FAR - Full Series
FAR - Full Series
Learn how to Ace the ACA Certificate Level exams
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Business Strategy and Technology
Business Strategy and Technology (BST)
BST is a skills-based exam, so the examiners like to test your ability to absorb and analyse financial data and combine this with various pieces of non-financial and narrative information. Whilst the exam relies on a general working knowledge of business strategy, operations, accounting and finance, the examiners do not seek to test students' ability to learn and regurgitate the abstract management theories from the ICAEW Workbook.
Our tuition is appropriately exam focused and we will develop your exam technique by teaching you exactly how to read, interpret and analyse the exam paper, before showing you the specific technique you should use when generating points and typing your answer for each type of BST exam question.
You will be taught the BST exam strategies and techniques which resulted in your tutor winning several prizes from ICAEW, including one for BST and another for the highest score in the world for the final Case Study exam (the Case Study examines the same skills as BST).
Thank you ACA Masters for well explained BST videos! I have achieved the top scorer for the paper after viewing the BST techniques! If you are looking to ACE your ICAEW exams, definitely check them out!
Toh
(BST prize winner)
BST VIDEO COURSE
(2023)
To get you through your BST exam with top marks, our prize-winning Senior ACA Tutor Kieran Doe has recorded a video course. Each class works through a recent exam question in full in order to teach you how to read, interpret and analyse the exam paper information; how to analyse the data provided in the question; how to generate points to included in your answer; and how to type the answer in the most efficient, mark-maximising way. The exam techniques you will be taught are those which enabled your tutor to win several prizes from the ICAEW, including one for BST.
Having learnt exactly how you should be approaching each type of BST exam question, you can then attempt other past exams to put these prize-winning exam technique skills to the test and watch your marks drastically improve (hopefully you will join our growing list of prize winners!)
COURSE STRUCTURE
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How to Analyse the Financial Performance and Position of a Business - (Free Sample Class - below)
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Performance Analysis, 'General' BST Questions and Ethics (Jun 19 Q1) - (Free Sample Class - below)
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Performance Analysis, 'General' BST Questions and Ethics (Mar 18 Q1)
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Performance Analysis and 'General' BST Questions (Jun 18 Q1)
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Performance Analysis, 'General' BST Questions and Ethics (Sep 17 Q1)
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Performance Analysis (Jun 17 Q1)
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Performance Analysis: Pre-Populated Spreadsheet Questions 1 (Pico Fogo)
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Performance Analysis: Pre-Populated Spreadsheet Questions 2 (Chromo)
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Financial Appraisal: Profit calculation, 'General' BST Questions and Ethics (Dec 19 Q2)
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Financial Appraisal: Break-Even (Sep 18 Q2)
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Financial Appraisal: Pricing Policy (Jun 16 Q2)
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'Own ideas' Questions (Dec 19 Q3)
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MI Revision: Variance Analysis
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MI Revision: Break Even Analysis
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MI Revision: Investment Appraisal
You can watch two of the classes for free below. You will need to create an account before watching the second sample class. You can purchase other classes for £20 by clicking on the 'Rent' icon below. You can then watch the class as many times as you need to ensure that you have understood the technical principles and mastered the exam techniques taught during the class. You can stream the classes directly below and view them on any device which has internet connection within the 72 hour viewing period. If you require access for longer than 72 hours, we suggest that you opt for the Full Course Offer - see below for details.
BST - Video Course
FREE SAMPLE CLASS - BST Performance and Position Analysis
FREE SAMPLE CLASS - BST Performance Analysis, General and Ethics (J19)
2 BST Performance analysis, General and Ethics (J19)
3 BST Performance analysis, General and Ethics (M18)
Full Course Offer
You can subscribe to all the classes for £195 and enjoy a viewing period of 12 months.
Please click here to purchase. Once payment has been made, you can view the full course here.
When accessing the full course, the video playback speed can be adjusted to suit your own preferences.
Please note that our study materials are sold separately - see below.
PASS GUARANTEE
The 12 month access period should give you plenty of time to sit and pass the BST exam. However, if you need longer, we will gladly extend your access at no extra cost to you.
STUDY MATERIALS
(2023)
Our prize-winning ACA tutor, Kieran Doe, has developed our unique BST Study Materials which include learning notes, master plans and exam technique guidance.
BST Learning Notes
Whilst the BST exam does not test learnt knowledge in great detail (unlike FAR, TC and FM), you do need to have understood and learnt the key points for each area. Therefore, our BST Learning Notes concisely summarise the essential knowledge so you can focus on what you actually need to know to pass the exam.
Exam Technique Guidance
As the BST exam does not test knowledge in detail, exam technique is of critical importance. Therefore, we have included exam technique guidance for each type of BST question. This contains detailed advice on how you should approach each type of BST exam question and the points to include in your answer.
BST Master Plan
To ensure that you use your study time as effectively as possible, we have categorised the recent BST exam questions into 'types'. Having read the exam technique guidance for a particular type of BST exam question, you can then practice several of those questions one after another until you master them. There is also a reference to how frequently that type of question appears in the exam, the extent to which it is examined and the BST video class which demonstrates the exact exam technique to use for that type of question.
A sample is available to view below.
PAYMENT AND DELIVERY
The price for the full package of our BST materials is £40. You can purchase using a credit or debit card below.
You will receive an email containing a link to download the PDF document within 5 minutes of placing your order. Please note that the document is a digital resource and printing is not permitted.
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