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enthusiasm rooted in insecurity
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Tue 24 Apr 2012 08:29 AM
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peteloafer
Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence
36 posts
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My ICB studies have taken on a more focused footing through cuts and rumours at work which
seem very real and an alternative career which once seemed fanciful may become
much more probable indeed inevitable 
My snail's pace studies have therefore been invigorated (about time anyway) as I passed the Level 1 in
November 2011.
I completed the L2 Computerised and submitted that on Saturday (fingers crossed) and am taking the L2 Manual on
Friday week in Swindon.
Go me. Need a lie down now.
Good luck you guys
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Tue 24 Apr 2012 09:31 PM
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Kara
Member CB.Dip
Practice Licence
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My studies started at a snails pace too! I passed level 1 manual in November 2010, stopped studying for a while and got back to it end of January this year, passed level 2 end of feb, level 3 13th April and am currently working on the level 2 computerised exam! Hoping to send it back in a few days! keeep at it!!! x
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Wed 25 Apr 2012 01:32 PM
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WendyR
Student
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Hi Both,
Seems like a familiar story.. I took Level 1 in Oct last year and am only now getting round to revising for Level 2 manual ( need to book the exam date too!)
Hope your manual exam on Fri goes well Pete. Did you do many of the mocks available? I've heard they can help hugely.
Wendy
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Wed 25 Apr 2012 01:45 PM
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peteloafer
Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence
36 posts
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WendyRsaid:
“Hi Both,
Seems like a familiar story.. I took Level 1 in Oct last year and am only now getting round to revising for Level 2 manual ( need to book the exam date too!)
Hope your manual exam on Fri goes well Pete. Did you do many of the mocks available? I've heard they can help hugely.
Wendy”
thanks Wendy - yes I've done one of the mocks I purchased from ICB and got 81% which was as surprising as it was encouraging. I need to get in some decent revision and maybe another mock before Friday 4th if I can.
I'm not studying with a training provider as such but doing my ICB study concurrently with AAT level 2 whic has helped quite a lot though there are substantial differences at L2 Manual especially with items not covered by AAT at L2 like obsolescence and COA.
I'm hopeful not overconfident 
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Thu 26 Apr 2012 09:35 AM
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gigagirl
Associate CB.Cert PM.Dip
218 posts
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I think I definitely win the award for taking forever to get it done. I started with my provider in Sept 2003, and eventually passed L2 Comp in Nov 2008. In my defense, I did have 2 babies, moved twice, got married and had a family death in that time (not necessarily in that order). Then found out I had to do L2 Manual for M-Day which I did in Feb 2011. I've now been practising for just over a year, and I'm loving it. Really wish I'd have done it a little bit faster, I'd be earning a lot more by now - but I got there in the end. Studying payroll at the moment, but I know I can't keep putting that off as I've only got 138 days left on my trial software.
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www.andrea-blake.co.uk
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Fri 04 May 2012 10:42 AM
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WendyR
Student
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Hi Pete
Hope todays exam goes well for you.
Have finally got around to booking mine for the 31st! So fingers crossed.
Wendy
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Fri 04 May 2012 10:48 AM
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peteloafer
Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence
36 posts
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WendyRsaid:
“Hi Pete
Hope todays exam goes well for you.
Have finally got around to booking mine for the 31st! So fingers crossed.
Wendy”
thanks Wendy
I did the mock just now and got 90% (with several silly arithmetic mistakes) so am
fairly hopeful.
Exam at 2.30pm
Best of luck with yours
Pete
Edited at 04 May 2012 10:48 AM GMT
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Fri 04 May 2012 11:19 AM
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loraines
Student
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peteloafersaid:
“WendyRsaid:
“Hi Pete
Hope todays exam goes well for you.
Have finally got around to booking mine for the 31st! So fingers crossed.
Wendy”
thanks Wendy
I did the mock just now and got 90% (with several silly arithmetic mistakes) so am
fairly hopeful.
Exam at 2.30pm
Best of luck with yours
Pete
Edited at 04 May 2012 10:48 AM GMT”
Good luck with exam
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Fri 04 May 2012 05:59 PM
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peteloafer
Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence
36 posts
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thank you for your kind messages I certainly needed them
Just got back and I passed - not sure about the grade/score etc but a Pass thank goodness.
Just waiting on the Level 2 Computerised result due back on 22nd May-ish
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Wed 09 May 2012 09:22 AM
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WendyR
Student
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peteloafersaid:
“thank you for your kind messages I certainly needed them
Just got back and I passed - not sure about the grade/score etc but a Pass thank goodness.
Just waiting on the Level 2 Computerised result due back on 22nd May-ish”
Great result. Well done.
Wendy
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Wed 30 May 2012 01:05 PM
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peteloafer
Associate CB.Cert
Practice Licence
36 posts
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thanks for your good wishes
belatedly I passed the Manual with 88% Merit and Comp with 96% Distinction.
Am dead chuffed and starting looking at Payroll now before I get too complacent.
Hoping to start my practise late June 2012 whilst still (just about) in full time work.
*Grits teeth*
Pete 
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