Online communities executive Deirdre Molloy introduces this month's highlights from the discussion boards of our online community, CIMAsphere.
As any qualified member will tell you, becoming a management accountant takes stamina and agility as well as expertise. Given this, you could definitely benefit from some help from those who've been there as well as those going through it.
From the big decision to start studying CIMA right through to getting your practical experience signed off and attaining those sought after letters, there's no shortage of advice being handed out on our many student related discussion boards this month.
There's also exclusive advance news on our forthcoming pillar based groups, where CIMA student support staff – as well as other students – will be participating, in order to give you advice and tips to help you progress and deepen your ongoing understanding of the financial, performance and enterprise pillar topics.
Switching to CIMA from a marketing career and the issue of starting out on that path in your late thirties triggers some valuable feedback from those in the same boat in one discussion. Elsewhere connections are made between students in Qatar, and in Thailand the options for online study and tuition are explored.
As always, the May 2011 exam results generated much discussion when they came out in July, and we sample a few of the most extensive conversations that dissect the papers and look forward to the next sittings.
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Tackling strategic level
UK exam results
T4 part B – September/November 2011 sitting
CPGA exam paper available via MyCIMA
CIMA CMGA gateway exam November 2011
Study CIMA in Thailand
Career change from marketing to CIMA
Difficulty in gaining full practical experience in current role
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P2 2011 May
E2 May 2011 results
F2 results
CIMA students in Qatar
Group of the month
With 324 students in the group and plenty of active discussions, CIMA students India is the group to join if you're based in India and studying.
Student poll
When are you planning to sit your next exam?
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