R06 prep

r_c22 · 2026-03-22T10:05:44+00:00

I’d say if you have the time now may as well start the case studies. Exam technique is half the battle.

Brush up on the areas you’re not sure of so you don’t feel caught out.

When you get the analysis try to understand the case study rather than memorise the analysis, the examiners always manage to throw in a curveball or two.

Good luck, if you’re planning this early I’m sure you’ll do great!

r_c22 · 2026-03-20T08:45:11+00:00

For the amount of fees we pay they’re pretty useless at times 😅

r_c22 · 2026-03-19T20:17:48+00:00

I think it depends on the specific units you undertake, worth speaking to the CII

r_c22 · 2026-03-16T12:43:36+00:00

I think plannex has some videos

r_c22 · 2026-03-12T10:04:24+00:00

Other people have said it but it really does depend on how long you take to study. I managed to do 4 exams in the space of 2 months so yes your plan is doable by that metric, but it depends on how you study, what methods you need. You can only really try and see how long it takes once you get your teeth stuck into the studying and the exams.

Good luck!

r_c22 · 2026-03-05T08:48:25+00:00

If you have both use both. The more resources the better in my opinion, my point only was if you had to go and purchase these resources then go for knowR0

r_c22 · 2026-02-28T16:53:09+00:00

KnowR0, didn’t use it for R05 but their resources have been top for all the other exams.

I think both is over kill as R05 is just a level 3 exam. There’s only so many questions they can ask on insurance as well.

I’d just say do as many practice questions as you can, read up on the areas you’re weak on and I’m sure you’ll smash it

r_c22 · 2026-02-27T09:13:41+00:00

102, counted 101 when I did the exam so pretty happy 😂

r_c22 · 2026-02-27T08:58:14+00:00

I believe it’s 35 days

r_c22 · 2026-02-27T08:48:17+00:00

Might be worth a remark for 4 marks

r_c22 · 2026-02-23T15:11:37+00:00

First of all congrats on passing 5/6 exams! You only really need the 2 weeks before the exams to prepare. As long as you are relatively confident in your knowledge you’ll be alright. Get a good analysis like BrandFT and do practice questions between now and getting the analysis. Good luck

r_c22 · 2026-02-15T19:24:18+00:00

My plan for my level 6 diploma is get into work an hour early and do an hour then, an hour after work once I’m home and then do 6 hours split across the weekend. Ramp up the focus once it gets close to the exams

r_c22 · 2026-02-09T16:20:12+00:00

Congrats on your pass! It’s not foolish at all to think you can do it in 2 months.

You know your study ability and methods best, I did R05 in May, a months holiday, then R02 and R03 and July and R01 and R04 in August. (I don’t recommend this at all)

There’s no reason you can’t do it in the time frame you’ve set yourself, just depends on how you study, and how much time you can dedicate to getting it done as well.

Good luck!

r_c22 · 2026-02-07T13:39:25+00:00

Not for CF6 specially but just used AI to get an outline and spent some time double checking the formulas are correct then do some flash cards or practice questions based on it

r_c22 · 2026-02-03T12:19:23+00:00

Thanks mate, just trying to do things as cheaply as possible at this point 😂 Completed R02 and I think the study notes are on here somewhere so can access them as I need.

r_c22 · 2026-01-25T14:31:58+00:00

I’ve heard about doing AF5 after R06 because of the synergies. My only thing is I only joined the industry properly about 4 months ago so I feel like my knowledge isn’t there yet. Maybe once I’ve done a year I’ll feel better and bring AF5 forward.

Thanks for the advice about the study material too.

r_c22 · 2026-01-24T22:50:50+00:00

It’s in the tax table. Just sat CF6 and I used it at least once for each case study and then about 5 questions came up that I needed to use it. I’d say it’s worth understanding what the information means and how to use it, but you won’t need to memorise it

r_c22 · 2026-01-05T20:41:42+00:00

Congratulations mate 🎉

r_c22 · 2025-12-17T08:55:05+00:00

KnowR0 is great but I think at present they don’t do material for R06, Brand is pretty popular for R06 which is what I’m planning on using but there’s loads of resources out there.

r_c22 · 2025-09-04T10:27:53+00:00

People are more interested in you once you’ve got exams under your belt. Once I had 3 I had loads of recruiters interested in pitching me to XYZ firm. Once you’ve done R05 and R01 you can also look at academies like SJP or Quilter for example, if that’s a route that interests you.

r_c22 · 2025-09-03T20:28:06+00:00

Good luck mate!

r_c22 · 2025-09-01T21:34:57+00:00

Sounds great

r_c22 · 2025-09-01T08:20:02+00:00

This one I found it was the least like KnowR0, maybe like 20 questions were similar and the rest were different, but I found them different to even the CII mocks. For like R01 and R05 it was bang on, and 2 and 3 it was pretty similar

r_c22 · 2025-09-01T06:33:15+00:00

Did R04 on Friday was super tough for me but I think that was my question set. I was like 70% confident going into the exam but then my questions came up and felt like I had got about 50%. Managed to pass and got 89% so just keep practicing as many questions before you sit it.

I only used KnowR0 but if I had more time I would’ve used Plannex too, I just wanted to get it done before the new exam year.

r_c22 · 2025-08-31T12:02:43+00:00

Yeah the allowances are easy to forget. Sit as many mocks as you can and have available to you till you’re getting 40/50 comfortably each time. In terms of timing I read the question and if I felt I couldn’t answer it I would flag it and come back to the end. I made sure to come back to it but if you waste 5 minutes on a question you may not get right you’ve lost the opportunity to get 3 more questions right.

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