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The GAI Challenge Exams are designed to help those who wish to return to their GAI studies after a break.

Challenge Exams are suitable for:
Certificate in Architectural Hardware candidates who have taken a break of three years or more between stages; OR Diploma candidates who have taken a culminative break in their GAI studies of more than three years; OR successful Certificate candidates who wish to move on to Diploma studies after a culminative break in their GAI studies of more than three years.

The 90-minute online invigilated test covers all areas of the previously completed and passed studies.

Challenge Exam 1 is for those who have passed Stage or Level 1 previously and not progressed to Stage or Level 2.

Equipment required:
PC with camera and microphone
Private space or room with no interuptions

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The Foundation in Hardware is an online introduction to door hardware aimed at those who don’t live and breathe architectural ironmongery as their day to day job.

The course comprises twelve sections with ’test yourself’ questions at the end of each.

It is intended to provide an insight into many of the aspects of architectural hardware, including hinges, closers, locks and furniture.

There are also sections dealing with fire doors, escape hardware and a brief insight into the legislation surrounding all of these products. It is taken entirely online and includes an end of module exam.

Success in this exam provides a Certificate of Competence in ‘The Foundation in Hardware’. Candidates can take as much or little time as they wish to complete the 12 sections, and, then they may take the exam until they achieve the pass rate of 80%+.

Students can fit studying for the GAI Foundation Module around their work easily with bite size modules of learning.

Stage/Level 2 revision material only for Challenge Exam