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Clare Christian
Hi,

I have just failed my PDS1 exams and I am feeling disillusioned with the whole programme. The course is such a huge leap from CPP study and i am having real trouble understanding the exam questions and exactly what the examiners expect from you with regards to quotes and case studies etc.

I am in desperate need of guidance on exam technique and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction. I have read every examiners report available but have not found them very useful.

Any links or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Clare
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  • As I am sat here preparing for my MD & MTDF resits in a few weeks I stumbled on this thread. It says it all for me. The exams test your ability to interprete the question - not your knowledge! I feel i've dug myself into a hole I no longer want to be in and can't get out of.


    When I asked my tutor about exam questions and what good looks like her response was that she wasn't party to the black art of CIPD examiners answers Why oh why do they make it so difficult? why don't we see actual examples of actual passed answers on the website? It would be such a help to see the layout of an actual pass standard question..... for goodness sake cipd there is so much information about everything else!


     Is it me or are the examiners living on a higher plane to those of us who live and work in the real world?

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  • As I am sat here preparing for my MD & MTDF resits in a few weeks I stumbled on this thread. It says it all for me. The exams test your ability to interprete the question - not your knowledge! I feel i've dug myself into a hole I no longer want to be in and can't get out of.


    When I asked my tutor about exam questions and what good looks like her response was that she wasn't party to the black art of CIPD examiners answers Why oh why do they make it so difficult? why don't we see actual examples of actual passed answers on the website? It would be such a help to see the layout of an actual pass standard question..... for goodness sake cipd there is so much information about everything else!


     Is it me or are the examiners living on a higher plane to those of us who live and work in the real world?

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