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      • Hi Mike,

        I am unable to find Mrs. Azfar’s comment. I am new to OT and I am eager to sit P1 in December. Is OT lectures, notes, past exams enough material needed to pass this exam? Kindly advise how many hours of lectures is appropriate to put it. I do work full time but I have minimal commitments and ready to devote late night/early mornings to studying.

        Many thanks in advance.

      • Hi Cap

        I seem to remember telling Mrs Azfar that the course notes are not intended to replace a study text. However, there are a number of students that claim to have passes this exam (and others) simply using the notes and a reputable revision kit

        As for time ….. as much as you can. There is no upper limit. The more you do, the more familiar you will become with the syllabus and requirements and the “easier” the exam will appear

        Keep posting

  2. Hello sir, I hope you are able to guide me. I have sat P1 three times and my scores have ranged from 42 to 46. In fact the last session was 46. I have how signed up to OT. What am I not doing to achieve the required pass mark. Though am getting frustrated, but will not be defeated. I am looking to sit it again in June and combine it with P3. Please guide me. Thanks

    • There’s a post from ‘Michael’ just below this thread. May I suggest you look at his post and see what he has planned?

      One session per week with an approved training establishment may not be appropriate for you so you’ll need to adapt.

      Work out how much time you have available. Remember, in that exercise, other demands on your time – family, courses, food, sleep, recreation.

      Have you got time to read three study texts? If yes, read them and then get stuck into revision kits.

      If not, get stuck into revision kits without the benefit of study texts.

      You will probably be hopelessly lost to begin with but (certainly with F8 and P1 – I can’t speak for F9) you’ll soon pick it up.

      With all three papers I suggest you read the OT notes (more than once) and follow the online recordings.

      Post again if you’re having problems, and good luck

      • Hi Mike,

        For June 2014 I will be attempting the following:
        F8 Full Course 1 day per weekend with Approved College
        F9 (Resit) Kaplan Book and all notes from last December plus whatever is on here
        P1 LBSF Basic online package plus whatever is on here.

        Is this achievable to pass all 3?
        How quickly should I be getting through the P1 lectures above?

        Any advice would be greatly appreciated

        Thanks

      • Hi Michael

        You sound like you have your schedule planned out well in advance.

        Yes, three in one session is achievable. Just make sure you put in plenty of time practising past exam questions

  5. I failed P1 in Dec13 session and will attempt in June. I think that I tried hard to study P1 but it is not successful, may be this is not a good approach. I’m quite good in calculation but stuck with the papers have a lot theories like P1. what should I do to pass P1, plz?what should be prepared?

    • Read, plan, read, plan, read, plan

      over and over again

      30 mark question = 19.5 minutes reading and planning time. ((30 / 2) + (30% x 15 minutes r and p time)

      read the question, think, plan (in bullet point format) NB bullets not acceptable in your “proper answer, but they’re fine in your plan

      Read the question again after 18 minutes to make sure that you have planned an answer to the question, the whole question and nothing but the question.

      Stop the planning exercise after 19.5 minutes

      Count how many bullet points you have and check against the printed suggested solution to see how many of your points would have scored. Did you get 30 points for the 30 mark question? No? 20? No?

      Well that’s what you need, so try the exercise again with another question.

      And another, and another.

      Now go back to the first one and do it again.

      Did you get 30 this time? No? 20? No?

      Then it’s not enough

      Over and over and over again until you are totally sick of governance, risk and ethics, And, when you have reached that stage of being totally sick, then ………. do it all again, and again! And keep doing it

    • @Dilnawaz

      Mike Little is the man to follow and he will help you.

      Drop me an email and I will show you my exact method I used to get through this examination even with minimal preparation and am sure you will pass. If you start now, it will be more effective as well.

      • Hi

        I planning to self study for P1 and attempt in June 2014. May i know the lecture note/course note available in Opentuition, is it suitable for Singapore P1?
        by the way, can you share your method for passing this P1?

        Thanks

    • Well done Salvia – but don’t forget that you also had some input into your success!
      It was you sitting in that exam room in December – I was with you in spirit, but it was your penmanship that got you through.

    • You can’t! There must be at least 3,764 posts on this site asking exactly that same question. the videos are NOT downloadable. Course notes are but videos aren’t.

      Tp quote Admin on so many occasions in the past “It’s the only way we can keep this site free”!

  11. Dear Mr Mike – I have a question.

    I understand from the ACCA syllabus and study guide that there are no changes supposed to occur between June 13 exam session till June 14, since the guide says (Governance, Risk and Ethics (P1) June 2013 to June 2014). – But I wonder if there were any changes that took place from Exam sessions in year 2012 to year 2013.

    I only have the study guide for 2013-2014 which I have obtained from the ACCA website, however, I don’t have the study guide relevant to year 2012 in order to be able to compare point by point. Not sure if you will be able to confirm to me that.

    Thanks, Maha

    • There’s so little that has changed that I wouldn’t worry!

      Just make sure that you read any technical articles from Student Accountant from 2012 and 2013 and particularly the article on The Bribery Act (although there is a chapter about it in the course notes)

  12. I am Going to sit for p1 in june 2014. Will this all the lecture will be updated or shall i use this for the studies. N sir, Will this lectures plus practicing past exam question will be enough for my next june 2014 exam? Plx help. Thankx

    • Hi Hixam

      No update is scheduled – basically because no update is seen to be necessary!

      Will it be enough? That’s really up to you. For some in the past, they say that it was all they used in preparation. Others (probably) have failed because it was all they used in preparation. Put it this way – it’s a good start. Of absolutely MAJOR importance is the practising of past exam questions. That, together with a big bundle of exam technique, a huge slice of luck and a liking for the particular questions on the day and …. well, you may have done enough to pass

    • I’m not sure what you mean by “Revision course”. The videos / audios are the only lectures for P1 and they take you through the course notes. With only 4.5 days to prepare students for the exam, there isn’t the luxury of time available for revision courses and past exam question practice

      Of course, if you have a problem when you’re going through the lectures, notes and revision kits ….. post again

      • Thank you so much for the prompt reply. OT never fails to amaze me.
        I am very sorry I wasn’t clear. With the other papers there is a link for the revision stage with some questions. So I was looking the same for the P1 paper.

        Completely separate point, I just want to take this opportunity to say you are the best ACCA tutor I have come across. I have paid for tuition from a certain provider in the past and it was rubbish. Thank god I can’t afford it anymore as that caused me to find OT. I have recommended it to my friend, who is also now using OT for support. Brilliant!

  14. I sat for my PI lecture class in the year 2010 and i did not pass. Has the syllabus changed much that i may have to attend classes or can what I learnt in 2010 could be applied taking note of any advances made over the years. Kindly advice.

  15. Hi Admin!
    I was just watching past paper exams in P level and i noticed that these exams are 125 marks in total. Do we still need 50 marks to pass or more (1 Q 50 marks and the other 3 25 marks each). How do they convert 125 marks into 100 and the passing mark of 50?
    thanks in advance

  17. i am very concerned about my studies…plz tell me that is it enough to take these lectures to pass the exam without any other coaching especially when i opted for four papers??

    • Hey,

      Its possible to pass this paper even if you have little time on your plate. Create a study program, after you read study text, check out the videos for revision. Just be confident and you will make it.

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