01 · Item banking & authoring
Every item written, reviewed and versioned.
Structured item development and assessment specifications, assembled into an exam with versioning, multi-author review and sign-off.
For exam and awarding bodies
Behind every certificate is a decision that shapes a future.
Your assessment decides who can practise a trade, enter a profession, or gain a recognised qualification. Paragin Group builds the technology behind that decision, and keeps the audit trail needed for regulatory processes.
The technology partner for awarding organisations running assessments at scale: 25+ years in assessment, 11 million+ secure exams a year, 20+ countries served.
“It is a partner that supports us in our mission to safeguard the quality of examinations in vocational education.”
500,000 vocational students served nationwide“Our collaboration with Skillsly has driven significant digital innovation in vocational education.”
“Remindo is strong in analysis. That is essential for us to be a reliable examination partner.”
“For the value of the diploma, it is much better that it works like this, because those processes really are more rigorous.”
“We have moved from scattered files and fragmented processes to one safeguarded system.”
7 months from kick-off to go-live of the teacher-training admission tests“The entire testing process runs within one modular system, from registration to feedback.”
How we help awarding organisations
Paragin supports theory examinations and practical, competency-based assessment within one connected process, so every result is tracked centrally.
Replacing a legacy platform, without stopping the exams
Moving a live item bank and an active examination cycle onto new technology is where most transitions go wrong. We plan migration as a dedicated project around your exam calendar, not the other way round, so historical items, results and audit history move across as part of that plan, and nothing is unaccounted for.
With the thousands of exams we process, we knew: this has to be smarter and future-proof.
Willemijn Westerhof, Advisor for Development and Innovation, SVPB
Our partners
Holding one standard across a distributed delivery network
Assessment developed centrally has to run to the same standard through every college, training provider, employer site or approved centre delivering it, each with its own oversight, invigilators and schedule, without the standard slipping between locations.
The system is running smoothly. Colleges now have more control, students progress through the process seamlessly.
Rianne Hommelberg, Product Manager for Vocational Education, Cito
Our partners
Scaling from one cohort to a national programme
The same platform that runs a single sitting has to hold up at national scale: hundreds of thousands of candidates, hundreds of exam locations, and a rollout timeline that does not move. Growing the number of candidates and delivery points shouldn't mean your operational complexity grows at the same rate.
With Paragin Group we don't run into scalability problems. Sitting volumes are not an issue at all.
Erik Degen, Director, Coöperatie Examens MBO
Our partners
Evidencing practical competence, not only theory
Many qualifications depend on demonstrated, on-site or on-the-job competence as much as written knowledge. Practical and portfolio assessment, moderation and reasonable adjustments all have to produce assessment evidence that stands up to scrutiny, whether they run alongside the exam or in place of it.
Our partners
- Savantis
Fitting into what you already run
Registration systems, learner records and reporting tools rarely disappear when assessment technology changes, and few organisations run only one type of exam. Integration means connecting to what you already have on a single foundation that adapts across those different contexts, not replacing it wholesale.
We develop exams for various contexts. We want one robust foundation that works for all.
Jeroen van Esch, Director, Examengroep
Our partners
How the partnership works
What Paragin Group offers
Paragin provides the assessment technology and operational backbone across two connected areas, so a scheme can draw on whichever it needs, together or apart.
- Theory and knowledge assessment: item banking, exam delivery, moderation and exam operations
- Practical, skills and portfolio assessment: observation, evidence collection and competency sign-off
- Security, quality assurance and auditability, wherever delivery happens
One governed modelfor theory and practical assessment
Every stakeholder, one workflow
Centres, assessors, internal quality assurers and external moderators all work inside one workflow, with sampling and a shared audit trail, while item banks, configuration and grading rules stay under your control.
Assessment evidence that holds up afterwards
Item and exam analysis, moderation workflows and a complete audit trail, ready as assessment evidence when a result is appealed or a scheme is reviewed, with accessibility and reasonable adjustments built in rather than bolted on.
How the pieces connect
The parts of one assessment model
Item banking, practical evidence, delivery, marking and moderation, combined results and analytics all feed each other rather than running in a fixed sequence. Theory and practical assessment run through the same model, not as separate tracks.
- 02 · Practical evidence & observation
Evidence from the workplace, not only the exam hall.
Assessor scoring against criteria during live observation, mapped to the standard being tested.
- 03 · Delivery
Secure delivery wherever candidates sit.
Exam, practical or portfolio assessment, all within the same standard, whether candidates sit at a centre, a college or an employer site.
- 04 · Marking & moderation
Marking you can defend on appeal.
Human and automated marking, with double marking and a reconciliation step at every stage.
- 05 · Combined results
One result across theory and practice.
One outcome calculated across theory and practical exams, with certificates, diplomas and exam dossiers available for your own reporting.
- 06 · Analytics
Every cycle sharpens the next item bank.
Item and exam analysis that feeds back into the next item bank and assessment cycle, supporting continuous improvement.
Integrations connect these parts to the systems you already run: registration, learner records, SSO and reporting, rather than replacing them.
More than assessment software
Assessment is our roadmap, not a module.
Awarding organisations need assessment technology that supports changing qualifications, growing candidate volumes and distributed delivery over many years. Paragin works as a long-term partner, helping you operate, scale and improve your assessment model while you stay in control of your standards, content, brand and candidates.
Paragin is purpose-built around organisations that run assessment at scale, bringing theory and practical evidence together in one governed model rather than covering a single slice of the stack. That focus holds as assessment itself changes, whether a qualification runs as a single high-stakes exam today or moves toward more continuous, evidence-based assessment over time.
Your authority stays yours
Your qualifications, standards, content, brand and candidate relationships remain yours. Paragin provides the technology underneath and can operate behind your brand where required.
Built for the operational demands of high-stakes assessment
Peak exam periods, security, accessibility, auditability and complex delivery networks, including configurable grading bands, double marking with a reconciliation step, and a single combined result across theory and practical exams.
A technology partner for the long term
Assessment programmes evolve over years. Paragin can support that journey from an initial programme or qualification through to wider adoption across your assessment operation.
Let's look at your assessment model.
Whether you're replacing a legacy platform, consolidating tools that no longer talk to each other, starting with one assessment method before adding the other, or preparing for higher volumes, let's explore what a workable setup looks like for you.
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What awarding bodies ask us
Can Paragin run our exams under our own name?
Yes. Your qualifications, standards, content, brand and candidate relationships remain yours. Paragin Group provides the assessment technology underneath and can operate behind your brand where required.
Can theory and practical assessment run in one system?
Yes. Theory and knowledge assessment and practical, skills and portfolio assessment run through one governed model. One outcome is calculated across theory and practical exams, with certificates, diplomas and exam dossiers available for your own reporting.
How does a result hold up when a candidate appeals?
Every result is traceable to the response that produced it. Item and exam analysis, double marking with a reconciliation step, moderation workflows and a complete audit trail give you the assessment evidence to show when a result is appealed or a scheme is reviewed.
Can we move from our current platform without stopping our exams?
Yes. We plan migration as a dedicated project around your exam calendar, not the other way round. Historical items, results and audit history move across as part of that plan.
Does one standard hold across centres, colleges and employer sites?
Yes. Exams, practical and portfolio assessment run to the same standard whether candidates sit at a centre, a college or an employer site, each with its own oversight, invigilators and schedule.
Is Paragin's assessment technology certified and secure?
Paragin Group has been ISO 27001 certified since 2015, for all managed technical assets and all software products. All data is stored within the European Economic Area, and our Service Level Agreements commit to 99.5% or higher uptime per month.
See the evidence on our Trust page →