4th December:
More good news - Well done to Amy Kelly for winning the ICSA prize for
best paper in Strategic and Operations Management in the June exams and to
Fiona Thorpe for winning the Management accounting prize!
1st December:
ICSA Exams - Business Strategy paper - we have been informed there was an error in the
figures - all students should have received a letter from ICSA about this
stating 'I
can confirm that the Institute and Chief Examiner are now aware of the error
and assure you that no student will be penalised for references to this
incorrect
information. ' ICSA statement.
On this wet and dull December
morning, we received some very good news from Caroline Geary who
studied Business Strategy & Planning with us for the June 2007 exams. She has
been awarded the Pallister Prize for the best paper in this subject.
Congratulations - we will be sending flowers!
Today sees the start of our
print department reconstruction project. We will take advantage of this
quiet time before courses start again in January to improve our print room.
27th
November:
Good luck to all
students sitting exams this week. Let us know what you thought of the papers!
Planning ahead -
distance learning for the June 2007 exams will start in January but you can
register before then and receive your first mailing hot off the press.
Note: the new
2006 Companies Act will NOT be examined in June 2007. Courses and exams will
refer to the current (1985 act).
25th October:
Congratulations
to our first DOFA graduate in Belize! Well done to Emogene Barillas.
ICSA Distance
learning: all mailings have now been posted - contact me if you have any
mailings missing.
Cert & Dip in
Business Practice - suggestions for preparing for the exam case studies are
being circulated by email and post.
Courses for ICSA
2007 exams: Updated courses will be starting in January 2007.
2nd October:
With the publication of the ICSA pass rates for the June exams, I am
delighted to see that our students have done better than the national average.
June pass rate statistics Well done!!!
Alan has just
returned from Belize where he delivered the opening day of the COFA
Trusts course to our enthusiastic group of students. Students will now receive
weekly notes and assignments by email until Alan returns for revision in
January. Good luck to you all!
COFA and DOFA
distance learning courses are now underway - but there is still time to
start. We now have courses for all 8 subjects with a choice of learning
schemes. See the COFA DOFA page for details. So
far we have students in The Isle of Man, Jersey, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands and Gibraltar - a truly international bunch!
The new ICSA
Certificate and Diploma in Business Practice continues to grow in
popularity. The Certificate is an ideal entry level qualification which can be
taken as a stand alone business qualification or as a step on the route to
full ICSA qualification. It is great to see so many of our ex-students sending
their junior staff to us for this course! New for the November exams -
revision days in London for all subjects.
ICSA
Professional Level: There are still places on all revision courses - these
are open to all ICSA students. Even if you are studying elsewhere, you may
find a different approach helpful just before the exam.
17th August:
Thank you to all students who have contacted us to share your news, both
good and bad! Well done to all of you who have been successful. If you failed,
you can apply for a script report from ICSA in order to see where you went
wrong, but this will cost you about £50. Alan is away this week, so apologies
if you are waiting to speak to him. I will do my best to answer all queries!
18th July:
Another blisteringly hot day here in Kent. Good luck to all COFA and DOFA
students sitting e xams
this week. ICSA students - many of you have been emailing to ask if I know the
date for results. At the
moment the answer is NO - it will be 8 - 10 weeks after the exams ie sometime
between the 4th and 18th August.
Distance
learning courses are now updated and ready to go, even though we STILL have
not received the new edition study texts from ICSA's new distributor. I hope
they do a better job sending out texts to students! My advice is to register
with ICSA early!
4th July:
Most updated distance learning courses will be ready to start on or
around 10th July. However we are still waiting for copies of the new edition
ICSA study texts (Prof 1 and 2).
New for this
session - revision classes for all certificate and diploma in business
practice modules in addition to our professional level classes. See London
revision page for details.
Belize
news: Our new COFA group has worked extremely hard this term. Alan will be
flying out this week for the revision weekend.
31st May:
News from the examiners - The RTP conference: This advice is aimed mainly
at students sitting the CeBuP and DiBup exams but of course, good exam
technique is vital at all levels. I hope this helps.
| EXAM ADVICE: |
| Look through
the whole paper first observing how many marks are allocated to
questions |
| Certificate level
exams test your knowledge, comprehension and application. Higher level exams will also test your
skills of Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation. |
| Answer the question - most
questions will start 'Compare, Define, Describe, Discuss, Explain,
outline' Make sure you do what is asked. |
| If only two marks are available, you
need to make two valid points (not write two pages), preferably as
complete sentences, unless one word answers are asked for. |
| Financial papers - show your
working - you may still get marks even if the final answer is wrong |
| Manage your time properly.
Allocate time according to how many marks are available. |
| Do NOT copy out the question! ( I am
sure none of you do, but apparently it does happen!) |
| Present your answers clearly and
label correctly (put the examiner in a good mood!) |
| Business
Communications students - The examiner is looking for knowledge of
theory which must be 'communicated' to him well. ie. it
should be neat with correct spelling and grammar. |
| Case study: Make sure you
prepare well - You should understand the theory, you should 'know' the
organisation in the case study. Answer questions fully without
unnecessary information and give examples that are relevant to the case
study scenario. |
| The three main reasons why
students fail: Insufficient knowledge and understanding of the
syllabus, poor time management, not answering the question set. |
Congratulations to our
November 2005 Prizewinners. We are all delighted to see that three of our
students have been awarded prizes for their 2005 November papers. Well done
to:
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Rachel
Southwart for the best paper in Business Management |
| Craig Owen
for the best paper in Marketing |
| Amy Kelly
for the best paper in Corporate Law |
21st April: I do hope you all enjoyed the Easter break! At last it feels
like spring here in Kent!
Distance learning news: We are trying to finish posting
all mailings this week to ensure you have all four of your mailings in
good time for the exams. If you are not sitting exams this June, just put
the notes away in a drawer or at the back of a cupboard until you are
ready for them.
If you have any mailings missing (yes, they often get lost in the post!),
just let me know.
Revision news: There are still places available on all
London and Jersey revision courses but I have to finalise numbers with the
venue fairly soon, so do let me know as soon as possible if you intend to
book a place. Many thanks to all of you who have booked already.
News from Campbell's College: Alan Campbell will be away
until next Wednesday, teaching in Belize, so apologies if there is a delay
in marking work you send to him.
1st March: The examiner's
reports and suggested answers to the November 2005 ICSA exams can now be
downloaded from the ICSA website. If you have to re-sit a subject, it is a good
idea to read through the report. Our results statistics
for the November exams are now online - we have a good crop of distinctions
and Merits, so well done!
14th February: ICSA exam
results- Congratulations to all our students who qualified. It is wonderful to
hear of your success - we will be sending you our own certificate in due course
along with a special 'Campbell's College' mouse mat to remember us by! If you
failed an exam, don't despair. Pick up the phone and call us on 01322 665589 for
advise as to what you should do next. Alan will also be writing his comments on
the exams and the questions set - online soon.
3rd February: Good luck to
all COFA and DOFA students sitting exams next week. Alan is safely back from
teaching DOFA revision in Belize City - unfortunately the weather was too poor
for him to take his usual scuba diving trip but I expect he will be back later
in the year!
Here is a photo of the
Belize DOFA group
We are delighted to hear that
another of our students won a world prize in the June 05 ICSA exams,
Congratualtions to Amy Kelly - flowers are on their way!
23rd January: News from
Gibraltar. Today was the Gibraltar certificate presentation and prize giving
ceremony. Here is Vivien's message to me about the occasion:
GIBRALTAR NEWS
Dear Jane, I have just
come back from a highly successful presentation and student get
together. The Minister presented the certificates and the world
prize (to Adrian Olivero). Covered by GBC TV and the Chronicle
newspaper, they gave it wide coverage. The biggest surprise was that
the Minister actually spent his main time thanking Campbell's
College for being the organisation that had been involved. and
mentioned our high standards!!!!
It was quite
thrilling! and filmed throughout by the TV station. Vivien
The Minister of Education the Honourable
Bernard Linares with Vivien and our qualified students,
Gibraltar Chronicle News Report:
pdf file
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19th January:
This week sees members of the Campbell's
team travelling overseas. Alan is teaching DOFA Management revision to our
study group in Belize City. Many of this group have been with us for all eight
Certificate and Diploma courses, taken over the last four years. We look forward
to seeing them and our other Belize graduates at a special graduation ceremony
we will hold later in the year. Vivien is teaching in COFA and
DOFA revision in Gibraltar and our print manager, Alex, is flying off to Munich
with his band next week for a couple of gigs! We wish him good luck!
Many of you have been emailing me
asking if I know when the November ICSA exam results will be released.
The date that I was given by the ICSA exam department is 10th February.
Welcome to all students
taking their first course with us - please email or phone if you need help or
advice!
January 2006: A Happy New
Year to all our Students, past, present and future!
Feedback needed: The ICSA have asked us for
feedback from students who sat the new Certificate or Diploma in Business
Practice exams in November. They would like to know what you thought of the
textbook and the exam paper! We will be compiling a list of points to present to
them so any thoughts gratefully received! email
Alan
More Good News - We have
just heard that Lyndsay Bates on The Isle of Man has won the FW McGuiness Prize
for the Introduction to English and EU Law paper in the June 05 exams.
Congratulations!!! Find out more about our prizewinners
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