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Not everyone ends up in happy ending. As you can see from CIPS Result Statistics, even when the pass rate is particularly high, it is never a perfect 100%. In some instances, 10-12% of candidates failed, in other instances, up to 76% failed. Failing an exam would lead to consequence that most students want to avoid: you will achieve Diploma late and possibly miss a promotion opportunity; or simply you need to pay extra money to resit. Some unfortunate students…

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First and foremost, ALWAYS remember to prepare carefully. Professional exams like CIPS ones are expensive, don’t waste your time and money when you cannot commit to strict disciplines. On the day of the exam, make sure that you are in good health and good mood. Confidence will be your second biggest asset in any exam (only after preparation). Now, everything is fine: you have practised over and over on the subject, you feel absolutely confident. Start the exam now. Now…

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Like every other exams, you should have a strategy for doing OR exams. The strategy does not need to be complex. You can make one based on our suggestion as below: Think and select as quick as possible any questions that fall into your confident areas Skip the questions that you are unsure about. Before skipping, remember to ‘flag’ them To lengthy question with scenario, ALWAYS READ THE LAST SENTENCE FIRST. Sometimes you may know the answer without paying attention…

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Unlike objective response exam, CIPS students are far more familiar with constructed response. The pass mark for this type of exam is generally lower, just 50% compare to 70%. This does not mean constructed exam is easier than objective response. Usually in this type of assessment, students are required to write down some important key ideas. The answer may be very lengthy and hard to be remembered. Some answers require exact name and explanation. To deal with the above challenges…

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Objective response (OR) exams are not new exam format to CIPS students. In fact, multiple choice exams were applied to International Certificate in Purchasing and Supply (Level 2) and International Advanced Certificate in Purchasing and Supply (Level 3) of 2007 Syllabus. However, some CIPS students find it hard to take OR exams. This difficulty may come from several reasons as below: Questions in exam may ask about a small section of the syllabus that many students have overlooked Some scenarios…

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As we have mentioned earlier, CIPS Diploma in Procurement and Supply is largely self-paced. The decision on the number of exams you should take in each exam series depends on your own learning style, your confidence and your budget as well. From our own experience, you should not take more than 3 exams in an attempt so that you have enough time for revision and ‘digest’ the knowledge. You should also combine modules which share some similar subjects to minimise…

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Remote invigilation exams are the type of exam that candidate can sit anywhere with stable internet connection. So far, CIPS only allows students to sit exam remotely in September and November exam series. We don’t know the exact reason, but we believe that CIPS is testing whether remote invigilation works effectively. In this post, I will instruct how to check and login to CIPS’s exam programmes. CIPS uses 2 exam programmes: TestReach: This is the platform where you will write…

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Before engaging in a professional qualification, study time is usually of the essence. A diploma, or certificate may help you to advance in your career, so normally people want to study as quick as possible. However, high quality programme cannot be short since its workload is enormous. For example, MBA programmes often last 2-3 years. These programmes are also very expensive since they can help you to land a position in C-suite. If you are working as a procurement person, CIPS qualification…

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Unfortunately, the answer is no. CIPS did publish their past paper from 2018 backward. From 2019 onward, they don’t continue this policy. Even past papers of 2013 syllabus are removed from CIPS website. In my opinion, CIPS stops publishing their past paper because they don’t want student to learn by rote. The new policy regarding past papers has made students stumbled over the new exam format. But there are the other ways to improve your exam results. 1. Objective response…

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Depending on your country, CIPS charges different amount. Generally, exam cost = exam fee + venue fee. You can look up for exam fee in your country here. Also, look up for your closest exam centre to check on fee. In countries where British Council organises the paper-based constructed exam, please contact their exam staff by email or by phone.