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You will complete a number of tasks and must demonstrate that you have the right technical, ethical and professional skills to add value to the organisations you work in.  \nBeing ACCA qualified tells the world that not only have you passed challenging exams, but that you are a highly competent professional, helping businesses and the people who work in them to realise their full potential.  \nThe Strategic Business Leader exam (SBL):  \n§ requires you to demonstrate a blend of technical and practical, professional skills  \n§ tests your ability to function as an accountant in a simulated workplace.  \n§ asks you to respond to requests from people in various roles.  \nIt won’t only be the technical quality of your answer that matters, but how professional your response is.  \nThis video provides insight into the approach and style of the exam.  \n04  \nSupport from ACCA  \nThis guide refers you to specific SBL resources and new resources are being produced all the time. Regularly review the SBL section of the study support resource finder on the ACCA website to keep up to date.  \nPROFESS IONAL GETTING LEARNING REVIS ION F INAL APPENDIX  \nABOUT S BL THE EXAM  \nSKILLS STARTED PHASE PHASE PREPARAT ION – LINKS  \nAbout Strategic Business Leader  \nA different style of exam  \n§ It is an Integrated Case Study exam; setting work-based tasks.  \n§ Professional skills are being examined. They carry 20 marks directly. Professional skills also open the door to earning the other  \n80 technical marks. For example, effective communication involves thinking about the reader of what you write, and this will help you to identify the most relevant points to make, which will in turn ensure that you are earning a strong mark for the technical content of your answer.  \n§ Exhibits are presented to you in the exam: analysis, report extracts or diagrams.  \n§ There is no ‘preseen’ information about the workplace context before the day of your exam. 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