The April 2019 IBLCE exam is in 87 days. Let that sink in for just a second. That’s only 87 days to learn, retain, and then show what you know. Those 87 days will fly by, and it’s time for you to map out your IBLCE exam plan, get in Read more…
October IBLCE exam results are out. Congratulations to those who passed! I’d love to hear about your success and celebrate along with you! Did you take attend one of our Lactation Exam Review courses or a Picture Perfect Seminar? Maybe our online study packages were just the ticket to help Read more…
Exhale. You met the November deadline to apply for the April version of the IBLCE exam. You just paid your whopping fee. (The amount you paid differs from first-timers to repeaters, and also, from country to country. Nevertheless, it’s a big chunk of change!) But if you’re thinking you can Read more…
A career-critical exam differs greatly from an end-of-semester exam. One major difference is that a licensure or certification exam seeks to determine if you are minimally competent — safe — to perform your job.Therefore, to prepare yourself to deal with application-level exam questions, take my 7 suggestions: 1. Learn the anatomy Read more…
Most certification or licensure exams, including the IBLCE exam, use a multiple-choice format. Before taking a multiple-choice exam, everyone needs to develop some test-taking savvy. To do that, it’s helpful to know the “anatomy” of the exam item. The Stem The stem consists of the necessary “background” information, along with Read more…
Columnist and editor Doug Larson explained: “Opportunity doesn’t always knock. Most times, it sneaks up, and then quietly steals away.” Do we recognize the sound of opportunity’s footfalls? Or just see its tracks after it steals away? Each of us encounters more opportunities than we can pursue. How can we Read more…
Most of us want more of something. More money, more free time, more skill, or more influence, for example. On the flip side, though, most of us want few—or no—regrets. So when it comes to our professional life, how can we avoid having regrets? Two types of regrets There are Read more…
You risk not passing the exam. When people call me and say they’ve failed the lactation consultant exam, the first thing I ask is, “Did you take a comprehensive course?” I ask that, because I know that being exposed to the right content is the first and most critical aspect of passing any Read more…
Years ago, while I was teaching a course in Denver, an attendee blurted out, “Marie, this stuff is all like speaking Greek!” What a great observation! I thought. This stuff really does seem pretty foreign at first. That’s a great starting point for talking about the importance of learning terminology. Read more…
When you’re in school, it’s easy to know your goals. An “A” is top marks. “B,” “C,” and “D” are interim grades. “F” means you failed. Your teacher tells you at the start of the semester what percentages fall into each grade category. You set your goal, and you work Read more…