Registering for a Test
To register for a test, follow these two steps: first, create a UAT-UK account; then, select and book your test using the Pearson VUE system. Please read the information below carefully. Once you have a booking, make sure you get to know our Test Day details!
Test Day Infomation
Before You Begin
Are you a returning candidate?
If you sat the test last year, or made an account but did not sit, please refer to our information for returning candidates.
Do you need financial help?
If you are based in the UK and need assistance in covering the cost of the test, you may qualify for a UAT-UK Bursary. Please check the eligibility criteria and apply before you book a test. If your application is approved, your test will be free of charge when you book.
For October 2025 sittings, you can apply for a bursary as early as 2nd June.
Require Access Arrangements?
If you need adjustments for your test, please request them under our Access Arrangements Policy. Be aware that you will need to do so before booking and separate deadlines apply.
You may need to provide a letter from your school. We will be accepting requests for access arrangements from 2nd June, so aim to apply before schools close.
Registering and booking
Registering and booking
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(i) Create a UAT-UK account.
Your full name must exactly match the ID you intend to present on Test Day.
Your personal details, such as your email, must match what you used on your UCAS application.
If you don’t have a UCAS ID yet, or you don’t know it, you can come back and add it later.
You will be issued a UAT-UK candidate ID. It will have the format UATUK######.
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(ii) Apply for a Bursary or Access Arrangements BEFORE you select your test.
Make sure you do this before you select the test(s) you intend to sit. Once your request has been reviewed, you will see any approved bursaries or access arrangements on your dashboard.
Do not book a test until UAT-UK has reviewed your application. We cannot apply a bursary to a test you have already paid for, or add access arrangements to an existing booking.
Select your test(s), then book and pay.
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(i) Add a Test Card
Once in your account, you need to select the test(s) you wish to book.
These tests will then be automatically approved, and a test card will be added to your dashboard for each of the tests you have selected.
*If you have added a test card before being approved for a bursary, you will need to withdraw your card and re-select that test. Otherwise, when you reach the payment screen, you will be asked for the full fee.*
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(ii) Book your test
- Click on each card to book a test in the Pearson VUE system.
- Please be aware that if you have approved access arrangements, you may need to speak to a customer service adviser to do this. If this is the case, you will have received instructions when your arrangements were approved.
- You can book each test on one of two days. We will show you any available appointment slots at your preferred centre.
- In the UK, if you can’t find a test within 40 miles of your postcode, please reach out to [Pearson VUE Customer Services]. They will help you find the nearest available appointment. UK candidates in some remote areas may need to travel beyond this.
- UAT-UK tests cost £75 for candidates in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
- For candidates outside these areas, the fee is £130. The test fees depend on the Test Centre location, not your home or nationality.
If you are sitting in the UK and are unable to book a test within 40 miles of your home postcode, please contact the Pearson VUE Customer Services and they will work with you to find the closest available appointment.
In some remote UK locations, further travel may unfortunately be necessary.