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Hi everyone!! I've just started the foundation NVQ and I'm doing it by correspondence course.
Unfortunately as a single mum working full time in what sometimes feel like a "soap opera" life, I am struggling to motivate myself and knuckle down to it!
I was wondering whether there is anyone who lives in my area who has also just started the course and would like to meet up occasionally as moral support to each other?
I live in Hampshire between Salisbury and Bournemouth - is there anybody out there???
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I used to live in Enford, Wiltshire side of things, which isn't too far away from you...
Unfortunately, I now live in Yorkshire! :wink: :)
Just a thought - visit your local college and see if you can't meet up with other students for AAT. Some of them (shockingly!) engage in the odd 'beverage'... :idea:
The closest, looking at a map, seems to be Eastleigh - but you will know your local area better than me. (I used the code listing for AAT centres.)
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Thanks for your support, Toadface! :D
Beginning to think I've bitten off more than I can chew at the moment but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it. :oops:
You're right-Eastleigh is the closest. Bit of a trek but worth looking into - a great idea - thanks.
Hope your course is going well and you are happy in sunny Yorkshire!!
:P
Students will be at different stages.
Also, by the looks of things, the different colleges are running the separate sections of the course in a different order to each other!
i'm doing it at college - bookkeeping throughout the year, with Management Accounting upto Xmas, then Sage/computerised Jan-June. (NVQ)
So some students may look to be ahead - don't be offput by this.
Basically, you've got one exam PLB (Preparing Ledger Balances) or the IAC (for the Diploma study route) which most people will be sitting in June, seven units with a simulation 'test' for each, and an ongoing 'coursework' portfolio. (I'm not sure whether the Diplomas are doing the equivalent). As long as you have these at May/June then you are sorted. Some of these units, you will only need to pass once, eg Health&Safety, Personal Development. Whereas the units for bookkeeping will be seen again at Intermediate and Technician level. Once you get your head round the big overview and know what is involved, you can then chop things down - so you don't have a massive pile!
Check out the other bits of the AAT website, Carol Harris, one of the examiners, has written a guide to exam techniques for PLB, (also useful for homework). There are past exam papers. And there is a student question section for questions and back issues of their magazine. Loads of resources (a bit of overload, in fact)!
The way I see it - your main problem is isolation and the social interaction. As a distance learner, you will probably have the flexibility of taking your exam next xmas rather than June, whereas we college dudes are following the schedule laid down by our colleges. So you may have an advantage over us guys... And you had the motivation and courage to head out into the wide wilderness of home-study!
If you have any problems, I'll try my best to help you out, and I bet others will too.
My weakness tends to be the 'wordy' wishywashy management accounting areas.
Take care now. :D
You could go to the college, or contact their student union/student support by phone, or simply post a request here for students at Eastleigh (anonymously hiding, etc) to contact you via the Private Message thingy... You would only need to go to the college itself once - then you would have contact details for future.
Also, keep your eye on the 'Newbie' thread - read all the way through - there is loads of help and advice. (It may become sticky. My post appears to be the last, i'm waiting to see what others have to say.) A lot of the threads tend to be question with answer, then end of discussion... Keep your eye on 'Portfolio' thread as well - could be useful in seeing how others have organised their work.
Do you work in an accounts environment? Teaching someone else helps you organise your thoughts - teach your kids about money management??? :D :D
Yorkshire is currently typical sunbathing... (LOL)
Thanks again, Toadface.
I am working in an accounts environment which helps - it's the not enough hours in the day that's a problem!!
Thanks so much for your support - I really appreciate it.
Don't forget to use suncream in sunny Yorkshire!!! 8)
Look after yourself :D
Someone recommended using 10 mins of their lunchbreak. (Which I will probably do.) Tape recording your notes for when driving, or reading on bus, etc.
Different barriers and different solutions. Use what works for you.
Are your kids old enough to help with chores, etc.
Take a look at the 'Technician' forum.
There are over 3000 separate threads - trying to read all of that is going to be one hell of a headbanger! :? But they have already passed this course and learnt to overcome stuff - some have done it distance as well. They also offer advice to us rookies. And some have sat quietly for the past three years, and only posted 30 times etc - then come out with dynamite... :idea:
There are also 'ghosts' wandering around - there were 50 or so viewings of your request, before I responded. (Its now about 70!) Maybe one of those is at Eastleigh College? :) (NB Heavy HINT to students at Eastleigh College...)
Sorry about the massive essay. I was just brainstormin for ideas... Hope something triggers other ideas of your own. :D
Trying to get my head round control accounts at moment. I've got more time than you - but everything seems to expand to fill that time!!!
Take it easy... :)
It is 87 now!!!
hiya bagpuss,
I know wot you mean about not having enough hours in the day i am really struggling to find time to do my homework!!!!!
Unlike u i don't have children but i wrk 3 jobs and tryin to study, i am beggining to stress now over the exam in december!!! I am doin the diploma pathway and it all seems very rushed and i am not understanding some things very well!!!
Anyhow i really just wanted to say hi and let you know i sympathise with you!!! :)
Hello Katieh! Good to have you participating :)
How do you deal with three jobs!!! :-o :shock: :?
Are you studying FastTrack?
Do you have any tips for time management?
Anyone who lives in the Bournemouth area and wants to offer face-to-face student support to Bagpuss, please contact her using the Private Message.
Also anyone, elsewhere, who wants a study buddy - log in here and locate yourself, and then eventually someone (!!!) will read this thread... :D
Thank you bagpuss.
Hiya Katieh and Welcome to "Stressed Anonymous!!"
I see Toadface has already introduced his/herself - he/she makes such a wonderful host/ess doesn't she/he?!!
I'm amazed that you are holding down 3 jobs - do you ever sleep let a lone do your course work??
I'm afraid, due to personal circumstances, I have dipped out of doing the Dec06 Exam - I'm going to do it in Jun07 now. Helps with pressure a bit but still hasn't found me more hours in the day!
I'm finding it really hard to "get into" this course but Toadface has been a brick and has kept me going - Thanks Toadface.
Must go now but will be in touch again in a while.
Keep smiling everyone and group hug to us all!!!! :wink:
Why! Thankee kindlee pardner...
Has anyone contacted you yet?
Hmm... So you think I might be a bloke, eh?
Interesting...
Feeling a little parched - looking forward to a virtual g n t! Anyone care to join me?
ahhh - that hit the spot. Another?
I'll have a whiskey, neat...
...triple, on the rocks, with a slice of lemon, a couple of cherries, and one of those mini umbrellas.
Urgggghhhh!!! Hic...
:roll: :shock: :-o :? :lol: :P :oops: 8) Zzzz...
hey toadface an bagpuss
It is hard doin 3 jobs but i manage to juggle it!!!
I actualy sat down last nyt and did some wrk plus i ave been using my dinner half hr to catch up on some reading!!!!!
toadface i am not actualy sure wot i am studying i thought i was signing up for the nvq level 2 but when i got to college i found out i was doing the diploma pathway!!! I think it is a 12 mth course so i don't think it is fast track!!!!
And bagpuss keep ya chin up an keep going at it i know it is hard especially coz you have children loads of ave dropped out at my college but justy think it will be worth it in the end!!!!!
We should all join toadface with his whisky but can i make mine a vodka plz :lol: :D :mrgreen:
Hiya Toadface & Katieh!!
Make mine a gin........... by that I mean a bottle please !!!! :lol:
Hoa are you both doing today?
I'm managing to fit in bits of studying at work at the mo (my boss has been great)but it's impossible to study at home at the moment (too difficult to explain on an open website!!) :cry:
Keep going guys and keep smiling :) :D :) :D :) :D ............ and drinking :shock: :lol: :shock: :lol: :shock: :lol: :x
Katie -
Some students are doing the condensed course (September to December) and taking their exam in Dec (5th) instead of June. Also some unsuccessfuls will be taking the exam as a second attempt at this time.
Some might be taking the exam early, cos they are nutters! Erm... I entered for personal challenge...
(I feel it is better to try and fail, than not to try at all.) :)
Some colleges run the Diploma rather than NVQ. Some can provide both, but run the course based on how many students join up. (So my college is running it as NVQ).
Did you get a 'blank' exam register form through the post? (Everyone gets it). Have you actually registered for the exam? My college wasn't running the exam in December, so I registered and paid online. I'm sitting PLB at FTC Kaplan in Leeds. If you aren't sure about having registered for the exam - then you probably aren't sitting it! So you can chill till June...
:idea: :idea: NB!!! (Log into 'Your Account' and check the Exam Attendance option on the left-side of screen.) :idea: :idea:
[viewers - this turns up later... in our little soap opera!]
With diploma you don't have the portfolio, so you will probably have more study side, leading to the IAC exam. Which is going to be a lot to take in with only a month to go!
Good luck with it, Katie. If the worse happens, you still get another chance later, in June. Just try to understand as much as you can, and take it easy. It isn't a 'once in your lifetime and never again'. So you don't need to get stressed. Just try your best. It is good practice. 8) :)
Oh yeah. i saw your email somewhere - be careful! (Ms 'H'...) Luckily only AAT students are likely to visit this site, which limits the spam-side, etc. I've got a flexible ISP, so I can change my emails if I get too much crap. 8)
Bagpuss - Howya doin pardner? :D
Hi Toadface!
I was just about to reply to your yesterday's email and our internet went down at work!!!!
No - no one has contacted me yet despite your amazing efforts at conjuring up support!
Yes - I thought you might be a man because I thought a woman would be unlikey to call herself "Toadface".......there again, I don't look much like Bagpuss so who knows???!!! Are you going to tell me??
I am slowly progressing through this course... very slowly. You sound like you have bags of energy and enthusiasm - where does it all come from?
What job do you do or are you a full time student?
Cheers.......... oops - just seen the time - a few more hours before G&T time!!
By the way - has Yorkshire broken the 100 degrees yet??!! 8) 8)
'ello peeps!
Werll... Jobseeker and part-time student. Trying to get 'Junior Accounts' type job at mo. (agencies, et al)
How are the little uns? And how are you? :)
Well name is more linked to ugly tree, and all branches on way down... :twisted: :lol:
What does your intuition tell you?
:shock: :? :-o :P
It is now monsoon time...
Oh yeah... Seen some dark times myself, so generally try to see positives, sort out options, etc. Also a 'list' kinda person. :) Was going to be a plumber - learning new things, breaking barriers, etc, but things change - just making best of things.
Enjoy G n T! Gonna opt for bacardi this time... :D
hey bagpuss an toadface,
you 2 r mental lol.
ye toadface am doin the exam in dec our college told us all to register for it, so i dint really have much choice hehehe.
bagpuss
glad to hear your gettin time at wrk to study, wot is it you do for wrk? sorry to hear your havin troubles at home, i really envy you tryin to juggle everythin it is not easy especially if you have other things on your mind (if you know wot i mean) like toadface said you can only try your best and i am sure you will be fine.... you will find it will just click (at least thats wot i'm hoping lol) keep smiling keep ya chin up an keep that bottle of gordans close hehehe
mines southern comfort tonyt i reck lol
full bottle with teat!!!!
anyhow away for the weekend now both of you have a good one :D :) :D
Hi Huns!
Friday at last - hooray!! :D
Not going to get my work submitted by 29th - booooooooooo! :oops:
I am an accounts administrator for a group of companies, the main one being a construction company. I basically do the bookeeping (sales & purchase ledger etc etc) and anything else that comes my way! I love my job and have definitely found my "niche" - just can't get into this blooming qualification!!
I work 40+ hours a week and my "little uns" are 17 and 18 (I was a young mum....married at 18,eldest born 2 months before my 21st birthday......madness)!! :shock:
I know they should be all grown up and independent but unfortunately my 17 year old has been ill over the last 4 years and it takes a lot of my time, emotionally & physically. :(
There we are - that's me in a nutshell...... and that's why I'm as mad as a hatter, have lost all my marbles and don't have the energy to do this ****** course!!! :wink:
Toadface - plumber to accounts - that's a bit diverse???!!!! How did you make that decision? There's definitely more money in plumbing!!
How far have you got with your course - you sound very motivated?
Better go now - lunch break over!I know, I know - I can hear you - why aren't I studying instead of writing emails??!!! My answer - I NEED A BREAK!!! :lol:
Have a great weekend everyone (if we don't speak before or during)!
Cheers!!
xx
PS Katie - as you will be reading this after the weekend, I hope it was a good one and you had a chance to chill
xx
Katie - you seem pretty chilled now! You looked to be panicking a little earlier. Which part of the course are you currently studying? Have a good weekend! Going anywhere interesting? Tell me when you get back. 8)
Bagpuss - was looking at self-employment as plumber, with the Accounts to do own books. passed aptitude test for plumbing course and told was on waiting list (more than a year). so had to do something in meantime - accounts course... Then when started accounts, was offered a place on plumbing course (earlier than expected). Couldn't do both. Major timing! Anyway, sticking with accounts now - leave plumbing for retirement.
You will have loads of evidence for your portfolio...
It looks like you already have all the knowledge you need for the course - just need the time to complete homework, etc. Are you doing the course for promotion at work, to get experience/skills recorded on paper, or for your own satisfaction? (or all of above...)
Have you got support from your kids? Do they know how important the course is to you?
Can't you shuffle your little cherubs onto their father for a while, and give yourself some breathing space? Are you still talking to him? It is good if you can still be friends - sometimes impossible, I know... :)
Currently finishing a Unit 4 practice simulation, for homework (Flourpot Bakery). I am getting to grips with cash books next... And Breaks are Very Good, expecially with a 40 hour week!!! Take it easy, talk to you later... :D
Hmm...Southern Comfort...
hey u 2,
you have a good weekend???? I worked most of it but managed to get some work done!!!!! hurray
I work in a builders merchants bagpuss but unlike you i only do 34 hrs a wk (in this job anyhow) an i live on my own no attachments!!!!
toadface I have jus done cashbooks oh my god i felt rail roaded through it but i just keep doin diff exercises an it is slowly sinking in i think???
upto chapter 8 an 9 now in the osbourne book an we have to have the exercises done plus extras by weds nyt!!!! oh no better get cracking on lol
speak to you two soon an keep ya chins up :D
So you worked? - !!!!!
I thought you were going somewhere nice...
We're using the Osborne Books as well - (my college, that is, I'm not sure what info Bagpuss is working from - as she is doing it thru home-study method) - and we're going backwards and forwards!!!
I'm trying to get a handle on the 'Discount' bit linked to cashbooks. The wording for the transactions is pretty odd! (So I don't know whether discount has already been taken or not - so I'm probably taking it 'twice'). How are you understanding it? :shock: :?
How are you, Bagpuss? :)
morning all,
work is nice toadface (erm not) i am usually off on a sunday but we had a halloween party on to raise money for our rounders team so i had to work which was a bummer!!!!
cashbooks cashbooks i hate em i keep putting me chqs from cashsales into cash instead of bank and i keep putting things on the wrong side of my t accounts (i put it down to being tired when i'm doing it lol).
Have you done the exercises for chapter 7 yet? which do you prefer to work with a summerised cashbook or the other? i prefer the summerised one!!!
Doing chapter 8 now, writing letters i hate it lol i get all mixed up with my words and you have to be polite lol.
Bagpuss you there hun? how was your weekend? kids driving you potty? did u manage to get any studying done?
Anyhow better get to work before the boss shouts hehehe
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee for now :D :D :D
Just starting Ch 7 exercises - will try to finish tonight and move onto ch8. Also looking at ch15 - payments out of cashbook.
Which ones are 'summarised' - you mean the two-column ones or analysed ones? I've got about 6 different pieces of paper! :?
Does your co have a rounders team? or is it social?
Ya goin trickle treatin tonight? :twisted:
Haven't heard from Bagpuss for a while... Hope she is okay. :(
Enjoy your day at work... :twisted: :lol:
sorry toadface i meant the analysed ones thats me gettin confused.
I wrk in a pub aswell and we have a rounders team don't think i will get to play this season tho!!!!
what a day ave i had i had my tutor in from college for another course i am doin oh the wrk load is just gettin far to much!!!!
I hope bagpuss is ok aswell (little worried)
Anyhow home time an unfortunatly i don't have the luxury of a computer at home!!
Good luck with chapter 7 an give us a shout if you need any help i got it ryt jus need my answers to the additional questions checking!!!!
bottle of wine tonyt i thinks hehehe
check you soon katie
hey bagpuss hope u ok if you see this :D :D :D
Hi Guys!
Aaaawwww - you're both so sweet to worry about me :) Thanks for that!
Been a tough few days with one thing or another. :( Had to cut back on the studying for a while - still doing it but more at my own pace. My boss has been brilliant and says she doesn't want me to be stressed by the course - she wants me to enjoy it and learn it rather than rush through it and not understand what the hell I'm doing!!
She knows what else goes on in my life and has been extremely supportive.
In answer to your question Toadface, I'm doing the course for all the reasons you mentioned. I love bookkeeping and accounts (oops-does that make me boring?) and know it's what I want to keep doing. Although I have the experience, it seems to be so important these days to have that stupid bit of paper proving what you can do! I don't agree with these bits of paper really but one must move with the times!! :lol: :wink:
I agree with you, I do have some knowledge of accounts but my work is all computerised. When I 1st started bookkeeping 4+ years ago I did a manual bookkeeping course but unless you put it into practice regularly, it's so easy to forget when Sage does it for you!!
Sorry but I've got to go now - saw your messages and wanted to let you know I'm still aliveQ
I know I sound pathetic, but it's really great having you guys as "cyber" mates - helps with moral and support!
Well done by the way, you both sound like you're doing really well despite your busy lives!
Thanks Katie and Toadface - speak soon :lol: :) :D xxxx.
It's good to hear from you Bagpuss! You've got a great boss!!! :D (Also manual helps with spotting errors on computer...)
Katie - I'm trying to get into a system for posting accounts, so that I do it same way each time. (Hopefully, it will then become automatic.)
Still trying to understand the different ways they talk about discounts. (Some look like gross minus discount, some like 'discounted figure' plus discount, some with gross and 'discounted figure' with subraction - the easy ones!, and then there's the REALLY WEIRD ones...)
I'm trying to see both sides, so I'm going to do ch 15 as well.
Take care now. Was wine mentioned? (We must seem like a right bunch of addicts...) :oops: :lol:
Alcohol...... did someone mention alcohol??
One g&t down...... one bottle to go!!! lol :D
Erm... Yeah!
It's Katie's fault.
Bad influence... :lol:
Take it easy now... Bagpuss! :shock: :lol:
hey you 2
gr8 to hear from you bagpuss glad your ok and your boss is ryt u need to take your time otherwise there is no point if you don't understand it!!!!
i agree it is fab to have friends that are studying the same thing as you for support even if they are as you put it bagpuss "cyber" mates lol
toadface you sound lyk you know wot ur doin so don't stress i can't even bring meself to read ch 9 (which was part of our homework) never mind ch 15. finally finished chapter 8 tho got a few hrs to meself las nyt to do sum wrk!!!!
oh an i left the wine in the fridge lol
anyhow better get to wrk now catch you laters :D :) :D
hey ho all
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we got railroaded through chapters 10 to 15 last night at college and sent home with all the tasks to do oh my god am never gonna do it :cry: :cry:
took wrong homework with me an all last night i took my admin work oooppppsss :oops:
Anyhow how r ya's not drinkin too much alcohol i hope hehehe u wouldn't see me doing that :twisted:
just thought i'd say hello back to work now check ya laters
Have done ch 7 & 15 Workbook - think I've got a handle on it (Sales & Purchase sides of Cash Book).
Now gonna do Purchase Day Book, to match up with the Sales Day Book did earlier in course.
Hope things are going well for you guys... :D
You wouldn't catch me with head down the toilet half the night... :lol:
hey good weekend had by you's i hope....
i manages to get 2 chapters of work done but i ave had a hectic weekend worked all of it an went to see pink in concert last night (<<< obviously more important then college wrk lol)
how are you two gettin on?
Not too bad. How was Pink concert? I'm trying to remember who he/she is... Punkyish, female...??? (Did that 'spitting song'???)
Have you got your Unit 4 Sim next week? (Do u do Sims for Diploma?) I'm hoping it will be similar to ones I've already done.
Oh yeah! Received email from some bloke at college.
I'm to say hi to 'Debbie, Vicky, Nicky and Mo' - sounds like the Four Stooges. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Apparently, we're the centre of discussion in their class - something about s!!xu!al chemistry or something... (?????)
Did I miss something? :shock: I don't remember things like that...
I must have missed something - cos there's cobwebs... :cry:
I'm not sure whether to be flattered or irritated - by all those helpful CONTRIBUTING comments... :thumbup: ;-) ;) :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
hey toadface
Pink was fantastic ye punkyish female not sure bout the spitting song tho???
no we don't do sims never heard of them??? enlighten me!!!
ooo subject of gossip eh can't be bad am sure they prolly talkin bout the chemistry between you and bagpusss (hehehehe):hunf: I shall say hi aswell tho so hi you four!!!!! :D :D :D
anyhow work to do as always tata for now
Chemistry???? I thought we were doing bookkeeping not chemistry!! :lol:
Hi Guys! How's it hanging?
You two seem to be scooting a long really well - congrats to you both.
Pink Concert - you are soooooooooo lucky. Was she good? I've just bought her album and she's at the BIC in December - I was really tempted to go.
How come the four stooges discuss us in class but aren't joining the conversation??? Come and join us....... the more the merrier!! :D
Anyway - back to work now - see ya!
x :wink: x
hey bagpuss long time no talk
i wish i was scooting along well am just drafting it not understanding it really!!!! mind boggled
Yeah pink was amazing she is so talented an great voice an very sexy (not lesbian but if i was lol) she put on a gr8 show deffo one for the boys (very raunchy) :twisted:
Good point bout the stoogies and how come they get time to talk bout us in class??? we only just get time to talk accounts lol
Work is really quiet today should really look at some college work
tata for now and don't be a stranger :)
Hi Katie
Not a stranger - just living more of my soap opera life!! :P
Can you believe life can change so quickly?? Last week I was singing the praises of my boss who sponsored my course and has been really supportive...... this week everything has gone pear shaped and I'm thinking of looking for a new job??!! :evil: :twisted:
As usual, a long and complicated story. But what I've decided to do is transfer over to the Diploma Pathway like you. I am doing my course through Premier Training and my tutor has been really supportive. We discussed it and decided that as I don't know what the future holds job wise, and I haven't managed to get far with my course, starting afresh is the best thing for me and now is the time to move to Diploma rather than later!
So that's what I'm going to do - so soon I'll be as cofuzzled as you! :wink:
Think I definitely need that drink tonight!
Pink sounds amazing - as I said I really wanted to go, perhaps now you tell me it's raunchy I can persuade one of my male friends to join me!!lol :thumbup:
Look after yourself, Katie and don't work too hard.
xx :D xx
PS Hi Toadface wherever you are?! Hope you're ok? :lol:
Oim still here...
Been a bit busy - just bombarded loads of companies with spec letters. Getting grief from dole office...
Now done all way upto ch 15. Didn't really understand all the legal stuff...
Good idea to transfer to Diploma - my college is switching to Diploma for the level 3 (next year), cos they're fed up with all the portfolio grief every year!!!
I'll be bugging you for ideas to get my portfolio sorted! Hope you don't mind...???
Oh yeah! The sims are mini tests (sort of 'exam conditions') that count towards your course, and they can be used for portfolio evidence, as well. They're similar to the workbook exercises, but a little more challenging... (Have a look at the back of your Osborne Workbook, for examples.)
The stooges are probably reading this - so I offer them the hand of friendship as well... (did i say clip around the ear?) Hi peeps!
:D :) :lol: :D
Erm... sorry Baggy... I put the mark of the wombat onto you - by saying you had a great boss... OOps! :oops:
And i think it was a girl band who did the 'spitting song', so i've got mixed up. Their vid shows someone spitting and it wizzing thru air and someone catches with mouth. urgh!... something about 'get your freak on' or something. :shock: :? :lol:
hey bagpuss,
Noway is ur boss being an ass!! diploma pathway is better i think because you don't have all the portfolio to put together but you only do 3hrs a week at college so you get railroaded through it but i am starting tio understand it now i think i sat down for a good few hrs last night an worked through some tasks hope to get some done today aswell (good job i work for daddy i get to do college work at my desk hehehe)
Oh toadface that was missy elliot that sang that song!!!! nevermind :) I am upto ch 15 not done the tasks yet though!! legal stuff what ch was that again lol i think i read some of it hahaha
anyhow should go get some work done although it is raining here (no i not been singing) and it will be very quiet in my game today (builders don't like getting wet!!!!)
oh i forgot to say ello to the stoogies!!!!! hi you 4
tata for now keep well and i will join you with that drink when i finish college tonight bagpuss
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Hi Guys
Katie - my boss didn't decide I should change to Diploma - I'm doing it to protect myself because if I leave this job, I don't have to worry about a portfolio and evidence.
By the way, you said "it's raining here"..... where's here?
i was right about one of my male friends wanting to see Pink once I told him it was raunchy - he is VERY keen now!!
Better go now and make sure our brickies get paid I suppose!
Have a great day (despite the rain) and "cheers" to your drink tonight!!
:wink:
Hi everyone just a quick question on how you are all finding the diploma pathway as i am studying it and am finding it rather difficult on my own as i do not know anybody else studying it.
Thanks
Rae
Hi Rae and welcome!!
I have been doing the NVQ but am in the very early stages. I have just decided to transfer to the Diploma pathway. I am just waiting to receive my new books then I will be up and running again - I will be happy to struggle through it with you.
Are you doing it by correspondence course? How long have you been doing it and how far have you got?
Katie is doing the Diploma pathway , so i'm sure when she signs on later, she will tell you all about it.
Have you done bookkeeping and accounting before?
If you are stuck on something in particular, post it on here and we'll try and help you :D
Anyway, I must get back to work, but once again welcome to our happy little thread - speak to you soon!
:lol: :P :lol: :P
So, Bagpuss you're going to see Pink. Excellent...!
:P :D :wink:
Sorry Katie, finding it hard to keep up with these things. So you've seen the vid then? I just remember that bit - n every now n then getting woken up by alarm to hear it, with me eyes glued together... :shock: I tend to go for Goth (Sisters, Bryan Warner, etc), Classical, Trancy (eg Tubular Bells, Virgin Prunes, Tangerine Dream, Bauhaus, Vangelis, etc), and Screaming Death Metal - wakes you up no messin! And a little bit a punk n ska... 8) :twisted: :lol:
Hello Stooges! :D
Hello Rae!!! (We've a convert to the Danger Zone...) :wink:
Well Rae, I'm still doing NVQ, but my colleagues are doing the Diploma - so I'm not too sure, how to answer your question. I'm finding bookkeeping pretty ok. Few problems to iron out. Got my Unit 4 sim next week - but I think everyone is doing it then as well - NVQ side at least! 8) :P Have you got a problem with your bookkeeping? Ask away! :)
Oh! Katie, taken a look at aat's brochure. I think you will be doing a Sim or similar for your Unit 31. (It says skill test next to all of my units, and the same next to Diploma Unit 31 - plus exam for your unit 30 - which i think is the IAC exam...?) :roll: :?
Gotta rattle some more cages now - job spec letters. :twisted: :lol:
See ya guys later!!!
:wink:
Love ya :D :lol:
Hi Toadface!
:D
"Love ya" too.......... that'll get the stooges talking!! :lol: :lol: :wink: :wink: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol:
Yep - just booked to go to Pink on 27th - really excited!
How's the job hunting going - any luck at all yet?
See ya huns xx :wink: xx
omg so many messages i can't keep up
hi rae ye am finding the diploma a little tricky but will be glad to help you an bagpuss if you gat stuck (well i can try)
bagpuss i am in oldham manchester it always rains ere lol glad to hear ur goin seein pink it is fantastic wud go again if i could!!!
toadface ur not behind times lol jus diff taste in music i like a range of music tho went to watch bon jovi not long ago!!! an i hope i don't have any tests i can't get me head round this one
anyhow must dash will chat soon
oh welcome rae if i dint say already join in on our little well wot eva u want to call it
bye for now sorry to dash
BON JOVI? wow i love bon jovi was it good? didnt want to go see that tour cos thought it would be all the new stuff and prefer the oldies
I love Bon Jovi too - They are great and he's rather yummy!! :wink:
I'm a sad old bird who, up until a few weeks ago, had never been to any concerts EVER!! Then.... all my dreams were answered and I went to see Robbie Williams at Milton Keynes!! :shock:
He was truly amazing and whether you love or hate him, there is no denying that he is a true entertainer - fandabbydozy!!!! :lol:
Look at me now - it's taken me nearly 40 years to go to a concert and soon I will have been to 2 first class ones within a matter of months!!! :D
Sorry - I'm terrible aren't I .... butting in and never talking about accounts!??? :P :P :wink:
My fave is erm... cowboy song? Dead or Alive, i think??? :? Like Bryan Adams, as well - run to you...
And Katie - now, i agree with you. I prefer the analysed cash books. Everything's split up so u just have to post to accounts. With the two columns, etc you got to remember to split it all up!!! Your unit 31 will prob be next year... :wink:
I've read some of the other threads - Rae is our resident expert on Sage software, so we're sorted if we have any probs... :D
And you're going for exam in Dec? How far have u got with course? You seem pretty confident. Anyway, any probs - see if we can help... :thumbup:
And jobs-wise - they keep 'filing' me! :lol:
oh rae you should of gone he only sang about 3-4 new songs it was all his oldies some really old ones aswell was fantastic but i got sunburn i was there from 2 in the afternoon coz we had standing tickets was ryt at the front (lucky me)
Bagpuss butt in as much as you like hehehehe omg you went to see robbie you jammy thing he is yummy!!!!
and your going to see pink very soon she was a sell out in manchester so you very lucky to get tickets!!!
Toadface bryan adams wot can i say he is brill tried to get tickets but they went in a matter of hrs for manchester (was mega gutted). Ye i prefer analysed there jus easier to work with!!!
We had quite an easy lesson last might at college we touched wages a little and did some reconciling of bank accounts but i do that anyhow so it was a doddle and i finally think am ready for this exam it is starting to click now (thank god)
Hey rae you sitting your exam in dec?
oooopppppsss got to dash wages to do invoices to sort an suppliers to shout at!!!!!
ps toadface my sis did this course 2 yr ago she never done accounts an found it an ass gettin a job so she did volunteer wrk for a very short time to get experience then signed with an agency now has a very well payed job so don't give up just keep tryin (or you can ave my job lol)
anyhows tata for now love ya's (ooooppppss the stoogies) :wink: :D
hey guys!
yeah im takin my exam in december not very confident tho!:D keep gettin confused with debits and credits know it sounds daft but it just wont click!
will try to help you guys with sage as much as i can its pretty straight forward once you get use to it.
Hiya y'all........ and the 4 stooges!!
I'm very envious of you all doing your exam in December - get it over and done with etc!
I use Sage at work too, and I agree with Rae, it's very straight forward. I also use another piece of software called Sage Construct which is not so good - but that's another story!
Katie - I was really lucky to get Pink tickets - think she put on an extra date.
Toadface - I agree with Katie re Bryan Adams - he's amazing - not quite as yummy as Robbie but still great!
I'm off to ring my tutor now to get this course back on track! :roll: :cry: :shock:
See ya later - mwah mwah ........ I can hear the stooges' tongues wagging from here!! :P :lol: :lol:
Me again!!
I just read Rae's new thread re taking her exam in Leeds.............. is there anyone from the south doing this course or is it just northerners??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Feeling pretty lonely down here!!!! :D :lol:
xx
i agree too Bryan Adams is fantastic Everything i do has to be the greatest song ever! (i know cheesy but you gotta love it :lol: )
Yeah Rae - FTC Kaplan, St Pauls Street, Leeds (5th Dec). (Other thread...) 8)
Just look for the happy slapper (leather miniskirt, heaving bosom, and 6 inch heels)!... :twisted:
Aaw, Bagpuss, I'd be there if I could... :cry:
And Rae, IN and OUT, [amh] :shock: :-o :? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Katie - are you doing yours in Manchester? :?:
(I've applied for voluntary work as well, including Victim Support - just waiting for response. Cheers for support.) :P
ola all
Rae i ave been strugglin wiv debits an credits to keep practicing an goin back an forth through the book it helped me altho am still not overly confident!!!
I've never used sage so i haven't a clue with it we use a system called disy's it is rubbish...... well it is good for the industry but rubbish for accounts!!!!
hey bagpuss look on the bright side we can help you with your exam coz we will ave some idea on it (i hope)
our tutor told us it is not as hard as we all think it is gunna be hope she is ryt.
anyhow price increase letters to send oh the joy lol
toadface am doing mine at oldham college
love ya all mwah mwah mwah :D :D :D
love u too stoogies :twisted:
hey u lot
just thought i wud pop on an say ave a gd wkend don't party too much (altough i will hehehe)
erm sorry no i mean i will be studyin really hard lol
ave a gd one
bye
its not so much the concept of debits and credits thats the problem i think im getting the hang of that its just when it comes to subsidiary ledgers that i dont know what to do! Hopefully it will all fall into place soon tho!
Have a good weekend Katie
Rae
Hope you have a great weekend "studying" too Katie!!
Can't believe I'm doing this, but might be going on a blind date tonight!! :lol: aaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhh!! Takes your mind off studying doesn't it.................. and gives the stooges more to talk about :D :lol: :wink:
I'm back on track with the studying now and think the Diploma Pathway is going to suit me better!
Have a great weekend Guys - don't drink too much...........save some for me!! :lol:
xx
Good luck with your date! My advice is to just see it as friendship - with no expectations, then see how it goes. (Less pressure to impress each other, and usually more honesty and respect...) :thumbup:
I've got an interview with [Big unspecified company] on Monday. I'm very nervous... Do you know how big they are? They've got offices all over the world... :shock: :roll:
I saw their advert in a newspaper, for Accounts, so I applied on spec, for a general position leading to accounts. They didn't have their website printed and stuff like that. So, I've been tryin to research them - found website. But everywhere I've checked for company accounts, charges you! (The best price was Companies House - £1 per document, others were charging £10, etc...) So I've had to call it quits on the business side. Anyone know where you can get info like that for free? :?: :( :?
Anyone wanna wish me luck? :wink:
Have a great weekend everyone! :P :D
Good Luck hope everthing goes well :!: we use companies house for all info like that so i cant really help you on cheaper prices
Have a great weekend
Hi Toadface!
I am sending lots and lots of luck to you - it is winging it's way to you as we speak!! I've also got everything crossed :shock: and have starterd searching for a black cat with a rabbit's foot round it's neck!!
GOOD LUCK, TOADFACE!!
xx :D xx
PS I agree re date - I'm being open minded - nothing to lose, just a friend to gain!
PPS I agree with Rae re Companies House - think that's what most people do! You could always break into their offices and "borrow" the accounts - that would be free, but YOU might not be afterwards!! :lol:
PPS To any random policemen reading this - the breaking in comment was a joke!!! :P :lol: :D
xx
Hi Bagpuss, Re your blind date hope all goes well and they're really great but just remember that if they're a real complete weirdo you can always set them up with someone you dont like :!: :lol: :D
:lol: :lol: Good idea Rae!! Trouble is the only people I "don't like" are men and none of them are gay so don't think that'll work - :idea: would be fun to set them up though!! :idea: :lol:
Don't worry, he's the brother of a friend so I know he's not scary weird but he could still be weird weird!!??
Keep you posted and thanks again!
:D
aaw! shucks... Thanks guys! :wink: :lol:
I'm gonna try and get an 'Athens account', so I can use the college online resources - but that will have to wait till next week. 8)
You know when you meet someone, and you're on the same wavelength...? Well, I hope it works out, Baggy. :D
Enjoy your weekend, guys.
Talk to you later. Byeeee... :wink:
Have a great weekend everybody dont get too drunk :lol:
Thanks Rae - have fun all of you!
xx
So, Bagpuss -
How are you? How did it go? Are you going to see him again?
Hi Toadface - I'm surprised you're awake after your late night!!! Why so late??
He was really nice - we had a really fab evening - flew by - and neither of us drank because we were driving, so it was genuine fun, not alcohol driven fun!!!! :lol:
Think I'm going to see him again - he asked for Sunday but I can't so watch this space! :wink:
How are you - you sound very knowledgeable and confident on your other threads?
x
re "Please Help" thread: by masterful I meant you were ...... knowledgeable and specific!!?? :lol: :lol:
Well, my head was buzzing, was tossing and turning - so did something useful.
Shhh!!! (Don't tell anyone - but I got 99% in section one and 94% in section two, under exam conditions, although I did use the full 3 hours...)
I'm glad about your new friend. :D :wink:
So, is that 'masterful' in a good way, then? :lol:
I've got a new mission - get my name on all the threads!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Good Morning Toadface!!
Yep - masterful in a good way!
Why "Shhh" re your results?? Sing it from the roof tops - you should be very proud of yourself - WELL DONE TOADIE!! :lol: :D
I see you're doing really well with your mission to get your name on all threads - I am impressed and you are very knowledgeable and helpful! :wink:
Did you see the thread on the general forum "To write in capitals or not to write in capitals?" It got VERY heated!!
Thanks re "new friend" - not sure where it'll go but watch this space..............
Do you spend all your time studying?
How are you feeling about the interview tomorrow? :D
Hiya!
That's flattering - thank you. :oops:
I was trying to be modest and make a joke at same time - it is about 1200 views now... :lol:
Section two is still doing my head though. :?
The 'Technicians' have arrived, so I've given up on that mission - I'll find myself a new one. :lol:
I don't study all the time! I've just got more time than you - and been pretty succesful at reorganising my time. I'm now sorted and have 3 weeks (2and a bit really) to finetune everything - background stuff, like use of software, filing systems, etc. 8)
I notice that 'mixx3000' hasn't come back. We don't even know if the downloaded exams were sat for testing - so he/she doesn't know the weaknesses...
Yeah, was bored, so had a nosey thru some of webs. I think it's best if just split everything into private and business - then textspeak for friends, etc, and professional business spellings, etc for other stuff. (I think someone else said that...) They're very eloquent, aren't they? :shock: :lol:
Re interview. My main barrier is that my reference from last job (6 & half years) is likely to be naff, and only talk about the last month working there - which was kind of unpleasant. I'm glad I'm out now, but it makes things awkward... And six months unemployed doesn't look good, either. Have joined agencies as well, so hopefully should get more options. Would like to work for [?], but I'm not really qualified for the job that they are interviewing me for - so a challenge! (Hopefully, I can eventually get references from other things - voluntary work, etc to compensate...) :( :?
Anyway. How are you? How are the little 'uns? :P
What's happened to Rae and Katie - oh, yeah, its a weekend!
They're probably in a drunken stupor somewhere! :lol:
Surprisingly, not a drop has passed my lips this weekend - not through choice - had a blooming migraine!! :cry:
Re your reference - I don't think employers are allowed to give duff references these days - another one of these new fangled laws to protect us all.
I really hope your interview goes well. Can you not "dress up" the 6 month gap....... did you perhaps go travelling or have to look after a sick relative?? :lol: Also, surely all the studying you have done in that times proves to any employer that you are motivated and haven't been a couch potato for the last 6 months! I'd employ you!!
Are you nervous or are you a calm person?
My "little uns" are good thanks - my daughter is quite well at the moment which is a relief :D My son is 6ft tall so not so little!! He's just finished his first week working at Friends Provident - he's really enjoying it which is another relief. My migraine was probably due to the calm in my life after the last stormy weeks!!!
Speak soon
xx
PS Those stooges never did join in did they??? Coming up to "bah humbug" season so they are obviously practising being stick in the muds!!!! :lol: :D :lol: :wink:
I'm calm doing a job, but nervous talking about the 'process' of how I did it!!! (And being 'on the spot' makes me nervous...) :lol:
[6 years service... waffle]
Congrats on the sobriety. You can make up for it next weekend! :oops:
Good news about your son! :P
I don't think that they are 'joiners'... :lol: More kind of sit there, and laugh at our vulnerabilities, insecurities - which of course, they don't have... :lol:
They must be aliens then!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well, it's their loss. If they have anything valuable or useful to contribute, then they are welcome to join in... Or if they want to have a laugh... (ie laughing with us and not at us!)
How's your work - have things calmed down?
There's a Yoga trick for headaches - r ya interested?
I still haven't figured out where the 'se!u!l' stuff comes in...??? :shock: :lol:
Work stuff not sorted - just trying to switch off from the aggro and do my job. Can't really leave at the mo - would be cutting off my nose to spite my face!
Yes please - what's the yoga trick for headaches - i'm willing to try anything - it's really peeing me off now!!
Oh my god, can you imagine the shock waves running thro the aat (and the stooges) if you started giving me sex tips online :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
We are such rebels - I wonder if there's ever been a thread like this one!!??
Don't worry , Toadie, I'm sure Rae and Katie will be back tomorrow and you can talk about normal accounting stuff again!! :wink: :lol: :D I seem to lower the credability of this forum!!?? Talk about everything but aat stuff!!!
xx
Yeah... best to keep your job, and quietly find another - else mortgage probs etc...
Right! any good at visualization?
Find somewhere quiet, close curtains, etc.
Try to picture the 'pain' in your head and try to describe it to yourself in as much detail as possible.
What shape is it? What colour? Smooth or spiky? Throbbing or stabbing? How big? How heavy is it?
All of these, and more, kind of 'distance' you from it.
You should get to a stage where you don't notice anymore.
NB if you have headaches regularly, then you should definitely check with doctor - cos it might be something more serious! (But stress, high blood pressure, noisy environments, even diet, etc, can all influence.)
No... I think we've set a new record for sophistication, moral tone, etc... :lol:
You could probably give me "!!!" tips... :lol:
I'm going to get to bed now.
Be back on forum tomorrow night, and tell you how I got on.
Nighty night xx
Don't think you'll get this before you go, but in case you do - GOOD LUCK, Toadie - thinking of you :) xx :)
hey all
hope you had a good wkend!!!
how did your date go bacgpuss?????
Bit late but goodluck toadface got everythin crossed!!
my "studying" and night out went out the window literally i had a "crashing" wkend as i ended up with a suzuki jeep upside down in the front of my house (very nice)..... Then wrk saturday was just as much fun as everyone ended up in a punch up i took my managers young daughter to my house to stop the nyt and somehow my name is now mud but hey who cares i won't ave to wrk there if i ever pass this course an get a decent paid job lol!!!!
talkin of wrk i better crack on ledgers to close down today (i hate that job)
catch you all laters hope you all ok and toadface you'll be fine!!!
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
me again jus read through the wkend unfortunatly i don't ave a computer at home so i only get to reply when i'm at wrk thats why i disappear all wkend plus i wouldn't have time coz i wrk all wkend altho i did a very brave thing this wkend an gave up 1 of my jobs not sure it was the right thing to do jus b4 xmas but studying was starting to suffer and not much time b4 exam now an i am still struggling!!!
anyhow wrk i will be getting in trouble!!!! :?
hey guys hope evry1 is ok just moved into a new flat and waiting for the phone to be installed so dont have the internet yet.
glad to hear your date was good bagpuss
hey guys is anybody else havin problems gettin onto this system its takin forever to load and keeps tellin me theres an error
Hope eveyone is havin a wonderful monday!
Rae
Hi Guys!!
Katie - oh my goodness , what an eventful weekend!! You poor thing - are you ok?
Rae - Hi - How's the new flat - have you made it "yours" yet or is it still full of boxes? I haven't had problems getting onto AAT today but only on now and first thing this morning - haven't been on rest of day?!
Toadface - how did you get on today - any news yet?
xx
Hello peeps! Hello viewers! (One and All!)
Had my Unit 4 sim, feel confident that I've passed it, but won't know till next week... :?
Interview went reasonably okay, but it was shortlisting for second interview, etc, so I don't think I will be going any further with them. Good experience, though...
So - Katie, you are no longer doing your usual 60 hour weeks, then? :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry to hear about the stress... :( :(
And, Rae, congrats on new home. When I got my first place, I felt like I was in a hotel, and that It was only temporary... It soon passed, though, and now looks like a tip... (Moved a couple of times, now!)
So, Bagpuss, any luck with the alternative therapy?
It keeps doing the out-of date certficate thingy on me, then taking ages.
Yessss!!!! The gang is back... :lol:
This thread seems quite popular...
But there's still only 4 of us talking! :cry: :lol:
Well done with Sim,Toadface - I'm sure you've passed-you're very knowledgable :D
When do you know about interview?
Yes - therapy was really effective - very clever.... headache a lot better thanks.
Amazing the amount of viewings this thread has had - really weird that no one else joins in - perhaps we are the new soap opera of the moment and they're bored of Eastenders!! At least there's no murders in this soap ....yet.... we'll leave that to the thread about "capitals or not!!" :lol:
Have a great day everyone!
Hope you've recovered from your eventful weekend, Katie and I hope you've settled into your new home, Rae :D
xx
They will contact me next week - so either, second interview, or thanks for coming, we regret to inform... etc. :?
Don't thank me. Thank the guys who sit on mountaintops for 70 years, with rice bowls, and attuning with the Universe... :lol:
Katie - what's happening with the jeep? How did it get there? Is your landlord going to sort out damage?
Good one - 'Capitals'... :lol:
Fancy a sing-song... :D :P :D :P
Baba-daba-daba-da, nah nah nah baba-daba-da,
If i were rich broad... :wink:
We could have been anything that we wanted to be
But don't it make your heart glad
That we decided - a point we take pride in -
To be the very best at being bad... :twisted:
Birds flying high - you know how I feel
Clouds drifting on by - you know how i feel... :D
Nahh, nahhh, nahhh, nar....ooooooooohhhh
Rhythm...... you can feel it you can feel it... 8) :wink:
Mornin all yeah my new flat is ok bit of a tip tho its my first place with my fiance and he never tidies up! Hes really lazy actually - wouldnt even put a wardrobe up, unfortunatly you never find out these things until you try :lol:
Hope evry1 is ok and hope you do get through Toadie and congrats on the sim goin ok i keep havin probs with mine!
xx
So which one are you doing? Unit 4 is my weak bit, so I thought it would be horrendous. But got some decent questions this time. :thumbup: Is it unit 31, cos you're doing diploma, aren't you?
Is your fiance that dude in your photo?
Yeah its Unit 31 i know how to work out what i need to answer i just cant get the right answers to work it out from! and yeah the dude in the photo is my fiance it was takin last week at a works do hes shaved his beard off since then and its the first time ive seen him wiyhout it he looks totally different! :lol:
Have you had a look at the sample assessments at:
http://www.aat.org.uk/diploma/display/store3/item1349/
Also, there's the IAC support booklet at:
http://www.aat.org.uk/centres/display/store3/item24758/
How do you feel about the exam in Dec?
Aaaahhh... beards are kinky... :twisted:
Im ok about the exam ive got a practice exam to do to see what i need to revise but i think ive got the hang of most things now. Also i did practice simulations before the actual ones as they came in the Diploma package and i didnt do too badly on them but for the actual sim i just cannot work out the figures i need for my net profit margin.
Re Beards they may be kinky but a pain in the neck if it gets all prickly :lol:
I've taken a look - how long do you get?
Most of them seem to need a computer...
We haven't touched a computer yet!
Worse if they only recently been trimmed - haven't 'softened' yet...
3 hours you need a computer for the sage ones but not for the IAC one do we have to use a computer in the exam do you know or is it all just manual stuff? it looks as though its all just manual to me from looking at a past paper but im not sure
As far as i can see from past papers, the support booklet, etc - it is all manual for IAC.
But you may have general knowledge type questions relating to use of computers, advantages of particular software, etc. Then, usual memos, 'emails', etc.
The IAC is a little more involved than PLB...
It seems a lot of work for only 3 hours!!! (unit 31 that is...)
Well the computer stuff shouldnt be a problem we have an IT department that have given me some info and my fiance (Aidy) is a bit of an expert on them so i can get stuff from him too :lol: it does seem a lot of work but the basic stuff such as debits and credits should be straight forward so i can concentrate on the more involved stuff
hey peeps
oh my god i have missed so much it took me ages to read up on you guys hehehe
hows the flat rea? my house still has boxes been in there 4 months now an all lol
toadie am sure you do fine in sims an in the interview keep confident
bagpuss wot ave i missed? alternative therapy? how was the date
ye to all am fine house is still standing no damage to the eye (but look at the house in emmerdale eh) my week is jus gettin more stressfull got told yesterday my application for the exam in dec dint go through i was mortified i ave wrked so hard to do it i broke down on the phone to my tutor then in the office at wrk.
anyhow i better get back to it will check in on you guys soon miss ya's xxx :lol:
Hey Katie The flat is great just need my bloke to get up off his bum! OMG about your exam what you gonna do? you takin it next year now?
Glad to hear your house is ok must have been a bit of a shock havin a jeep there!
xx
hey rae
was a bit of a shock glad i wasn't in really my friend had only jus come round an dragged me in the pub nxt door fate or what?
I am still doing the exam in dec now my boss (daddy hehehe) is going to pay the late entrance fee for me altho i don't think we should ave to pay it but it a long story. There is no way i am waiting till nxt yr now i have wrked so hard an stressed to much.
Put a rocket up ur blokes behind an tell him to get sorted lol
anyhow bye for now dinner is over wrk to do xx
Where you takin your exam? I cant wait to get it over with tbh at least i wont have to study for at least two months afterwards! This is the second exam i would have taken this year so feelin a bit stressed about it all. Need a holiday!
xx
Hiya!
Sorry I haven't joined your natters - keep having trouble signing in...... was it Rae or Katie who jinxed me?? :lol: Didn't haven't have any problems until you mentioned it! :wink: :lol:
I am very envious of you three doing your exam - wish I could get mine out of the way too but unfortunately circumstance wouldn't allow :cry:
Katie - what a shock re your exam - glad you've managed to sort it out. :)
Rae - I agree with Katie - give your man a hefty kick up the bum! If he won't help you perhaps you should withdraw "privileges" - that will make him respond :lol: :wink: :lol: :wink: Also, I speak from experience here - DON'T marry him until he sorts himself out or you will have a life time of misery and resentment!! :shock: :D
Got to go again now - back to work and maybe some coursework - I am soooooooooooooooooooo behind you lot!!
xx :)
Sorry Bagpuss it was me that jinxed you! :cry:
Ive told him hes got to wait at least 3 years anyway! Not ready to settle down Yet!
Also think of it this way at least takin your exam later means you will have had more time to learn and remember everything!
And withdrawing privileges wouldnt work- its not fair on me! :lol:
xx
i've been jinxed too it no longer tells me wen any of you have been chattin thats why i missed so much of the convo over the las couple of days!!!!
I was mortified over my exam an it has cost a lot of money to sit it now but thank god for understanding bosses i was ready for quiting yesterday. i actualy rang the college to tell them i was no longer doin the course but they were so understanding. i would of waited till nxt yr but then i wud of been behind every1 in my class an i ave not stressed an give up a job an stayed awake all this time to miss it.
rae i am doin my exam in oldham were r u doing urs?
god we are starting to sound like a soap opera hahahah
Leeds- havent even been to leeds before so i have no idea where i need to be! oh well if i get to leeds early enough at least i can get lost a couple of times without being late! :lol:
how come leeds? were are you from?
leeds is good for shoppin so if you get there early u cud do some xmas shoppin hehehehe
Retford its not far but i tend to go to sheffield or Doncaster for shopping. Leeds is the closest and easiest to get to apparently only about 45mins on the train.
Also already got my xmas shopping done so will just have to spend money on me! :lol:
xx
Girlie girls who enjoy shopping - hooray!! :lol: :thumbup:
Rae - as I typed "withdraw privileges", I thought wrong choice - I wouldn't want to either!!
I haven't looked into where my exam will be - hopefully not Oldham or Leeds!!!!!! :lol:
Where's Toadface - still on the mission to conquer all threads I think!!!! :lol:
xx
Oh my goodness, Rae - are you Superwoman??? Do you wear your knickers over your tights??? :lol:
How have you managed to fit in moving house, running after your fiance, done all your studying AND done you Christmas shopping????
I think you deserve to spend money on you ........ and keep your privileges!! :lol:
You are amazing!! :D
xx
oh wish i was as organised as u my family is that big i can't be bothered even starting most of the kids are sorted now tho!!!!!
Well am off to college in an hr wonder wot we will be doin tonyt?
i have to agree wiv bagpuss there rae i thought i was busy but hell girl you jam alot in lol
i ave noticed toadface is gettin around abit(don't mean that as it sounds) don't really look at the other threads in fact i often wonder wot u lot goin on bout lol
Thanks Bagpuss luckily my mum has been great and has helped me move house and work is really good too cos i get time at work to study.
As for runnin after my fiance well things have to be done or ill never get them sorted :!:
And i didnt really have that much xmas shoppin to do had a day off work last week and went to Doncaster so got most of it then. Figured it was best to get it out of the way cos it leaves more time for study and enjoyin myself after the exam!
good thinkin rae and mums are jus the best aren't they my mum was a gem wen i moved an still is coz i am jus gettin sorted wi furniture and stuff so she waits in for it to be delivered
Also as it is my first place i didnt have much to move ive had to buy everything new which is a lot easier than packing and unpacking everything! :lol:
im really weird tho i loved movin as it meant i could put things where i wanted them and arrange stuff!
Yeah Toadie has been postin ALOT recently shes been really helpful with the other threads tho.
xx
Did I hear something about 'loose women'? (Hmmm...) :lol:
I've been havin' probs an all... :shock: :? :twisted:
I got a PM from Hayley after she had already gone on open forum - then Rae answered before me, so I left it to Rae with a bit of encouragement.
Then, it kept throwing up error '503', so I got busy with my notes while unable to get the forums. (Then typed it up - It's a pain, can't find spellchecker, etc...)
Given up on that mission... (Got bored of it!)
Hurray! - big hugs for daddy! Glad you got your exam sorted. Baffled as to how it got messed up(?)
(They're ace, parents, aren't they?)
Are you doing yours at FTC Kaplan, Rae? Have a map, just trying to sort out how to 'inport' into this forum - should be thru image, or something similar...
yeah doin mine at ftc - thought ud forgotten us :cry:
Hey, Toadface - I knew you hadn't deserted us - just having a well earned break I expect!!?? :lol:
Agree re parents - trouble is mine say you never stop worrying etc about us whatever age we are so it looks like my soap opera life isn't going to come to an end any time soon!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
xx
Hey ladies!
Does anybody know what the pass rate is my colleagues told me 75% but ive asked somebody else and they say its a lot less than that
Not sure... thought it was 70% for each of section 1 and section 2 separately, but this might only be for PLB...
Still playing...
Thats ok then ive just done a practice and got 89% on section 1 and 72% on section 2 unfortunatly for section 2 i completly forgot what batch control meant! Now i feel really dumb :oops:
Thanks!
xx
I'm looking too - I thought I'd got it but the link on the website was being updated!!!
My colleague has done come CIMA, and apparently that pass rate is determined by the percentage of top scorers..... ie you could have one person who passes on 50% one year and another one who needs 90% to pass the next - if it's true, it doesn't seem very fair??!! :roll:
Well done, Rae - that's brilliant!
I hate explaining what things are - most of the time I know what they are and how they work but can't put it into words! :lol:
Fantastic! Well done! So you're sorted... :thumbup:
Have sent you email with map, Rae. :)
According to Student Handbook (p9), competence varies by the exam, and could be 70%, or more, to pass.
And, according to Support Booklet (p4) by Carol Harris, you need to be competent in both section 1 & 2 to 'be successful' (by that I would assume 'pass'...) The marks for the two sections are totalled separately. So, best assume 70% for each. If get higher, then even better.
Have sent email to aat 'rep' to confirm. Awaiting response...
hey peeps
omg i feel so thick u lot r soooooooooo clued up on all this.
bagpuss i agree i am totaly hopless at showin my workings out an expalinin things. I can do em jus don't ask me to show how
Thanks Toadface its a real pain not knowing your way around somewhere!
:D
Katie dont worry im not as clued up as you might think still have my sims to pass before im competentv and im completly useless at them!
xx
So you got the email?
I was trying to put it into forum, but it needed website urls, etc...
Then, i tried using the PM, but that had similar problem...
aaaghh!!! (etc)
i wouldnt even know where to begin im useless with computers only know basic stuff! :( Yeah thanks i got the e-mail you are a star!
xx
No problem...
Have informed Bagpuss...(PM)
So don't be surprised when meet me on 5th Dec...
[edited]
:lol:
Bagpuss will probably log-on tonight.
[erm... strutting in all self-satisfied and smirking?]
Yeah im very good at keepin secrets well everybodys but my own anyway! :lol:
xx
Just been lookin through some other threads for help with my study - Toadface how doyou know sooooooooo much :?: i could never keep all that information in :!:
xx
I'm just nosey... :lol:
Lots of motivations, as well... 8)
I agree with Rae - Toadface I think you are a human computer!! :lol:
You must have a photgraphic memory and be very organized! :shock:
xx
Champion!
I's darn cold up 'ere ar lass...
(Northerner....)
Some of the 'essays' were from my notes, rather than memory!....
:lol: Well i wish i had your motivations
Right guys -
I think we should avoid use of the word 's_*_x'.
Don't quote me on this!
But I think it is being picked up by external search engines and causing undue interest from non-aat personnel / non-members!
Thus, crashing the server!!!
(A few comments on another thread...) Sorry, guys...
well that would make sense i guess bit of a prob when i need to download another test paper!
Toadie - You find all the interesting threads!!
Were they referring to "Study Buddy" or did they cause the "problem?" :lol:
Are we outcasts and lowering the tone?? :wink:
They were discussing eastenders on your fave thread... :lol:
Which led onto the word cyber-*!*. And further discussions...
I apologise - as I was involved.
I think it was the reason that everything just died!...
A lot of people haven't managed to log back in yet...
http://forums.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/60/13544.page#67121
[lunchtime 'blip', I think - queried later]
You really are a naughty Toadface! :lol:
By the way - who are the nearly 2000 people keeping an eye on this thread...... and more importantly, where are they?????
2000 viewings and still only a "menage-a-quatre" :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
there may only be four of us be we have managed to keep everbody entertained :!: :lol: and 10 pages!!!!!!!!
xx
:oops:
Ahem... (changing the subject rapidly) :roll: :lol:
I've edited my posts, so that certain words have been removed. (Sentences may have changed since you last read them...)
Has anyone heard from Hayley?
And, I thought "ALN" was going to join us - ?
Katie - p6 (headaches) in answer to one of your earlier questions.
Rae - I reckon you should leave at least 15mins travel time to get to FTC.
(1am - I can see you, Bagpuss! How's it going?)
oh my god now i really am lost wot earlier question toadface?
My brain doesn't work today was in wrk till 1.30 bk in this place at 7.30 need sleep!!!
Hey did i tell you guys that i can sit my exam in dec now it has jus cost me a very large sum of money (guna ave to wrk even more hrs).
Rae Toadface which exam are you doing in dec i got all confused and dint know which i was doin apparently am doin th IAC? (is that ryt?) Am sure in one of our early convo's toadface said that one was harder :?
How do you lot know how many people are watching this thread? (i am so dim) but we must be interestin eh shame they don't wanna join in!!
Anyhow peeps wrk to do won't speak to u's till after the wkend now so ave a good one an get very very drunk i will let you!!! I won't be coz i ave lots of hrs to wrk and lots of studying to do!!
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee xx
Hi guys
Katie im doing the IAC too dont worry if weve done the work it shouldnt be that hard have you tried a past paper yet? Theyre quite straight forward.
Toadface yeah i was goin to get an early train in the mornin so i could find where i was goin
xx
imported_Malcolm
17-11-06, 11:31
So this is where the menage-a-quatre is. :D
I'm from the 'capitals' thread and although I work at the AAT and help to maintain the site, the views I express are mine.
The server crashing has nothing to do with certain words, but it is to with lunchtime traffic - we're hoping to get this resolved by the end of the month with some go-faster stripes for the server.
Threads and postings are only removed if they are libellous, breach copyright or offensive, such as racial hatred etc, so you guys are quite safe.
I've enjoyed reading this thread immensely - perhaps the two threads should compete for most popular ever.
Can anyone handle a menage-a-cinq or do you prefer the foursome? :wink:
hi rae
nope not looked at any yet we did a few questions in class from one an our tutor says that it is not as hard as we r all expecting!!!!! With wrkin 3 jobs an doin 2 college courses am gettin tired an things r not makin sense so i ave decided to ave a break from 1 job.
which exam paper shud i look at?
malcolm i am sure any1 is welcome to join us :wink:
don't think the rest wud mind!!
i wonder why our little thread is sooooooooo popular hmmmmmm i can't think why
Hi Malcolm i think we could manage a menage-a-cinq :lol:
Katie ive had a look at both the past papers but did the one from June this year first. I know youve got a lot to fit in but its a good way to revise and will point out which parts you need to study more for. although how you fit everything in ill never know! Im not suprised youre gettin tired.
u know wot rae i can't even find my way round this bloody thing were do i find these papers i am constantly minimizing my screen coz am in wrk an then get lost were am up2 ave an hr b4 hometime now tho wi nowt to do so am guna ave a wander around it an try to get to grips.... serious few hrs of study wen i get home b4 am off to wrk again lol
If you go to students then i think its under assesments and then past papers. You can also print off the answers and the chief assesors report
hi all - finally joined you.
like katieh i am in work, so not that easy to reply.
anyway, your reading make me laugh as i now know i am not the only one getting totally lost and confused by all of this.
welcome to our thread alan nice to know am not the only one gettin confused this lot in ere sound lyk experts especially toadface he knows soooooooo much am gettin there tho!!!!!
thanx rae found it an printed it not goin to print answers tho coz i will cheat an look at them i know i will plus we are havin 2 extra classes at college before exam an she might use them papers u never know.
can any of u help me anyway i keep puttin my purchases an sales on the wrong sides i don't know why but i jus can't get the hang of it do u know how i can remember?
katieh
good luck with exam
my name is Anita
I Have exactly the same problem Katie is it the SLCA and PLCA or the individual accounts that you have trouble with i keep forgetting the PLCA and SLCA i think ive just managed to crack it tho!
Welcome ALN i think everybody is gettin confused at some point over something but we are all here if you need help!
This group just keeps gettin bigger now- i think its all the advertising everybody has been givin it in other threads!
good luck wi your exam aswell anita
ye rae i am exactly the same then i think i sussed it an i get it wrong again my tutor said it will jus drop an u will wonder why u eva struggled she jus doesn't realise i ave to pass this exam after the shockin price i ave paid!!!!
i not really looked at the other threads had a glance at a few but we do seem to be gettin very popular!!!!
which bit are you struggling with for most things i look at it from the bank side if it is money going out of the bank then debit the other account if it is money coming in then credit the other account
ye thats wot i been doin an so far it is goin well i ave jus been doin some revision quizzes on ere an i got them all ryt so that is a good sign!!! anyhow am off home now am guna do this exam paper then on monday wen am bk i will print the answer see how good or bad i did lol
have a nice wkend all and as i said get very drunk if u lyk
Well have a good weekend and dont forget to tell us how you get on with the paper
xx
Hi Malcolm and ALN :D
Welcome to the madhouse!
ALN, I really sympathis with you - think we are very similar but it will all be ok in the end! :shock:
Malcolm - I've been watching your thread too - gets quite heated sometimes doesn't it??? Perhaps we're just shallow at "Study Buddy!!" :lol: :lol:
Hi Rae & Katie - are you all sorted now and found eveything you lost??!! :shock: :D
Toadie -where are you??? Nearly full house today! :D
xx
Hey Bagpuss i think Toadie has forgotten us again!
maybe with all of the people on this thread now we can become more entertaining! and even more popular!
:lol:
imported_Malcolm
17-11-06, 14:34
Thanks for the warm welcome, Bagpuss.
The power of advertising eh? This thread is amongst the most popular ever.
The capital thread does get a bit heated and we have gone down some interesting tangent boulevards!
A serious question - whilst we can't actually give you the answers to the exams upfront, and no, cash for answers doesn't swing it, leave that for the honours system, what sort of things on this website would help you guys revise?
I wonder what the world record menage-a-? is.
Malcolm
Hey Malcolm i have to say that the past papers have been the most helpful to me also are there any study notes or tips for remembering things on the site anywhere?
Hi Malcolm!
Why is our thread so popular?? Am I being naive?? Have you never had members natter like this before?? :lol:
I can't answer question re revision yet because I'm doing my exam in June. I'm sure Toadie will come up with some suggestions though............
Toadie - where are you??? :cry:
I'm sure the world record "menage-a......." is probably obscene and would make your eyes boggle........ oops am I lowering the tone of the AAT again!!! :lol:
Dont worry Bagpuss i think we all lower the tone a bit - Probably why were so poular but nobody joins in! :lol:
hi everyone, have to admit it is interesting reading which is why so many people are joining.
i'm also doin my exam in dec - cant believe only few weeks away!!
hope the revison is going well for everyone
i was just on a 3 day revision course at kings cross and got to say it definately go the brain cells working
hi all...
i have my first skills test on Unit 21 next thursday...
how did you all do on this one?
Hi Manda welcome to the weird and wonderful world of study buddy!
Which exam are you taking?
am doin iac in dec!! how exciting!!
Me and Katie are both doing IAC too cant wait to get it done with so i can have a break from study! :lol:
Well guys have a great weekend dont get too drunk!
Hi Malcolm, Anita & Manda
Katie - alternative therapy for dealing with headaches (p6)
Apologies for comment. Regret as insensitive. Do your best. Good luck!
Look at the 'Views' column. Bagpuss started the thread, using 'New Topic' over to the left. I joined at about 50 views, others have joined since then - about 100 when you joined. This is count of how many people click on the thread to see what we are talking about. This thread is usually at the top of list, so probably first that visitors click on... (I think it only counts you on your first visit...)
Malcolm - are the forums being visited by outside visitors, or is it just members of aat?
So, the search engines aren't affecting the server?
I think one of my postings got pulled, :oops:
[ahem, having worked in industry, technically '...', and I pressed submit...]
Rae - you could go sightseeing, but watch out! It will be end of lunchtime - so everyone will be hurrying back to work and streets will be packed.
There's a pretty impressive art gallery! There's an 'information point' on Aire Street.
And, what are the other exams/courses that Rae and Katie have done?
Take care, Bagpuss.
Enjoy weekend, everybody. :D xx
Just popped on to say have a great weekend and happy studying and partying!!
See ya :lol:
xx
Regarding your question, Malcolm:
I would like to request some 'musical wotsits' for the Smilies. Please...
Also, [added later = exam techniques!!! & revision techniques!!!]
http://www.aat.org.uk/students/display/store4/item1088/
and
http://www.aat.org.uk/students/display/store4/item1087/
pretty much cover the bases.
Mind Maps are planned for future.
(I've put a link to CJC's site in my Revision Summary, http://forums.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/13648.page )
Probably best, for the others to have a look [assuming that they actually bothered to pay attention!!!!!!], then see if they feel anything is missing- from any of the three!
Also, guys!:
http://forums.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/13687.page
Apparently, they don't tell you the percentage score either, just the 'pass/fail'. Some people prefer the % system... :lol:
[Addendum - Personal Data, Data Protection Act, Open Forum...Worldwide...!]
and
Confidentiality - PORTFOLIO???
"Jim Davidson and the NikNiks"... 8) :twisted: 8)
morning all
oh i do get lost when i come back in on a monday and read what you guys have posted...... :?
hello to any newbies glad you could join us.
Rae it is no good i got about a 1/4 through that exam and gave in decided to go back to the book and have done nothing but study it all weekend aswell as being ill and working my head is buzzing goib to see if i can have tomorrow off work lol.
Bagpuss how you getting on i think i might be joining you in june with the exam aswell there is no way i am guna pass it unless the penny drops soon!!!!
Toadface you always lose me in your conversations but why insensitive?
Anyhow hope you all had a nice weekend am guna go get some work done will check on you all later...
bye for now xx
I am Sorry. :(
Top of previous post...
Can you take a look at my Revision Summary. please? :)
Headaches -
http://forums.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/75/13353.page#66779
Hope you feel better soon...
:D
don't apologise toadie it is me am not very good at keeping up wiv the convo an miss bits coz am jus scanning through them. I will try harder to read the convo better and understand i promise!!!!!
Do any of you have any good rivsion tips am really stressin now i am avin nightmares an wakin up in the middle of the night lol
got some extra lesson at college tho so hopefully it will start to click.....
does any1 else find themselfs wakin up wi the ansers to question or am i jus wierd?
anyhow back to wrk :(
Dreaming helps you in finding solutions to problems. It's natural, so don't worry! 8)
I've put together a big list from a lot of the other forums.
http://forums.aat.org.uk/forums/posts/list/13648.page
Give it a try and see if there is anything missing.
The aat has also put together some exam & revision tips. They are at the top of my other thread (erm... 4 up, I think...)
Have you subscribed to PQ (accounting) magazine? Very useful! I've just received my welcome pack for subscribing, and it has a study guidance CD included... Do you need the subscription details?
It's FREE! (from them i mean!!!) :lol: [ahem...)
Take it easy...
:D 8)
Good Morning everybody!
Hope you all had a good weekend and Katie try not to worry so much at least from the practice exam you can start to see where you are going wrong its what i did on my first one but i did the second and got better.
imported_Malcolm
20-11-06, 13:22
Hello everyone and hope you all had a good weekend.
Toadface, you've asked a couple of questions over the weekend, let me know if I've missed any.
Malcolm - are the forums being visited by outside visitors, or is it just members of aat?
So, the search engines aren't affecting the server?
Technically, anybody can register onto the forums but I would say 95%+ of people who have are connected with the AAT, be it members, students, lecturers, centres and members of staff.
We're hoping to have a couple of new widgets added to the server before the month is out which should improve the server's performance - these go faster stripes are a devil to stick down you know!!
Your message wasn't pulled by the way, I think you forgot to post it - I am one of two people who can remove messages and I know it wasn't me and wasn't him either.
If anybody wants to ask me questions about web/AAT stuff or just to chat (the latter is preferred) you can e-mail me at malcolm.stpierre@aat.org.uk
cheers toadie no i aven't subscribed to anything if i think it means more money then i try to ignore it lol :lol:
Rae i wish i had your confidence i went through all the exercises in the book and re-did most of them an i can do them pretty well still abit rusty but who isn't guna be? i just couldn't do the test. i think am stressin more coz i really feel i ave got to pass it this time as it has cost so much money an i really donm't wanna let any1 down!!!!
i am guna re-print it an print the answers i think and try to find out were am goin wrong i ave took two wks off from my other job to free some time for study....
anyhow that is enuf of my whining on again lol
hey bagpuss u out there anywere??? lol :lol:
bk to wrk god my manager is so demanding
catch you laters xx
Malcolm you have any good tips for stress? lol
Hey Katie trust me i have the same problems with the stuff in the book i find it much easier to sit and go through exams and then pick up where i am going wrong from them.
Has anybody got any tips on how to get boyfriends to get a job? He chucked his in the other week but doesnt seem to be getting anywhere with finding a new one! Its all too much stressin about that and my exam at the same time :cry:
Oh well things can only get better i suppose :)
imported_Malcolm
20-11-06, 13:45
Sorry Katieh I haven't. I was going to ask if anybody knew of any explosives experts to fix a large rocket to the backside of our server, lol.
I know exams can be stressful and for a lot of you, your futures are dependent on the results, but just try your best. Don't overdo the revising, have breaks from it.
Malcolm
imported_Malcolm
20-11-06, 13:55
Raerae,
When you say the bf isn't getting anywhere is that due to no vacancies, no motivation, a bit of both?
Whatever he specialises in, he should do a direct marketing exercise and advertise himself to applicable employers in a given area - mailmerge a letter to them - get the addressed from a phone book and if nothing else, it'll keep him occupied during the day.
Sign up with agencies, even if it's just getting a Christmas job to tide him over.
Malcolm
Rae fellas want u to find jobs for them or in my experience they do lol!!!!
I am in college again tonight an when i get home am gonna do some more study i am jus stressin am sure i will be fine just having a very emotional couple of weeks!!!!
How is the new place Rae? u settling yet?
Cheers malcolm unfortunatly i don't have any explosives not big rockets anyhow lol
imported_Malcolm
20-11-06, 14:11
Katie,
Nooooooo!!! You do not want to cram in more studying after college. This will add even more stress and make you even more emotionoal.
When you get home from college, chill out, sit back on the sofa with no telly, have a drink and just reflect on what you're already got around you and what you have achieved in life so far.
Perspe