British Expats - Plumbing exam

Hi can someone please advice if they have any info on the plumbing journeyman/redseal exam that you have to sit within 6 months of arriving in canada, OH as a job offer in calgary for a plumber, we are currently in the process of getting all the paperwork together to send to the 'alberta industry board' for assessment, once we have a certificate saying basically yes you can sit exam we will be going over on a twp, hubby is worried about this exam he hates them and wonders if anyone on here as ever done it? is it multiple choice etc??the firm as offered to do the training etc for it, thanks in advance, julie :D