Hi Chocolady
If you're away and you miss an assessment date, they will mark it down that you didn't respond or attend, and they will send you a second assessment date. It's not likely that the two dates would arrive while you're away, as they don't usually act that quickly. However, you can inform them that you will be out of the country just before you go, and that should prevent it from happening. As you're getting so close - you may soon get a date or you may find they are going to extend again.
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