ACCA: Study and exam support: Recent Episodes
Study and exam support
We're collecting advice and insights from students around the world on how they've successfully navigated the ACCA qualification. In this episode they consider the lessons learnt, highlights and wisdom gained. We would love to share your insights too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We're collecting advice and insights from students around the world on how they've successfully navigated the ACCA qualification. In this episode they share different tactics for those last 24 hours before an exam. We would love to share your insights too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We're collecting advice and insights from students around the world on how they've successfully navigated the ACCA qualification. In this episode they reflect on what study practices have led to their exam success. We would love to share your insights too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We're collecting advice and insights from students around the world on how they've successfully navigated the ACCA qualification. In this episode they share what they do to prepare, the week before an exam. We would love to share your insights too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We have asked students from around the world to share their insights, experiences and techniques for exam success as they navigate the ACCA qualification. We would love to share your story too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We have asked students from around the world to share their insights, experiences and techniques for exam success as they navigate the ACCA qualification. We would love to share your story too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We have asked students from around the world to share their insights, experiences and techniques for exam success as they navigate the ACCA qualification. We would love to share your story too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We have asked students from around the world to share their insights, experiences and techniques for exam success as they navigate the ACCA qualification. We would love to share your story too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We have asked students from around the world to share their insights, experiences and techniques for exam success as they navigate the ACCA qualification. We would love to share your story too, so email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com to get involved.
We speak to expert tutor Jo Tuffill about her tips for passing ACCA on-demand CBEs.
Watch her webinar 'on-demand CBE skills for success' here: https://youtu.be/aYy2U-TsO8o
If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Part of our mini-series focused on useful advice for the Options exams. We speak to a member of ACCA’s Examining Team, Andrew, who shares his top tips for the AFM exam. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Download the article 'Useful tips from the Examining Team' here: https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-study-resources/p4/examiners-reports.html
Part of our mini-series focused on useful advice for the Options exams. We speak to Rebecca, a member of ACCA’s Examining Team, who shares her top tips for the AAA exam. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Download the article 'Useful tips from the Examining Team' here:
https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-study-resources/p7/examiners-reports.html
Part of our mini-series focused on useful advice for the Options exams. We speak to a member of ACCA’s Examining Team, Michelle, shares her top tips for the ATX exam. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Download the article 'Useful tips from the Examining Team' here:
https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-study-resources/p6/examiners-reports.html
Part of our mini-series focused on useful advice for the Options exams. We speak to a member of ACCA’s examining team, Michelle, who shares her top tips for the APM exam. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Download the article 'Useful tips from the Examining Team' here: https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-support-resources/professional-exams-study-resources/p5/examiners-reports.html
We speak to Matthew Hall, Qualification Solutions Manager at ACCA, about the changes to the Foundations Level exams coming in September 2023 and what these mean for students. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
In this podcast, we speak to a member of ACCA’s examining team, Michelle. She explains the upcoming changes to SBL that are coming into effect from September, including the introduction of pre-seen material. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
We talk to ACCA student Lorna about their reasons for pursuing ACCA qualification, and their advice on returning to studies following a break. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
In conversation with ACCA's Qualifications Content Lead Danny Beusch, explaining what changes are coming to SBR question 1 and helping students get prepared. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Find out about the many useful features of our new platform designed to help you on your journey to ACCA exam success.
Let us know what you think at #ACCASudyHub
We speak to Vignesh Sivakumar, from Phoenix Financial Training, to get his advice on how to kickstart your studies after a break. We discuss the benefits and motivations for pursuing ACCA qualification, and what to consider when you're restarting your exam journey.
Thanks to ACCA student Abbas for suggesting the topic for this podcast episode. If you have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please get in touch - email us at studentaccountant@accaglobal.com
Stephen Doyle ACCA talks about how he kept motivated despite some exam fails on the way
We speak to ACCA's Michelle Day to find out how you can best prepare for addition of professional skills marks in the Options exams
We speak to Ian Businge to find out about his experience with ACCA-X and on-demand exams
In this short podcast, we highlight how you can create the best conditions for self-study
We speak to ACCA's Andrew Finch about the best way to approach your AS exams.
Find out more about using the scratch pad.
Find out all you need to know about studying for the Applied Knowledge exams - including ACCA resources such as the Student VLC, ACCA's YouTube channel and study resources on the ACCA website.
We speak to expert tutor Steve Willis about the best way to approach your PM preparation.
For information on using the CBE scratchpad, which Steve refers to in this podcast, view here
We speak to expert tutor Erin Morton about the Audit and Assurance exam. In this podcast we discuss:
- The underpinning knowledge needed for AA and how it differs from exams at Applied Knowledge level
- Exam structure and technique
- Erin’s top tips for maximizing marks
We speak to ACCA student Gbemisola Fadugbabe to find out how she got herself back on track with her ACCA Qualification
James Carew, triple prizewinner from the March 2021 session, shares his advice for making the most out of online learning and how the EPSM really helped him with this SP exams.
We speak to Dr Kate Ringham, programme lead at Oxford Brookes University, to find out more about the ACCA/OBU BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting degree
We speak to export tutor Dr Constantine 'Dino' Kiritsis about the best ways to prepare for SBL
To access Dino's flow chart - visit the ACCA Learning Community
We speak to expert tutor Claire Dean to find out how students can succeed in the SBR exam
We speak to Joe Johnson, ACCA's Director of Professional Conduct, to find out about her team and how an investigation into misconduct might occur, and also how our exams and processes make the ACCA Qualification respected by employers around the world.
We speak to expert tutor Aileen Edgar about how to deal with the change in syllabus for TX and ATX
We speak to ACCA’s Richard Baillie about ACCA’s study support resources, including our new support email - In Session – which will be sent to you each Tuesday after you enter for an exam.
From Brazil and law to Ireland and accountancy – we chat to ACCA prizewinner, Carol Guimarães, about her ACCA journey so far
We speak to Silver medal exam prizewinner Jamie Gent about his route through the ACCA Qualification and his tips for exam success
We speak to recent prizewinner Zara Naeem about her route to success with her ACCA exams
We speak to Catherine Edwards, ACCA’s Skills and Development Director, about the many ways you can navigate through your ACCA journey.
We recently held an Instagram live video chat. Here it is as a podcast - have a listen now.
Find out more at www.accaglobal.com/remoteready
Paul is back in the interviewer chair, speaking to ACCA wellbeing ambassador Ross Anderson on how important wellbeing is to you.
Find out more at ACCA's wellbeing hub: https://www.accaglobal.com/sg/en/student/wellbeing
The tables are turned as ACCA's Paul Kirkwood is this time the one answering the questions on his ACCA journey and how being in his words " a terrible student" helped him learn new techniques and improved his exam performance
We talk to expert tutor Tom Clendon about how to keep your studies on track and how to learn from your exam experience
We speak to recent prizewinner, and now affiliate, Navean Raj who passed his final exams remotely last year to find out his advice for other students
We speak to PQ magazine editor Graham Hambly to find out his advice for keeping on track with your studies based on his experiences of talking to thousands of students over the past 20 years. You can take a look at PQ magazine here: https://www.pqmagazine.com/
We speak to Isobel Wroath, ACCA community manger, about how you can make the most of the ACCA Learning Community. Find out more at learningcommunity.accaglobal.com
We speak to Pallavi Gupta, Head of Education
ACCA India, to find out how the EPSM is so useful to all ACCA students.
We speak to Krutika Adatia, ACCA Digital Learning Lead, to find out what ACCA-X is and how it can help you on your ACCA student journey
We speak to ACCA's James Patrick about how students can prepare for the early exams in the ACCA journey, looking at the support resources available to them and also how to prepare for exam success
Also - register for our webinar on on -demand exams on the 15 December - bit.ly/2VKfFa0
We speak to Maiki Lynch, ACCA Qualification Education Liaison Manager, about how to make best use of all the ACCA resources available from the examining team.
We speak to expert tutor Yvonne Goh to find out her top tips for students attempting ATX
We speak to Lucy Moore, ACCA Professional Education manager, about the ACCA Practice Platform - a vital resource to get you ready for exam success.
Take a look at the platform
https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-entry-and-administration/computer-based-exams/strategic-professional-cbes/cbe-practice-platform.html
We speak to Judith Bennett - ACCA Director of Professional Qualifications - to find out how students can best prepare for ACCA's remotely invigilated exams.
To sign up for a useful webinar on this subject register here: http://bit.ly/2GrEKTb
We speak to Stuart Pedley-Smith, Kaplan's head of learning, to find out how you can keep yourself on track for success in the ACCA exams.
We held a webinar with Stuart on this topic too - watch on-demand here https://bit.ly/37GMBaH
We speak to ACCA affiliate Ashwini Raj about how she overcame exam failure setbacks to finally reach her goals.
We chat to Karen Campbell, ACCA qualifications technical advisor, about the best ways to approach the Applied Skills exams and how to make the most of the feedback from examiners.
We chat to ACCA member Chris Barrett to find out about his challenging journey to membership, including carrying on after multiple exam fails. Chris shares his advice for those of you who don’t pass first time.
Taken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast looks at the power of visualisation to motivate you towards success, and how to create a structure of living that supports your vision. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.
Taken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast explores the power of motivation and creating specific behaviours and actions to accomplish your goals. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.
Taken from an article by Sean Purcell, this podcast looks at different learning styles, how to stay focused and take care of your mental health. Sean Purcell BA ACMA CGMA is an ACCA expert tutor who regularly contributes to ACCA programmes around the world. He was recently voted 2020 lecturer of the year by PQ magazine.
20 minutes with Reza Ali, ACCA Director of Professional Education. We chat about his journey from student to working at ACCA and how he wants to help students achieve their study and career goals.
ACCA prizewinners Autumn Murphy, Dominic Gibson and Lauren Pamplin share their top tips for passing exams, in particular the Advanced Taxation, Advanced Performance Management and Advanced Audit and Assurance exams. They also discuss their experiences of working in lockdown, how they approach their careers, and how they manage to stay motivated.
In the second of two podcasts, Head of Learning at Kaplan Financial Stuart Pedley-Smith talks specifically about some of the obstacles to studying that might come up during periods of self-isolation, and what strategies to apply in order to overcome them - many of which will be equally useful once the lockdown ends.
In the first of two podcasts, Head of Learning at Kaplan Financial Stuart Pedley-Smith explains the science of learning, and how effective learning methods can be applied by anyone to achieve positive results. In particular this episode explores in depth six proven strategies for effective learning: spacing, interleaving, retrieval practice, elaboration, concrete examples and dual coding.
The Strategic Business Leader exam mirrors the workplace, providing opportunities to demonstrate a blend of technical, practical and professional skills. In this episode we speak to SBL prizewinner Aminat Kamaru, senior associate risk assurance professional at PwC Nigeria, about how she tackled studying for this exam, what inspired her and what were the key factors in enabling her success.
In this episode our special guest is Sophie Taylor, an internal auditor at a financial services company. As a prizewinner from the March 2019 Strategic Business Leader exam, Sophie shares which resources she found most useful and offers tips about how to study for and pass the SBL exam.
How do the students with the top marks achieve their impressive results? What's the secret? In this episode we talk to 3 ACCA prizewinners around the world, Aminat Kamaru from Nigeria, Shahzeb Khan from Pakistan and Robyn Hever from the UK, about their goals, challenges and top tips for studying and passing exams.
Failing an exam can feel like the worst thing in the world – how do you pick yourself back up? Understand what went wrong so you pass next time. Here are some tips for moving forward with a positive mindset.
This podcast explains what professional marks are, how they are awarded in the Strategic Professional exams and serves to remind potential candidates how best to achieve these additional, and often crucial, marks.