Exam results are not final until all portions of the exam have been completed and internal audits for consistency and fairness are done. At that point, exam summary sheets will be sent to the utility, and licenses or denials and a copy of the written exam will be sent to the individual. Finally, almost all old format reexaminations have been completed and sufficient experience has been gained in preparing new format exams. Therefore, only new format exams will be given for examinations scheduled after July 1, 1982. They use poor methods and intimidate the candidates.
Some examiners are too academically oriented.
There are large inconsistencies between examiners. You almost have to know who is preparing your exam so you can prepare the candidates in the proper areas. Therefore, correct answers are marked wrong. There are no standards for required level of knowledge for oral exams. Therefore, the depth required varies between examiners.