Good news for for all Cordie learners and apprentices! Back, by popular customer demand, we will be opening our CIPS-approved exam centre for an additional exam series every January. This means the Cordie exam centre is now available to our customers for six exam series every year, which is 50% more than the regional exam centres offered by CIPS!
As of January 2026, Cordie will be operating its approved exam centre in Christchurch (Dorset, UK) every two months:
January (for OR exams only)
March (for OR and CR exams)
May (for OR and CR exams)
July (for OR and CR exams)
September (for OR exams only)
November (for OR and CR exams)
At the Cordie exam centre you will find professionally-trained invigilator staff with a friendly approach to customer service. There is plenty of free parking and comfortable sitting space while waiting for your exam to start. Our security systems are designed to protect you, your property and your personal identity while you are with us. All you need to do is bring your photo ID and relax so that you can concentrate on doing your very best in the exam!
You do not need to be a registered learner with Cordie to sit your exam with us, but it certainly helps! Naturally our customers and apprentices will always get priority service.
Please note: we only accept bookings at our exam centre if they are made directly with ourselves. We reserve the right to refuse any booking attempts via CIPS, simply because they do not have access to any of our systems and nor are they authorised to accept bookings on our behalf.
Please get in touch with us via the contact form at the bottom of this page to find out more. Hopefully we will see you soon at one of our CIPS exam sittings!