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ACCA student information for 2010

With the 15 April examination deadline approaching we trust your preparations for the June examination diet are coming together.

This news alert focuses on support, resources and information to assist you achieve examination success.

Please take the time to read the alert and make use of the resources available to you.

KAPLAN BUSINESS SCHOOL INTENSIVE REVISION COURSES | MAY 2010

Examination Revision Courses for Papers P1 and P2 are available this May in Sydney and Melbourne.

Examination technique can make the difference between examination success and failure. This is especially true at the Professional level.

To give students the best possible chance of success, Kaplan Business School will offer affordable, examination question based intensive revision courses over two weekends in May.

These courses will be presented by subject experts who understand the requirements of ACCA examinations and are skilled in providing course participants with the best possible chance of examination success.

The courses include 12 hours of exam-focused tuition and comprehensive revision materials.

Click here to download the application form to apply for the courses.

Melbourne course outline and lecturer profiles

Paper: Professional Accountant | P1
Dates:  Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 May | 12 hours intensive
Cost:    $300 | includes all course materials but excludes textbooks

Course enquires: Kim Callcott
Tel: 03 9226 9250
Email: kim.callcott@kbs.edu.au  

P1 lecturer biography
Karin Matusza is the senior lecturer and presenter for the P1 Professional Accountant paper in Melbourne. In her revision courses, Karin has a strong focus on examination techniques, past examination and examination style questions. Prior to joining Kaplan, Karin has worked in various senior accounting and finance positions both in Australia and overseas. Karin's most recent role was as a Financial Controller at Babcock & Brown Communities, she has an ideal background to guide students through the P1 paper.

Paper: Corporate Reporting | P2
Dates: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May | 12 hours intensive
Cost:    $300 | includes all course materials but excludes textbooks

Contact enquires: Kim Callcott
Tel:  03 9226 9250
Email: kim.callcott@kbs.edu.au  

P2 lecturer biography
Maritana Richards is the senior lecturer and presenter for the P2 Corporate Reporting (International) paper at Kaplan in Melbourne. As an  ACCA Fellow, Maritana is probably the most experienced ACCA lecturer in Australia, with 30 years of experience both as an educator in Australian and international universities, and in practice, where she has held senior positions in two global accountancy firms. She is also a facilitator for one of the Australian accountancy bodies. Maritana knows exactly what is required to get students over the line in the P2 paper, and loves to share her knowledge of examination technique with course participants.

Sydney course outline and lecturer profiles 

Paper:  Professional Accountant | P1
Dates:  Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May | 12 hours intensive
Cost:    $300 | includes all course materials but excludes textbooks 

Course enquires: Sabrina Barrios
Tel:  (02)9020 1950
Email: sabrina.barrios@kbs.edu.au 

P1 lecturer biography
Patrick Gallagher is the lecturer and presenter for the P1 Professional Accountant paper at Kaplan in Sydney. Patrick is a hugely experienced and very well known practitioner and lecturer, having lectured on many previous revision courses, both in Australia and overseas, including the Kaplan revision course for Paper P1 for the December 2009 examination diet. He has also sat on the national Academic Board for Kaplan in Australia, as a consultant academic. 

Paper: Corporate Reporting | P2
Dates: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 May | 12 hours intensive
Cost:    $300 includes all course materials but excludes textbooks

Course enquires: Sabrina Barrios
Tel:  (02)9020 1950
Email: sabrina.barrios@kbs.edu.au 

P2 lecturer biography
Emma Holmes is the lecturer and presenter for the P2 Corporate Reporting (International) paper in Sydney. She has many years of experience as a practitioner in firms such as PwC, as a lecturer at number of institutions including Macquarie University, and as a consultant. Emma also has significant experience sitting on the examination assessment panel for ICAA which gives her a significant insight into what it requires to be successful in professional accountancy examinations.

ACCA STUDENT ENGAGE WEBCAST | EXAMINATION PREPARTION | 16 APRIL 2010

The next Student Engage webcast event for 2010 will be held on Friday 16 April 2010 at 12.00 (GMT).

This event will feature ACCA's heads of education and tuition support manager, who work closely with tuition providers in their region to improve teaching standards and offer additional support to students.

Presenters include:

• Rhys Johnson - Head of Education, ASEAN
• Susan Lefand - Head of Education, Middle East
• George Njari - Head of Education, East Africa
• Karen Yates - Head of Education, Europe
• Afra Sajjad - Head of Education, Pakistan
• Dorothy Wood - Head of Education, UK
• Jonathan Mbewe - Tuition Support Manager - Caribbean, Southern and West Africa. 

The panel of presenters will answer questions on the following topic areas:

• exam preparation
• effective study
• latest resources and support available. 

Please post your questions and to tune into the live broadcast on 16 April 2010 via
ACCA's global website www.accaglobal.com\studentengage

If you are unable to view the live broadcast it will be available for download via ACCA's global website the following day.

ACCA TEXTBOOKS

Order Kaplan textbooks locally
Reduce the cost and time it takes to courier Kaplan textbooks from the United Kingdom by ordering them via Adelaide, Australia. For more information, and to download the order form, visit the ACCA Australia website. 

BPP Learning Media
Order directly from the UK by visiting the BPP webite. 

JUNE 2010 EXAMINATION DIET | ACCA QUALIFICATION

Exam deadline
The quickest and simplest way to register for your exams is to register online at myACCA

Registering for your exams online means:

• you get immediate confirmation of receipt and processing of your exam entry so you don't need to worry if you've been entered for the exams
• you get immediate validation of exam entry information so any errors or misunderstandings can be sorted as soon as possible
• you can go back and change the exam centre you've selected
• you can change your law/tax variant and standards or stream
• should you change your mind about which exams you feel ready to take then you can amend the selections you may have previously made.

Please note that you can make as many changes as you wish online to your exam selection at no extra cost up until the standard exam entry closing date of exams and 15 April for June exams and 15 October for December.

Exam timetable | June 2010 session

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