I have been browsing the site for few months and finally decided to post.
There is so much useful info posted.
I completed Open Uni introduction to bookkeeping and then the Professional Certificate in December. I have since joined the ACCA and studying for F4 and F5. It is certainly a step up, I am enjoying the studies though.
F4 is very different to every other paper and its the only one where I found listening to the BPP success CD every morning and evening useful.
I enjoyed that one and it prepares you mentally for the audit papers (seems a strange link but when you sit audit you will see what I mean).
F5 is fun but an awful lot of number crunching.
Basically you have picked two papers requiring verym very different learning styles.
F5 - practice, practice, practice. You could also try reading material for papers P3 and P5 which will give you greater scope of knowledge for F5
F4 - Revision cards with rote learning of around 100 to 150 bits of case law. It will start to feel as though you are studying for the bar rather than accountancy!
Sure that you are already signed up to the Opentuition site for the free lectures but if not its well worth visiting for 30 - 40 hours of free lectures but notes per paper.
kind regards,
Shaun.
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Shaun
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I am studying to be an AICB with the Institute of Cert Bookkeepers ... am finding it a bit harder than I thought, how did you find your BK cert and course ?
I did the OU course B680 certtificate in accountancy several years ago. As part of it you did the foreruner to OU B190 as an introduction.
Its a very good introductory course which is based on the same EQL course as the AAT bookkeeping course.
Rather than spending a lot on additonal courses though I would be interested in knowing where your difficulties lie and then advising a good book to bring you up to speed (there are quiote a few books and dependant upon where you are having issues depends on which book(s) I advise you read).
kind regards,
Shaun.
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Shaun
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As I had studied AAT level 2 and 3 when I left school, I had a prior knowledge of most of the introductory course (B190) which made it quite straight forward. (The majority being knowing your debits and credits and posting transactions correctly)
The KO1 certificate, although not as well recognised as other qualifications, covers many areas and requires many hours of study over the recommended amount. (As I found out!)
The tutors were really helpful, although that could be postcode lottery, as others studying at the same time had many problems with their tutors.
