CIMA · Operational Level
OCSCIMA Operational Case Study tuition in Singapore and online. Pre-seen analysis, timed tasks and written answers that bring E1, P1 and F1 together.
Overview
The Operational Case Study (OCS) is the exam that completes CIMA's Operational level. It brings together E1 Managing Finance in a Digital World, P1 Management Accounting and F1 Financial Reporting in one realistic scenario. You play the part of a finance professional in a fictional organisation and respond to the kinds of task you would meet at work, such as explaining figures, advising managers and writing short reports or emails.
OCS is a 3-hour computer-based exam.
Case studies are sat in four windows a year: February, May, August and November.
Classes are led by Paul William, founder of TutorPOD, who holds CIMA, ACCA and CA Singapore qualifications. OCS lessons analyse the pre-seen together, then practise timed tasks and full mock exams, with personalised feedback on your written answers so you can see exactly where marks were gained and lost.
Classes run live online and in person in Singapore, in small groups or 1-to-1.
You need to pass E1, P1 and F1 first. The next level is the Management Case Study.
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FAQ
OCS is a 3-hour computer-based exam based on pre-seen material about a fictional company. You complete a series of timed tasks, and once a task's time ends you cannot return to it. Results are on a scale up to 150 and you need 80 to pass.
Case studies run in four exam windows a year, in February, May, August and November. You need to have passed E1, P1 and F1 first.
CIMA releases pre-seen material about a fictional organisation several weeks before each exam window. You should know it well, but the tasks in the exam bring new information you have not seen before.
The objective tests check knowledge with short questions. The case study is marked by examiners and tests whether you can apply that knowledge in written answers to realistic business tasks.
Yes. OCS is taught live online on Zoom, Google Meet or PodCall, and in person at the Tampines and Waterloo centres in Singapore.
