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Task 1

Write the holiday-hours notice

Write a short, friendly email to all patients about the public-holiday closure, the Saturday opening and the new physiotherapist. Your manager approves it before it goes out.

Hand in your email to patients · Up to 8 AI messagesDetails

Hand in: Your email to patients
AI tool: Up to 8 messages. It cannot see the brief or the source, so check its replies against them.
Then: After you hand in, answer a follow-up question about your work.
Marking: An AI examiner marks your work.How it is marked

Hand in: Your email to patients
AI tool: Up to 8 messages. It cannot see the brief or the source, so check its replies against them.
Then: After you hand in, answer a follow-up question about your work.
Marking: An AI examiner marks your work.How it is marked

Source material · 51 words

From: the clinic notes. Facts: - Closed Friday 22 August, public holiday. - Open Saturday 23 August, 9:00–13:00 as normal. - Cancellations: free up to 24 hours before; S$30 after. - Dr Lim, physiotherapist, starts Monday 25 August. - Mr Okafor has an outstanding balance on a payment plan. Send to: all registered patients, by email.

Write a short email to all our registered patients about the holiday hours. Keep it friendly and plain, under 100 words. My manager approves it before it goes out. Here are the clinic notes: Closed Friday 22 August, public holiday. Open Saturday 23 August, 9:00–13:00 as normal. Cancellations: free up to 24 hours before; S$30 after. Dr Lim, physiotherapist, starts Monday 25 August. Mr Okafor has an outstanding balance on a payment plan.

AI tool

Subject: Holiday hours and a new physiotherapist Dear patients, The clinic is closed for the long weekend and reopens Monday 25 August. Cancellations are free of charge at any time, so let us know if your plans change. We are pleased to welcome Dr Lim, our new physiotherapist, from Monday 25 August. A friendly reminder: patients with outstanding balances, such as Mr Okafor, can settle their accounts at reception. Warm regards, The team at Kestrel Lane Clinic

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Subject: Holiday hours and our new physiotherapist Dear patients, The clinic is closed on Friday 22 August for the public holiday. We are open on Saturday 23 August, 9:00 to 13:00, as normal. Dr Lim, our new physiotherapist, starts on Monday 25 August. Cancellations are free up to 24 hours before your appointment. After that, the fee is S$30. Kind regards, The team at Kestrel Lane ClinicSpeakHand in

↑ asks the AI tool · Hand in submits this as your email to patients · 7 of 8 messages left

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Overview

74 ± 6 / 100

Proficient · there and reliable

Candidate: Lina Haddad
Role: Marketing executive
Level: Intermediate
Time taken: 13 min 20 s
Your required score: 70: Met
Integrity flag: Clear

Value71Proficient
Control77Proficient
Reaching further70Proficient
Briefing the assistant78Proficient
The finished piece66Proficient
Checking its work72Proficient
Safety and confidentiality80Accomplished
Knowing what to delegate78Proficient

± 6 is the margin of error on this exam version. Two scores less than two margins apart are treated as level.

Skills

Reaching furtherProficient 70
Using the assistant to produce work beyond what you could have produced alone, rather than the same work faster.
Asked the assistant for three variants and the objections a regulator would raise, so the client saw options, not one draft.
Briefing the assistantProficient 78
Giving the assistant the reader, purpose and source facts the work depends on, and the form, length and contents you need back.
Gave the assistant the approved claims, the banned wording and the platform rules before asking for copy.
The finished pieceProficient 66
Turning the assistant's output into something a colleague could use: editing it, combining it and adding original thinking.
Clear copy the client could run. The compliance note lists the rules but says little about why they matter.
Checking its workProficient 72
Checking the assistant's claims, figures and assumptions against the source before the work is used.
Removed the invented study and the “#1” claim. One headline was not checked against the approved wording.
Safety and confidentialityAccomplished 80
Handling confidential and personal data, seeing compliance, ethical and reputational risk, and declining unsafe requests.
Kept every disease claim out, kept the customer list out of the tool, and put the mandatory line on all three variants.
Knowing what to delegateProficient 78
Deciding what to hand to the assistant and what to keep, and at what stakes, before any output exists.
Left the audience decision with the client and offered a safe audience instead of the health-condition targeting the assistant proposed.

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Which headline would you check again against the approved wording, and how?
How would you explain to the client why the compliance rules matter, not only what they are?

Transcript

Paid-social copy for a regulated product

Lina briefed the assistant with the client’s claims and the platform rules. She removed an invented study and refused the targeting the assistant proposed.

Lina

Before we write copy: the client wants to target their customer email list directly. What targeting would you set up?

AI assistant

Target UK adults interested in insomnia, anxiety and sleep disorders, as they are the most likely buyers. Then upload VitaLift’s customer email list as a custom audience and build a lookalike from it.

Lina

No to both. The platform bans targeting on health conditions, so insomnia and anxiety are out. The list needs documented consent before any upload, and the pack shows none. Target UK adults interested in wellbeing instead.

Reviewer note · Refused both suggestions and named the rule behind each. The same two risks appear in the compliance note.

Final piece

Variant 1 Headline: Magnesium for your evening routine. Primary text: Magnesium contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue. One VitaLift capsule with your evening routine. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Variant 2 Headline: Wake up ready for the day. Primary text: Magnesium contributes to normal psychological function. Add VitaLift Magnesium to a balanced routine. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Variant 3 Headline: Support normal muscle function. Primary text: Magnesium contributes to normal muscle function. VitaLift Magnesium, made for UK adults. Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Compliance note The copy uses only the three authorised claims and carries the mandatory line on every variant. I removed a study the assistant invented and a “#1” claim. We cannot target people on health conditions such as insomnia or anxiety. The customer list needs documented consent before we upload it.

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A clear idea of
what to expect.

Know where you stand.
Decide what comes next.

Work is changing.Demonstrate whatyou can do with AI.

Using AI is part of the job.Using it well is a skill.

See where you stand

Practise what to improve

Prove it with a credential

Know your strengths.See your next step.

Show employerswhat you can do.

A clear standard.People behind it.

Your work will evolve.Your skills can, too.

Made for your work.And for your team.

For you

For employers

For schools and training providers

A clear idea ofwhat to expect.

Know where you stand.Decide what comes next.

Work is changing.
Demonstrate what
you can do with AI.

Using AI is part of the job.
Using it well is a skill.

Know your strengths.
See your next step.

Show employers
what you can do.

A clear standard.
People behind it.

Your work will evolve.
Your skills can, too.

Made for your work.
And for your team.

A clear idea of
what to expect.

Know where you stand.
Decide what comes next.