If you hold a recognised law degree or can provide a copy of your practicing certificate, you will be eligible to take the exemption test for Module 2.

You will also be eligible if you can demonstrate you meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of five years of practical experience in the form of ADR they are learning
• Substantial knowledge of the same form of ADR
• The ability to recognise and evaluate evidence
• The ability to significantly evaluate and apply the principles and requirements in the same form of ADR
• Noticeable practical skill in the carrying out of tasks required in preparing for and progressing of the same form of ADR

As the test exempts you from having to take the full Module 2 course and assessment, you must have first completed and passed Module 1 or the Accelerated route to Membership assessment on your chosen Pathway with CIArb.

You will receive your result immediately after submitting your test for marking. If you obtain the minimum score, you will be informed online and you will be presented with the ability to download a CIArb exemption certificate confirming that you have successfully completed and passed the Module 2 Exemption Test.

You only have one attempt to the take the exemption test. Once you have started an attempt, you will have 1 hour 30 minutes to submit your selected answers. If you do not explicitly submit your test before the end of the time limit, it will class as a submission automatically and therefore will count as a fail.

The exemption test is £78 inclusive of VAT for candidates who can demonstrate they are eligible per above.

Candidates who are not able to provide proof of their eligibility will be required to complete the full Module 2 course and assessment.

The test evaluates your current knowledge of CIArb’s Module 2 course - Law of Obligations; therefore, the content of the test is on Contract and Tort.

Module 2 is the same module across all three Pathways (Arbitration, Adjudication and Mediation), therefore you will be required to demonstrate the required knowledge if you are to be exempt.

The test is an online multiple-choice test of 30 questions based on Contract and Tort. Candidates will be presented with a random pool of questions and will be required to select the right answer from a choice of four possible answers provided. The questions are selected randomly from a pool therefore no question structure is the same. On achieving the pass mark, you will be able to download your certificate of exemption to Module 2.

You must score a minimum of 70% of the test to be eligible for exemption. Candidates are offered only one opportunity to pass the test.

You will have one attempt for the actual test.

Where a candidate scores under 70% they will be required to complete the full Module 2 course and assessment.

Once you start the test, a countdown timer will appear in the top left-hand corner of the online application.

Once you have registered for the Module 2 Exemption test you will have access to additional reading material which will assist you with any gaps in knowledge and a mock test on our learning platform.

No, the online exemption test will be made available for eligible candidates based on proof of pre-qualifying experience or practice via the CIArb online learning platform.

No, we will not be offering set dates for this test. Eligibility for exemption is based on experience and pre-qualifying knowledge. The test has been designed to evaluate candidates’ knowledge on the subject of Contract and Tort. Candidates will be provided access to the test on providing proof of eligibility.

If you achieve 70% or over on the test, you will need to provide a copy of your downloaded exemption certificate to the Education and Training Department. They will check your pass mark and confirm exemption. Once this has been done, you will be eligible to continue your development onto Module 3.

If you don't pass the exemption test, you must complete the full Module 2 course and assessment.

In order to book a place on the Module 2 exemption test, please contact education@ciarb.org

If a candidate fails the exemption test, they will need to book onto the full Module 2 course and assessment instead.