Assessment Centre
Assessment Centre
Practice and Prepare
These resources will help you prepare for your Keyboarding assessment
About the Keyboarding Assessment
This information will help you do your best on assessment day!
Assessment location and schedule:
- The assessment is in-person at the VCC Broadway campus Assessment Centre
- Schedules are subject to change without prior notice
Preparing for your assessment:
- Practice on a free standing keyboard rather than a laptop
- You need to show one piece of government-issued photo identification to enter the assessment room (e.g. a valid passport, driver's license, BC Services Card)
- Allow 60 minutes of your time to do the assessment
What is the assessment like?
- Before the assessment starts, you will have three 1-minute practice sessions
- The assessment consists of six 5-minute tests
- The timed writings will be on your computer monitor. You will type on a freestanding keyboard
- You may use the backspace key
- The assessment is called Typist
Free Keyboarding Practice