You’ve Failed an Exam….. now what?

First off don’t panic.  Take a deep breath, unclench your jaw.  Anyone can have a bad day, perhaps you failed to revise a particular topic or misinterpreted the question.  It happens, this does not mean that you are not capable of passing the exam.  Here are three steps to follow to make the best of the situation

Step 1: Have a resilient mindset.  Do not let this beat you.  I find that students take one of two approaches, they either give up or they fight back determined to not let CIPS beat you.  This qualification is worth having, and nothing worth having comes easy. You can overcome this

Step 2: Wait for your mark breakdown.  CIPS sends you a mark breakdown of what you scored on each learning objective.  This allows you to see where you lost the most marks.  This then gives you areas to focus your revision on for the future

Step 3: Speak to your tutor.  Your tutor is there to support and guide you as to when the best time to sit your exam is.  You may be looking to double up exams and your tutor can advise you as to what the best module to do this with is.  Here at Business Academy Online, we can create a new suggested timetable to sit your exams and talk through any concerns.

We hope that you have found this useful.  Remember that this is why your decision of a study centre is so important, as you need support should you not get the result you wanted.  Check out our blog to see what the right study centre is for you.

Level 3 Diamond Timetable

Exam Series Module No. of sessions Dates
November 2023
M1
3
2nd Oct, 16th Oct, 30th Oct
March 2024
M2 & M3
6
15th Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb, 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar
May 2024
M4
3
15th Apr, 22nd Apr, 29th Apr
July 2024
M5
3
3rd June, 10th June, 24th June

Level 6 Diamond Timetable

Exam Series Module No. of sessions Dates
November 2023
M1
3
5th Oct, 19th Oct, 9th November
March 2024
M2 & M5
5
25th Jan, 1st Feb, 8th Feb,15th Feb, 29th Feb
May 2024
M4 & M7
4
18th April, 25th April, 2nd May, 9th May
July 2024
M3 & M8
5
30th May, 13th June,20th June, 27th June, 4th July

Level 5 Diamond Timetable

Exam Series Module No. of sessions Dates
May 2023
M3 & M8
4
29th Mar, 5th April, 19th April, 26th April
July 2023
M4
3
14th June, 21st June, 5th July
2023/24 Academic Year
November 2023
M1 & M2
4
27th Sept, 4th Oct, 11th Oct, 18th Oct, 1st Nov
March 2024
M5, M15 & M9
4
7th Feb, 21st Feb, 28th Feb, 6th March
May 2024
M3 & M8
4
10th April, 17th April, 24th April, 1st May
July 2024
M4
3
5th June, 12th June, 26th June

Level 4 Diamond Timetable

Exam Series Module No. of sessions Dates
May 2023 - Fully Booked
M4 & M6
4
28th March, 4th April, 25th April, 2nd May.
July 2023 - Fully Booked
M8
3
6th June, 20th June, 4th July.
2023/24 Academic Year
November 2023
M1 & M2
5
10th Oct, 17th Oct, 24th Oct, 31st Oct, 7th Nov
March 2024
M3, M5, M7
6
23rd Jan, 30th Jan, 13th Feb, 20th Feb, 27th Feb, 5th March
May 2024
M4 & M6
4
9th April, 16th April, 23rd April, 30th April
July 2024
M8
3
4th June, 18th June, 2nd July