We all know that passing the ACA involves a bit more than getting good at using a calculator.
Given the volume of content to absorb, it is important to avoid the feeling of "overwhelm" when confronting the weighty ICAEW Workbooks and Question Banks. And dealing with feelings is not always easy!
Time management and staying calm in the exam are also vital. Again, dealing with these issues is a mental matter and not something that knowledge of an IFRS or IAS can help with!
So, in response to a number of student requests, we are pleased to provide some resources on the "softer skills" needed to do well in the ACA.
Scroll down the page to learn more about our Study Skills and Confidence offering.
Given the unique nature of the Case Study examination (and, in particular, the closed-form markscheme), it is absolutely vital that you receive detailed, personalised advice on writing style, time management and, most importantly of all, whether you are writing the correct types of point to have a chance of scoring.
Our Case Study Technique Improvement Service (TIS) provides detailed, personalised reviews of your attempts at our live Case Study Mock Exam Pack.
You will receive advice on how to shorten or lengthen your writing style to ensure that you are picking up the marks you deserve.
We will also comment on whether you are writing the right style of points to have a chance of scoring on the closed-form Case Study markscheme.
You will receive advice on whether you are allocating your scarce answering time correctly through our expert knowledge of the markscheme and how marks are awarded in practice.
To really drive home our advice, we will provide you with a 2-3 page Technique Advice Report on each paper submitted. This includes our popular "5 Top Tips to Improve".
Good to hear!
We are working on a number of other resources in this topic area so please check back again soon. We should have further content available in February 2022.
We have provided Study Skills and Confidence Zoom sessions in the past (including free sessions run jointly with ICAEW student societies) so this is definitely something we want to do again in 2022. Please check back soon or use the Contact link at the top of the page to get in touch!
Not only have we considered it: we are working on it!
The content will be hosted on our learning platform and will provide video and PDF resources so that we can collate quite a few resources in the same place.
Watch this space!