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf format. Also see Examination regulations for teacher examinations and Teacher examination specifications.
Examination dates
The Society has released the test dates for 2008. The Society also caters for special examinations for candidates who want to sit for a student-level test on dates of their own choosing.
Note that candidates for a teaching qualification must sit on the dates scheduled by the Society. All teacher examinations consist of three written papers. Normally, the first two papers are offered mid year. The third is offered towards year end. See Examination Schedule for 2008 and Entry Form E - Adobe Acrobat Reader pdf format.
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