All students are strongly advised to access our Resource Page for important information on our online examinations, such as a walkthrough video tutorial, test tutorials, FAQ’s and a pre-check guide.
Video Tutorial for sitting Online Exams
Our Video Tutorial for sitting the CPA Ireland online examinations using the Cirrus platform will guide you through the required steps in advance of sitting your online examination(s) and will cover areas such as:
- Step by step instructions to assist with logging in to the system.
- Computer set-ups that can be used
- Navigating the exam paper and using the various answering tools
Click here to view this tutorial.
Guidelines on Using a Larger Monitor for Online Examinations
Although the use of a second display screen is not permitted on the CPA Ireland online exam system, it is possible to extend a laptop screen to a single larger monitor. In order to do this, an external webcam, mouse, and keyboard must be used and plugged directly into/wirelessly connected to your laptop.
Please note, the laptop screen must remain closed during the entire exam otherwise Proctorio will not allow you to proceed with the examination. Should the laptop screen be opened at any stage the system will detect multiple screens in use and you will be immediately removed from the examination.
Full instructions on how to use this set up can be found here.
Test Tutorials for Online Exams
Test Tutorials for sitting the online examinations using the Cirrus platform are available for students to practice in advance of the 2024 examinations. The April and August 2023 papers can be accessed clicking the relevant links here.
It is vital that all students who intend to sit exams practice using these test tutorials as many times as possible to familiarise yourself with the paper layout and various answering tools available.
Please note, these tutorials are for test purposes only and will not be remotely invigilated as the Proctorio exam supervision functionality is not activated.
Students are also reminded of the wealth of additional resources provided on the CPA Ireland Website to assist in your studies and examination preparation. These include the full syllabus for each subject, past papers and solutions, articles and webinars and can be found on the individual pages for each subject.