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Need Extra Resources to pass ACCA – then PASSACCA

Students studying for professional accountancy exams know only too well the demands these place on them. There is the pressure of studying itself, maybe juggling this with a busy working life, family commitments and social time. This stress is further accentuated by not knowing what is going to appear on the exam paper and dealing with complicated technical aspects of the paper, which can often be daunting.

Tuition providers can provide study packs, text books, revision notes as well as question and answer banks, which are extremely useful, if not invaluable resources. However, some students welcome additional material, which condenses the syllabus into manageable portions and which focuses primarily on key areas of the syllabus as well as helping you with exam technique. This is where PASSACCA.net comes in.

AccountancyStudents.co.uk has partnered with Rob Weaver of http://www.passacca.net to bring you extra material to help you succeed in your ACCA examinations.

PASSACCA is a Raw Knowledge company and has created quality and effective audio material to help you get through your studies. The material itself has been written by professionally-qualified and experienced tutors who have taught at ACCA accredited tuition providers, and many of whom mark the real papers.

The benefits PASSACCA.net offers to students are:

more focus on key areas of the syllabus for each paper rather than just regurgitation of technical matters;
each papers’ download is broken down into manageable bite-size chunks;
it provides ‘value added’ information;
once it is downloaded, you can listen to it as often as you like;
it is much better than downloading technical information from other website sources to read which can often be overwhelming; and
there are free and paid for downloads available.

Free of charge downloads

Downloads which are free of charge are the ‘generic downloads’. The generic downloads focus on:

exam technique (passing exams is as much about technique as it is technical knowledge);
exam ‘stress busting’ tips – how to deal with and manage your stress levels;
effective exam preparation; and
getting your attitude right (look on the forums at how many students get despondent with study – this will help you avoid this and focus your mindset).

Paper-specific downloads

The paper-specific downloads focus on the professional level exams and are charged at £9.99 per 1 ½ hours of the essential knowledge and application required. Typically:

assumed knowledge – i.e. what you need to know from your previous studies;
prioritising the key syllabus areas – this will help you manage your time;
current issues – often not demonstrated in exams, and if you read previous examiners’ reports, the current issues question is always unpopular in ‘choice’ questions. Knowledge of ‘current issues’ demonstrates a candidate’s wider knowledge range;
specific exam technique and understanding question requirements – i.e. what the examiner wants from you – this is another key exam ‘casualty’ where students fail to interpret the requirements or see a word and go into ‘autopilot’ thus producing an inaccurate answer and wasting valuable time – PASSACCA.net will help you avoid this;
debrief of previous papers – typically common reasons for failure, which students need to avoid to enhance their chances of success.

The first free sample downloads are now available to download from http://www.passacca.net/ - it is definitely worth giving these a try now as the next diet of exams will soon be here.

Students studying for ACCA professional exams are well-advised to subscribe to this material – they are ideal for ‘on the move’ revision as well as offering additional support from an experienced tutor. This could well help you fully understand that technical aspect or topic which you struggled to understand from your text book or existing study material and you can never have too much study support!

Exam preparation

The key to passing any exam at any level is adequate preparation and having the right attitude. Inadequate preparation, ineffective time management, stress and a general lack of motivation will lead to a fail and ultimate disappointment.

In addition to PASSACCA.net, Rob Weaver also offers coaching for exam success. Rob is a fully accredited coach and a Certified Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). He has been involved in coaching and mentoring since 1997 and is also a Business Mentor for the Princes Trust.

Rob is Managing Director of NovoCoaching (http://www.novocoaching.com) and can help with the non-technical aspects of exam preparation, typically:

help to give you a confidence boost before sitting exams;
help you to manage your time more effectively;
help to motivate you and prepare for the exam;
deal with stress and manage nerves;
focus your mindset; and
manage your time in the exam.

If you feel you struggle with any of the above aspects and would like to arrange a free initial consultation, email Rob at for more details, or check out the website at http://www.novocoaching.com.

With the next diet of exams just around the corner and a short timescale between exam results release and the next sitting, it is important that students focus their mindset, develop a good studying strategy, manage their time effectively and ensure they have a good grasp of the paper(s) they are due to sit. PASSACCA.net can certainly help set you on the right track to exam success.

This article has been written exclusively for PASSACCA.net by Steve Collings of AccountancyStudents.co.uk.