Description
Success in this exam will qualify you to receive CEP’s digital badge in Preparing a Greenhouse Gas Inventory (subject to participation in the CEP Certification Scheme, and acceptance of CEPs Code of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct and Disciplinary procedures).
This exam is also a component of the Certified Professional in CarbonTM (CPC) certification.
All content in this exam is copyright, 2025, Carbon and Energy Professionals New Zealand.
Exam components
Format: Online, open-book exam (use of Excel or equivalent allowed)
Duration: 100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes)
Structure: 40 questions totalling 100 marks made up of:
- 30 Multiple Choice (2 marks each)
- 5 Multiple Choice (3 marks each)
- 5 Multiple Choice (5 marks each)
Pass mark: 75%
Key points to help you to prepare for success
- You can only access the exam once, so ensure you have enough time to complete it in one sitting.
- Take the exam in a quiet space with a stable internet connection, free from distractions like mobile phones, other people or pets.
- It is your responsibility to maintain a reliable connection. Interrupted exams will require payment of another fee to resit, unless the interruption is due to an issue with the exam platform.
- Once started, the exam will stay open for the allotted time unless you submit early.
- You can review and change your answers before final submission.
- You are not required to answer every question, however unanswered questions score zero.
- There are no penalties for incorrect answers.
- All questions are marked as wholly correct or incorrect, with no partial credit. For example, if a question requires selecting three correct answers and only two are chosen, the answer will be marked incorrect.
- If you finish early, use the remaining time to review your answers before submitting.
- The exam is automatically marked. Your results will be shown straight away.
