Understanding Your Learning Style

At the start of your programme, you completed a learning style questionnaire to help you identify your dominant learning preferences.

This helps you discover whether you’re mainly a visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinaesthetic learner - or perhaps a blend of several.

Once you understand your learning style, you can tailor your revision to suit it:

• Visual learners:

  • Create mind maps or concept charts for each topic in your CII unit.

  • Highlight key words and phrases in your study text.

  • Watch videos or recorded workshops to see concepts explained visually

  • Stick important formulas or summaries around your workspace - visual reminders reinforce memory.

  • Use colour-coded notes - for example, blue for definitions, green for examples, and red for key terms.

• Auditory learners:

  • Re watch recorded workshops or seminars from your Skills Edge sessions. Listen actively - pause, take notes, and summarise what you’ve learned out loud.

  • Read your notes aloud or record yourself explaining a topic, then listen back during commutes or breaks.

  • Discuss topics with others - talking through tricky areas helps you remember them.

  • Create rhymes or acronyms to remember lists or processes.

• Reading/Writing learners:

  • Rewrite key concepts from your CII study text or the E-learning modules in your own words, this helps you process and retain the information.

  • Create revision summaries or checklists after each chapter.

  • CII study guides and mock papers to practise interpreting questions and writing strong answers.

  • Keep a study journal to track what you’ve learned and where you need to improve.

• Kinaesthetic learners:

  • Apply what you’re learning in your day-to-day job, this will help you to connect theory to real situations.

  • Use case studies or role-play scenarios to bring learning to life.

  • Move while revising - walk around while reading your notes or use flashcards to keep your hands active.

  • Try teaching someone else what you’ve just learned, as explaining it out loud is a physical, practical way to check your understanding.

When you revise in the way that fits you best, you’ll study more effectively and recall information with greater confidence.