Skills Academy is committed to making sure that you have all the necessary information and tools to succeed in your studies. That is why we have made a study plan, for your ICB courses, leading up to your November exams. This study plan is designed to ensure that you focus yourself and work through all your assignments and do well in them. We specifically make sure that you focus on your studies section by section, so that your studies are manageable and not overwhelming. You can also read more on ICB here.
Your study plan works the following way:
- You will choose three of your subjects that form part of your course.
- These three subjects are the ones that you would like to write final exams for in November.
- Then we will focus on ensuring you get the help you need to pass these exams.
- We know that having three subjects per exam series gives you the highest chance of passing.
- Once these exams have passed we will design a new study plan to lead you up to your next exams, in February.
- You also need to ensure that the subjects you have chosen don’t clash you can do this by looking at the ICB exam timetable.
With this system, we hope to make studying a well organised easy experience that you can do even while working. Below you will find your study plan for your next exams laid out in full.
| Study Plan | |
| Register For ICB Course With Skills Academy | 29 July (Or before, the earlier you register, the more time you have for your assignments) |
| Receive Skills Academy Study Material and Assignments for Subject 1. Then start assignment 1 for subject 1. | 11 July – 5 August (7 days after registration) |
| Submit Assignment 1 for Subject 1 | 17 August (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Start Assignment 2 for Subject 1 | 17 August (You start this assignment, directly upon finishing your previous one) |
| Submit Assignment 2 for Subject 1 | 29 August (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Receive Skills Academy study material and assignments for subject 2. Then start assignment 1 for subject 2. | 5 September (7 days after submitting previous assignment) |
| Submit Assignment 1 for subject 2 | 17 September (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to well as receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Start Assignment 2 for subject 2 | 17 September (You start this assignment, directly upon finishing your previous one) |
| Submit Assignment 2 for subject 2 | 29 September (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Enrol for ICB Exams. | 30 September (This is the final date to register for ICB exams and can be done earlier) |
| Receive Skills Academy study material and assignments for subject 3. Then start assignment 1 for subject 3. | 6 October (7 days after submitting previous assignment) |
| Receive POE (Portfolio of Evidence from the ICB) | 14 October (You receive this directly from the ICB at the earliest 14 days after registering for your ICB exams) |
| Start working through POE to complete necessary ICB Assignments. | 14 October (You will have to hand in your completed POE before you go to write your ICB exams, as you need to hand it in when you do. This is extremely important as it makes up 30% of your final mark.) |
| Submit Assignment 1 for subject 3 | 17 October (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to compare your assignments with other students, as well as receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Start Assignment 2 for subject 3 | 17 October (You start this assignment, directly upon finishing your previous one) |
| Submit Assignment 2 for subject 3 | 28 October (You need to ensure you use your Together We Pass study group, to compare your assignments with other students, as well as receive personal help from your tutor) |
| Finish ICB POE | 13 November (This needs to be completed. It counts 30% of your final mark, and you can fail just from not having this finished. You must hand your POE in when you write your exams) |
| Write ICB Exams | 14 November-17 November (These exams you will write at a ICB approved venue) |
| New Study Plan | 18 November (Once you have finished this study plan, and those three subjects, we will set you up with a new study plan for your next four subjects. |
| POE and Exams are sent to ICB | 18 November (Your exam is sent off to the ICB headquarters to be marked) |
| Receive Results your ICB exams and POE | 23 January 2017 (You will receive your final ICB mark for all the subjects you wrote) |
Last Updated: March 28, 2019