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Attention!!! Major changes to the SBL exam from September 2023 onwards

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA SBL Strategic Business Leader Forums › Attention!!! Major changes to the SBL exam from September 2023 onwards

  • This topic has 13 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 1 year ago by tanodescarips.
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  • March 29, 2023 at 10:37 am #681998
    opentuition_team
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    There are no major changes in the SBL Syllabus for September 2023 but there are major changes to the exam format. See here:
    https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/exam-entry-and-administration/about-our-exams/changes-to-sbl—sept-23.html

    In summary:
    1 Pre-seen material will be released by ACCA two weeks before the exam. This will give the background information about the organisation being dealt with in the case study and will reduce the amount of reading and re-reading you have to do during the exam. Some additional material will be presented in the exam.
    2 The time for the exam will fall from 4 hours to 3 hours 15 minutes.
    3 The exam will now have three compulsory tasks, with each task having a varying number of parts and total marks.
    4 There will still be 20 marks for professional skills. All five professional skills will be covered once in the exam.

    Because the syllabus content has only minor changes our notes will not change significantly. You are safe studying the current notes for the September exam, though a new edition will be issued in June or July.

    April 15, 2023 at 1:57 pm #682668
    byron1976
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    I’m wondering what will happen to the exam fees?

    April 17, 2023 at 2:10 am #682831
    syahmihaziq
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    Failed march 23 seating with a 47%. I’m contemplating on whether to retake it in June or September with the new format.

    Can anyone advice?

    April 19, 2023 at 6:09 am #683174
    mystified
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    In June. As your knowledge will be still fresh. I failled in December and retaked in March with 51%.

    May 26, 2023 at 4:01 pm #685121
    mehakkkk
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    are we eligible for rank when re-appearing for a subject?

    May 26, 2023 at 6:54 pm #685156
    mrjonbain
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    Welcome to the Opentuition forums. What exactly do you mean by the term “rank”?

    June 7, 2023 at 12:06 pm #686340
    mrjonbain
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    I believe you are ineligible for a prize if you have previously sat the exam.

    June 7, 2023 at 12:13 pm #686341
    mrjonbain
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    https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/student/exam-entry-and-administration/exam-results/prizewinners.html

    July 19, 2023 at 6:05 pm #688595
    Gemic
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    Free books and material from accountancy school. I don’t need it anymore so I am giving it away. I live in Cork

    July 20, 2023 at 9:54 pm #688658
    peno
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    Happy to have them

    July 21, 2023 at 1:27 am #688663
    mrjonbain
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    For post about buying and selling books and giving away books please post on the following forum-

    https://opentuition.com/forum/buy-or-sell-forums/

    Please make it clear you are discussing buying, selling, giving away and receiving physical copies.

    August 7, 2023 at 10:19 am #689528
    triina
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    Hi everyone, do you think this exam is ok for self- study or is it better to get tuition?
    thanks

    September 24, 2023 at 7:28 pm #692484
    Hiba-zat
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    what you mean by SBL exam , Do they mean the strategic exam or all the 13 papers?
    i will do MA paper in December is the change include MA paper ?

    April 5, 2024 at 4:27 pm #703696
    tanodescarips
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    Hi,

    I was looking for suggestions on how to best plan the exam answers. When I look at ACCA website, unless I didn’t find it, I only find reference to the old format re. 4 hours with 60 minutes of planning and 180 minutes for answering.

    How should this approach be adjusted to the new format?

    Thank you in advance and kind regards

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