How to pass - Operational/management levels

An interactive one day workshop providing hands-on, expert advice on how to read, interpret and answer questions effectively and with confidence for exam success.

Everyone who will sit operational or management level papers

Will be valuable for my time management, layout and presentation for the P4 exam.
Bradman Sogie-Thomas

Has given me renewed confidence in my approach to the exams.
Susan Austin

• Expert advice on interpreting and answering questions of all types found within the new syllabus operational and management level papers – from objective testing and questions requiring short and medium length answers to the longer, traditional style questions (both calculation and discursive).
• A chance to apply workshop ideas to exam style questions.
• Guidance on improving answer presentation.
• Help with time management and using reading time.
• Opportunity to discuss concerns face-to-face.
• Much greater confidence which will improve examination success.

Chris Cain  has been delivering courses to accountants on exam and memory techniques for more than 20 years and was voted lecturer of the year in 2004 by readers of PASS magazine. He is also a Certified Trainer in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) which enables him to deliver material which is:

• outcome focused
• designed to appeal to all styles of learning
• directly applicable for your examinations
• question based.

Chris regularly delivers train the trainer programmes for CIMA in Malaysia to over 40 lecturers from around the world.

In addition to lecturing, he has a wealth of experience in setting and marking exam standard questions. This experience provides Chris with information which is invaluable for helping you pass your examinations.

09.30 Registration and coffee.

10.00

• Aims of the course.
• Exam structure and assessment strategy.

10.15 Objective testing questions in operational level papers only.

10.30 Question for consideration by the delegates followed by tutor review.

11.00 Coffee.

11.15 Information available to candidates before the exam and where to find it.

11.30 An introduction to 'PAPER' – an approach to answering non-objective testing exam questions.

12.00 The application of 'PAPER' to an exam standard calculation question.

1.00 Lunch.

1.30 The application of 'PAPER' to an exam standard non-calculation long style question.

2.00 Linking the 'PAPER' idea to the concept of time.

• Time management in exams generally.
• Managing the 20 minutes reading time in exams.

2.30 Improving the presentation and layout of exam answers.

2.45 Questions requiring short and medium length answers (carrying 5 or 10 marks).

3.00 Tea.

3.15 Further questions - in various new syllabus subjects - to put into practice the ideas developed during the course.

3.45 Review session.

4.00 Close of seminar.

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Places are limited to ensure you have a chance to ask your questions.

Let us know which papers you will be sitting and which ones you have been exempted from or credited with passing from the old syllabus, by emailing mastercourses@cimaglobal.com.