SBL is ready now, taught by CAPEX using the full case methodology — enrolling for a March 2027 start. S1, SCF, and SPI (formerly SBR, AFM, and APM) join in June 2027 under the new ACCA syllabus, completing the "one tutor" model across all four papers.
The same case-immersion approach carries across all four papers — no relearning a new teaching style each time you start a subject.
A single tutor who knows your progress across the whole Finals arc, not a rotation of instructors who only see one paper each.
Already cleared a paper elsewhere? Every subject is available individually — you're never forced to pay for ground you've already covered.
Apply structured judgment under pressure in high-stakes scenarios.
Excel in ambiguous, high-stakes scenarios using proven decision frameworks.
Deliver strategic outputs that meet boardroom standards of clarity and precision.
Exam success follows capability development — not the other way around.
Every ACCA paper up to this point rewarded technical depth in one area. SBL doesn't test more of what you already know — it tests something you've likely never been trained to do.
SBL forces you to synthesize finance, strategy, governance, and risk into one coherent answer, under time pressure, simultaneously — not go deep on a single technical area.
Professional skills marks reward scepticism, commercial judgment, and communication — not just technical accuracy. Many technically excellent candidates fail here specifically.
Earlier papers have defensible "right answers." SBL scenarios are deliberately open-ended and messy — closer to a real board decision than a technical exam question.
SBL answers are graded as if they were memos to directors. Tone, structure, and authority matter as much as content.
If any of these feel unfamiliar territory, that's exactly the gap CAPEX's methodology is built to close.
Core concepts, linked and applied
Real diagnostic, not just a score
Deeper judgment, exam technique
Targets what's still weak
18 hours, fully exam-focused
Exam-ready, confirmed
How each subject is taught is covered once, in full, on the Methodology page → — here's what each paper covers and costs.
The compulsory case-study paper — executive judgment under pressure, tested through an integrated business scenario. CAPEX trains this as the anchor paper of the whole Finals arc.
The compulsory technical-reporting paper — applying and evaluating financial reporting standards, now formally paired with sustainability reporting under IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, with the judgment a group finance director is expected to bring.
Optional paper for candidates pursuing the corporate finance and treasury track — investment appraisal, business valuation, and financial risk management at an advanced level.
Optional paper for candidates pursuing the performance and strategy track — designing performance measurement systems, advising at a senior strategic level, and now formally extended into technology and data analytics for performance insight.
For candidates completing their Finals with a corporate finance and treasury specialization.
For candidates completing their Finals with a strategic performance management specialization.
Per-paper pricing of US$1,500 applies to individual enrollment at any time. The US$3,000 intro bundle price is limited to waitlist registrants ahead of the June 2027 launch and reverts to the full US$4,500 once the cohort begins.
The anchor paper of the Finals arc, ready to start today. No waiting on the syllabus for this one. US$1,500, or US$500/month × 3.
Enroll in SBLWaitlist for S1 + SCF/SPI (formerly SBR + AFM/APM) and lock in the introductory bundle price before it reverts to US$4,500.
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