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Time
7 hours 15 minutes
Difficulty
Intermediate
CEU/CPE
8
Video Transcription
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>> Well congratulations, you've done awesome work getting
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through the entire size
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of domains that we've just covered,
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so give yourself a big pat on the back.
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This module that we're going to cover now won't introduce
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any new material but will help
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you prepare for your exam, so let's begin.
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What we'll cover is basically organizing the exam itself.
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What happens within the exam,
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so a little bit about what to expect.
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Some preparation tips before the exam,
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on the day of the exam and after the exam,
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how to apply for your size of
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certification and retaining your size of certification.
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Putting all that hard work to good use.
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Let's begin. Organizing the exam.
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Basically it's all fits throughout the year.
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It will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction,
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so there'll be different testing windows
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depending upon where you are.
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The best idea would be to check
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the ISACA website for any local conditions,
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a local testing centers that you need to follow.
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Basically, next step would be to pay
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your application and registration fees.
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At that stage, you will receive an admission ticket,
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which will get you into the exam.
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Now, the exam itself consists of 150 questions
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they're multiple choice and you have
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four hours to complete them.
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The questions will be derived from job practice analysis,
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so they should be relevant to
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the day-to-day job of
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a certified information systems auditor.
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Now, the scores you receive will be
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scaled and you should receive anywhere
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between 200-800 and a final score
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of 450 is required to pass.
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Certainly with the number of
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questions you have and the scaling,
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there is no realistic way that you'll be able to
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understand exactly what you get at the end.
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Basically, it will all be graded and scored,
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but you just hope to get for obviously above 450.
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Before the exam, primarily read
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the ISACA exam candidate
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information guide that will contain
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the most up-to-date information
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about what you need to know
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for taking the exam and being an ISACA candidate.
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Become familiar with the size
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of job practice areas because
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these will be represented very heavily within the exam.
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Then you need to self-assess,
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and then when you've done that self-assess some more,
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so it's very important that you review
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and you get really comfortable with the material.
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The best thing to do is obviously avoid cramming and just
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take the exam when you know that you are ready,
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and so that can be through this course,
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through any other training materials
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that you may come across.
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But the idea is to gain confidence that
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you're comfortable with each of these areas.
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Also bear in mind that ISACA will
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give you the option to postpone your exam.
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If you feel that you're
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not ready when you're coming up to it,
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there's certainly no shame in acknowledging
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that and pushing it back
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a couple of months until you know you're ready.
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There are some things that you can help,
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obviously is finding a study group and
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certainly if you joined on ISACA chapter,
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often cases the chapter will run study groups which
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will help candidates get through their exams.
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Make sure you know where your admission ticket is,
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that will require you to get into the exam room,
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do a logistics check,
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and just ensure that you've got everything that you
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need ready to go for that exam day,
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make sure you pack that the night before
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and obviously get some sleep.
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Now, one thing to note too,
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and this can vary depending on
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jurisdiction to jurisdiction,
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some exams may be held virtually or prompted virtually.
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The case of the COVID and
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the pandemic in certain areas have closed exam centers,
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so this may still be the case within your area.
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However, refer to the ISACA website
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and that will determine as to whether
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you actually have in a testing center to attend
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or you can indeed take the exam virtually.
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Now also before the exam,
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one thing that I can't really recommend
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enough invest in a testing engine.
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These basically will give you
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an idea of exactly what type
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of questions that you'll have
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often cases and some testing
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engine that will be written by
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ISACA and they will be
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actual questions that were previously used in the exam.
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The important aspect here is it's not so much just
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about the knowledge that you need for the exam,
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but it's also understanding the methodology
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that ISACA use to phrase the questions,
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and that can really only come from doing practice tests.
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This will also give you confidence that you
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know your material well enough to take your exam.
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If you do need to purchase any materials,
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this would be certainly high on
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my list of recommendations.
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Now, on the day of the exam, arrive early,
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you just don't want to be rushing,
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so make sure you give yourself plenty of time.
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Observe the test center rules,
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so this can vary from location to location.
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Answering the exam questions,
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just take your time and rely on your preparation.
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After the exam, you will immediately
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receive a preliminary pass or fail.
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This will be genuinely what your actual score will be,
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however, it's not officially
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endorsed by ISACA at this point.
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Your official results arrive within a few weeks,
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but you should know walking out into the exam room,
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exactly what score you have.
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At that point, you can then apply for certification.
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To apply for the ISACA size of certification,
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you obviously need you're passing
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score and related work experience.
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The score is valid for five years,
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so bear in mind that if you don't quite have
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the work experience necessary,
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you can still take your exam and keep working and gain
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that experience and still be able to
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apply for your certification when you've obtained that.
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All work experience that you identify needs to be
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relatively recent with at least within the last 10 years.
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Retaining your size of certification,
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you've worked hard to get there
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and you want to make sure that you keep it.
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You need to undertake some continuing education.
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This will basically give you CPE credits
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or continuing professional education credits,
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which will enable you to put them against
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your ISACA profile and
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maintain your qualification throughout the life cycle.
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Your ISACA website that you login into will give you
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the assistance we're tracking and
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submitting your CPE information.
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Just a couple of additional points to note,
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you do have a CPE maintenance fees,
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so this needs to be paid yearly
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to maintain your certification.
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If you don't meet your CPEs,
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there is a possibility that
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your certification could be revoked.
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That's the end of our lesson.
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We've talked a bit about organizing the exam,
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the exam itself before and after the exam,
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how to apply for the size of certification,
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and how to retain your size of certification.
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Good luck everyone, I hope you've enjoyed this course
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and I wish you very well in your coming exams.
