Examinations
Both the Trial HSC and Preliminary Exam papers are written by a passionate expert, with over a decade of experience teaching and assessing the Entertainment Industry subject. Each question comes from real world experiences, the questions are balanced across the syllabus content and it is accessible to both your novice and excelling students.
Professional Development
2023 Exam Packages will include professional training for teachers to help them learn methods or expand their knowledge of Criterion Based Marking. This includes a: user guide; guide for defining and using NESA Key Terms; Assigning Bands to Answers; Video discussing each individual question and it's intent; Video instructing students how interpret marking rubrics so they can backward map their study with practice exams.
Rubrics and Mapping
All of the exams are fully mapped, showing a balance of Competencies across the compulsory areas of the syllabus, as well as exactly which Focus Area upon which the question was based.
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All questions have full marking Rubrics, showing the marking criteria descriptions and range of marks for each band level.
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Digital or Hardcopy
You get the option to decide if you would like the package delivered as a Black-line Master set that will be delivered securely to your school, or Digital Copy of the package which will be securely delivered to your nominated Education email account.
Space is left on the hard-copy versions for you to insert your school logo and you can modify the digital copy to accommodate your formatting needs.
Sample Answers
Detailed sample answers are provided to help teachers apply the marking criteria with confidence and ensure a consistent and equitable allocation of marks are awarded for each question.
They can also be used post exam to help provide your students with additional knowledge of what content may have been most appropriate for each question.
Competitive Pricing
The Entertainment Industry Training Examinations offer the highest quality papers, with accessible questions, relevant diagrams and room for extension of your students, as well as extras including Teacher and Student Professional Development. All of this for the most competitive price from any other similar options.
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Your student's skills development is at the core of everything we do.
Distribution and Security Period
Distribution of the examination packages will occur to your nominated Staff Education Email (Digital Copy), and will commence on the following dates:
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Trial HSC Examination
Term 2 Week 10 - Monday 1st July 2024
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Preliminary Examination
Term 3 Week 6 - Monday 26th August 2024
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If your school has an examination period that falls outside of the security period, please contact us via:
anthony@entertainmentindustrytraining.com to discuss an alternate delivery date.
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Once you have completed either the online form, posted or emailed the order form, an invoice will be sent to your inbox. Please ensure that invoices are paid in full before the delivery date, to ensure you receive the package on time.
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*The examination packages remain under copyright of Entertainment Industry Training at all times and may not be distributed to third parties at any time.
“I used Entertainment Industry Training's Trial HSC exam recently and it was an accessible and fair examination. It was full of technical questions that your tech motivated students would find in their strengths, also I found it really straightforward to mark. They were on hand to check with when it came to my marking and gave me support with bench-marks. Would highly recommend"
Melissa C. - CHSC
Your Trial HSC paper is awesome! I love how it is written and the questions are fantastic. I'll definitely be signing up again for future HSC trials and Prelims and anything else you make.
Matthew T. - CHS
It was brilliant and I found it a far more balanced exam than one of the others' papers. So a huge thank you and we will be using your papers again!
Mitchell S.
There were some really good questions in there. I particularly liked the final long answer question - lots of scope for students to include diagrams, signal flow etc and highlight their understanding of audio.
Stephen B. - KHS
FAQ
How do I order?
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Fill in the order form above with all of the your details, select which exam/s you would like, select your preferred delivery method and submit. Shortly after you will receive an invoice to your nominated email address. Once the invoice is paid in full, your exam will be scheduled for delivery on the particular exams delivery date as noted on this page.
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What is the security period?
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The security period dates for the 2024 Trial HSC are 1/7/2024 until 23/8/2024, and the 2024 Preliminary exam are 26/8/2024 until 27/9/2024.
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Security of the examinations is paramount. By ordering the examinations from us, you are agree to abide by our strict security procedures that are outlined on the cover page to each package.
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When will the Exams arrive?
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The delivery date for the Trial HSC is 1/7/2024 and the Preliminary exam 26/8/2024. If your examination period is before these dates, please include this information in the "other information" section of the form and we can discuss an alternate delivery date.
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What is included with each exam?
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2024 Exam Packages consist of the Exam (Word document file and PDF), Cover Page with exam security procedures, Marking guidelines and Rubrics, a User Guide, Guide for defining and using NESA Key Terms, Assigning Bands to Answers guide, PD Video discussing each individual question and it's intent, Instructional video for students to learn how to interpret marking rubrics. You may make the exact amount of copies you need to run your examination.
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Teacher Challenge
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The 2024 Trial HSC exam Teacher Challenge is for VET Entertainment Industry teachers to test their own skills by completing the same test their students can do, under exam conditions. It will be run as an event and teachers will be sent the event invite as well as the template answer sheets for them to print out prior to the exam for them to write their answers onto. As you will be receiving a copy of the current 2024 Entertainment Industry Training Trial exam to complete the challenge, it is a requirement to participation for teachers to order the exam for their school. Of course, multiple teachers from the same school can participate. See the Challenge webpage for further details and terms and conditions.*
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Marking service
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Entertainment Industry Training will offer an Exam marking service, where we will mark your student's exams for you, and provide either a raw grade mark, or additional annotations depending on which level of marking you require. Terms and conditions apply*
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Can we alter the exams?
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Schools are free to alter the exam as they see fit, however, this may change the overall balance of competencies and alter the formatting and marking criteria.
*note - changing the composition of the exam does not alter the copyright obligations of the packages.
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Can I share this exam with a college at another school or learning institution?
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Feel free to share the order form for this exam with them so they may purchase their own copy. Copies are only licensed to purchasing schools, and providing them to a third party will be considered a breach of copyright. This includes past papers.
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Can I purchase papers from previous years?
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Previous Trial HSC and Preliminary examination are available either for order using the online order form, or available for immediate download from the Teacher Resources Shop page. Past papers have expired security periods and use of them for current assessment tasks may result in an inequitable assessment.