OMR
OMR forms are often an essential component of a high-stakes examination and demand the same care and attention as the question papers themselves.
SPECIALIST OMR FORM DESIGN, PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION
For over forty years, we have delivered specialist OMR form design, printing and distribution services to Ministries of Education, national awarding bodies, professional associations and educational institutions worldwide.
Our expert staff work closely with all our customers to deliver the optimum solution for their specific requirements – ensuring peace of mind from start to finish.
We are the recommended printing partner for customers of DRS Limited, a specialist UK-based OMR scanning and e-marking provider.
DESIGN AND PRINTING
Our fully equipped, secure facility is designed to produce forms that maximise scanning accuracy and efficiency. We offer bespoke design and printing services for:
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) forms.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) forms.
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) forms.
Our specially formulated inks and paper are equally at home in the UK as they are in some of the most extreme conditions imaginable, optimised to work in high heat or humidity.
VARIABLE DATA
Adding variable data like candidate, school and subject information to your OMR forms can dramatically improve the examinations administration process in a number of key areas.
Our experienced team will work with you to introduce this complex but high-impact change, improving the candidate experience, increasing scanning efficiency and reducing results processing time.
CENTRE PACKING AND DISTRIBUTION
As well as adding variable data, OMR forms can be packed by school, together with all stationery items required for the examination, including instruction sheets, declaration forms, return polybags and labels.
Consolidating examination stationery in this way improves product quality, simplifies the school experience, increases distribution efficiency and reduces forms processing time. We can work with your team to introduce this significant improvement as a standalone project or as part of a wider review of how your exam materials are delivered to and from schools.
DIGITAL “CHAIN OF CUSTODY” FOR ALL EXAM MATERIALS
Errors in the despatch and receipt of examination materials can threaten exam security, compromise candidate experience and expose your organisation to significant reputational damage.
Our specialist software can be deployed in your warehouse operations to register despatch and receipt of all examination materials, capturing a digital ‘chain of custody’ audit trail for every school. Reducing the risk of distribution errors and lost scripts.
PRECISION AND QUALITY GUARANTEED
We are certified to six internationally recognised ISO standards, including environmental, quality and information security. Our accredited production processes, supported by our own electronic centring software, ensure all forms are printed and packaged to the highest standards of quality and accuracy.
Our forms are compatible with all current scanning devices. In addition, QA testing software and DRS scanning hardware are integrated with our production processes to ensure quality standards are maintained throughout the production cycle.
RETURNS DOCUMENTATION
We can fully manage the script and OMR returns process.
This service can include facilitating a pre-arranged scheduled pick up of examination materials from centres after the examination sitting. The receipting and validation of returned scripts is managed via the use of specialist barcode technology, with reports made available daily to track progress.
Once all materials have been safely received, Stephen Austin can then manage the scanning of scripts and OMR’s, including results processing or linking with the clients third partner marking platform, to upload scanned images to facilitate the online marking process.
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