Hi Claire, I’ve recently just done mine and am awaiting my results. I have two children 4 & 2 and found it a challenge so hats off to you with a newborn!

I’m happy to share some tips
1. Write everything in word. I copied all the questions into word and typed my answers and once I was happy I copied and pasted into the portal
2. I read through all the questions and scribbled in high level ideas of examples I could use.
3. I did pay for the coaching, it’s £125 per hour but once I had some draft answers it was really useful to talk through them with someone who is experienced at assessing the work
4. Plan out your time and break the questions into manageable chunks to work through
5. Refer to the CIPD framework to make sure you’re on track with what’s expected at chartered level

Happy to discuss further if you like
Steph

In reply to Stephanie:

Hi Stephanie - many thanks for these tips. Similar to Claire, i just started with this journey as well. Hi Claire - thanks for this post, would you like to buddy up?

In reply to Myrene Barcebal:

Hi Myrene, How are you getting on? I started last week. Rachel

In reply to Stephanie:

Hi I have just started an EA for chartered membership. Could you please tell me how you arranged the coaching ? Was that £125 ph through CIPD ?
Thanks in advance
Amanda

In reply to Amanda Hope:

Yes, I emailed the EA Support email address and they set it up for me.

In reply to Stephanie:

Many thanks, I may do the same