Introduction

In the UK we have three levels of licence - Foundation, Intermediate and Full. To get a Foundation licence, students must pass the Foundation exam. To get an Intermediate licence, a student needs to have passed the Foundation exam and then have taken the Intermediate exam. There are two routes to a full licence:

1. Pass both the Foundation and Intermediate exams and then take the Full exam i.e. a total of three exams.
2. The "Direct to Full" option (available from January 2023). This is a "fast track" route for students who are already competent in radio and electronics. Just one exam of 2½ hours.

Exams are taken on line - either at home or at a registered exam centre (the Harrow Club facility is in Bushey, about one mile east of Watford town centre).

Practical assessments have been removed from all three levels so students, if they wish, can now study entirely at home.