For the first, and maybe even the last, time ever, the November 2020 ATT and CTA exams will be ‘open book’, which means that you can take materials into the exam.
You may be thinking “great, this means the exam will now be easy!”
Whilst it is arguably going to be ‘easier’ (I say that with caution), don’t fall into the trap of thinking that the exams are now going to be easy. The standard of questions is not changing, and so you will still need to adequately prepare in order to ensure pass.
Afterall, by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Studying towards an open book exam requires a different approach than if the exam was not open book.
If you’re like me, however, you may have never sat an open book exam before, and so have no clue on the approach you should take or where to start.
Fortunately for you, Nitin Rabheru, a CTA, ATT and other professional exams lecturer for BPP, knows exactly what to do, and is here to help!
Nitin is a passionate lecturer that has, and still does, teach students on how to pass open book exams. He has over 20 years’ experience and really cares about the success of students, providing lots of great material on LinkedIn.
In this episode, Nitin shares some invaluable, unique advice on how to properly prepare for the open-book November 2020 sittings.
If you’re sitting any of these exams, I can highly recommend that you take a listen.
Guest – Nitin Rabheru
Nitin’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rabheru-31299b11/
Contact address: cta@bpp.com
You’ll Learn:
- How to prepare for the November 2020 ATT/CTA exams, which will be open book, and despite this, why you still need to study the material thoroughly
- Nitin’s tips on how to approach studying and learning the material and also the revision phase
- How the approach can change dependent on the exam you are sitting
- Nitin’s tips on how to focus your revision time so it is spent effectively
- What materials you can take into the exam, and what materials Nitin recommends you use
- Whether you should still use the legislation, even though other materials can now be taken in
- How to create and use a ‘revision’ folder, which can be used in the exams to access the right information quickly (Nitin suggest within 10 seconds!)
- Nitin’s unique advice on how to use practice questions and answers before attempting them in exam conditions yourself
- What Nitin suggests you do a few days before the exam how to create the right environment for where you will sit the exam
Resources and Calls to Action
- Take a look at my 10 tips to help you pass the November 2020 ATT & CTA exams
- Take a look at Nitin’s CTA and ATT student support page, particularly the revision folder structure and use this to make your own