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Certificate and Diploma in Business Practice News

Published: August 5th 2008

closing date for june 2010 examinations

UPDATED: 03/03/2010

The closing date for entry to the June 2010 examinations is 1st April 2010. All monies and completed examination entry forms need to be received by the Institute by that date.

Script Report Service

The ICSA operates a script report service for the Certificate and Diploma in Business Practice.

The report is prepared by the Chief Examiner, on the requested module, and includes a brief description of how a candidate performed and the reasons why a pass was not achieved in individual questions. Our aim is to provide candidates with as much information as possible to aid their preparation for the next occasion by directing attention to areas where performance can be improved. These reports can be particularly helpful for students who have attempted the assessments on more than one occasion.

The service does not constitute a re-marking exercise, and we regret no further correspondence can be entered into beyond this report. A fee of £60/€70 is charged for each report on any individual module and piece of assessment.

All requests should be sent to the Examinations Unit at 16 Park Crescent, London W1B 1AH. The closing date for requesting a script report is one month after the release of the examination results.

Please note: to avoid any delays in processing your request, applications must be made in writing, clearly marked ‘Script Report Service’ with the fee enclosed. They should also clearly state your candidate number, the module(s) and assessment to be reported on.

JUNE 2010 examinations: business law in practice

UPDATED: 09/12/09

The examination for Business Law in Practice in June 2010 will be based on the Companies Act 2006. The ICSA study text ‘Business Law in Practice’ takes the new legislation into account in most instances.

The final provisions of the Act were implemented in October 2009 (see Table of Implementation, below).

Table of Implementation

availability of certificate and diploma in business practice study texts: JUNE 2010 examinations

UPDATED: 09/12/09

The following study texts are available from Pearson Education for candidates preparing for the June 2010 exams:

• Accounting for Business: Edwards, M, ICSA Publishing, 2005
• Business Environment: Custom Book Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2008
• Business Communications: Forsyth, P and Madden, D, ICSA Publishing, 2005
• Business Management: Custom Book Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2009
• Business Finance: Taylor, J, ICSA Publishing, 2005
• Business Law in Practice (2nd Edition): Mortimer, T, ICSA Publishing, 2008
• Business Strategy and Planning: Mattacks, K, ICSA Publishing, 2006
• Marketing: Verstage, J, ICSA Publishing, 2005

The study texts are available to order either online, or from the Pearson Education Customer Service Department. Please telephone 44 (0) 12796 233928, or follow the link below to order a text:

http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/Bookshop/subject.asp?affid=ics&item=8770

Any queries regarding the study texts or their content should be referred directly to Pearson Education.

Examination Timetables

Examination timetables can be found within the 'Fees, Forms and Texts' section of our website. http://www.icsa.org.uk/study/getting_started/forms

Please select your course and a timetable will be displayed with the relevant forms.

Examination Results

Exam results are expressed as grade bands which correspond to the percentage ranges shown below:

Distinction: 75% - 100%
Merit: 65% - 74%
Pass: 50% - 64%
Grade A Fail: 46% - 49%
Grade B Fail: 40% - 45%
Grade C Fail: 20% - 39%
Grade D Fail: 0% - 19%

Recommended Standard of English

ICSA recommends that candidates who are non-native speakers of English should have a level of language equivalent to a score of 6.0 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with a score of at least a 6.0 in writing. The equivalent recommended scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) are 550 for TOEFL Paper, 213 for TOEFL Computer, and 79-80 for TOEFL iBT.

Having English language skills at this level will allow you to understand the study material for the ICSA modules, and will enhance your ability to perform well in the examinations.