Revision Express CISI 2026: Workbooks and 2027 Syllabus Dates

What does CISI’s Revision Express include?

CISI describes a range of questions that reinforce your understanding of the subject, plus the Sample Exam Standard Test. CISI says the Revision Express questions shouldn’t be treated as sample exam questions, because it publishes sample papers for that.

You can buy it alone, or order a saver package of exam, workbook and Revision Express together by contacting CISI. International exam bookings already include it where it exists.

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CISI workbooks and digital books

CISI’s mandatory workbook policy means you buy the latest workbook, where one exists, when you book an exam in the UK, including Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. That applies even when a training partner books for you. Outside the UK the workbook comes as a PDF in the exam price.

Digital books are sold only by CISI or its training partners, not through Amazon or other shops, and CISI recommends the Kotobee Reader app. At Levels 3 to 5 you’re expected to apply the workbook to situations it doesn’t spell out, and at Levels 6 and 7 to read around the subject as well.

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Syllabus version changes, December 2026 to September 2027

Each workbook edition matches one syllabus version, and CISI’s workbook editions chart, up to date at 13 October 2026, gives these changeover dates for the main units. Each new version starts the day after the last exam on the old one:

Unit	Last exam, old version
Investment, Risk and Taxation	30 November 2026
Securities (IAD)	30 December 2026
Derivatives (IAD)	30 December 2026
Combating Financial Crime	10 January 2027
Derivatives (Level 3)	10 February 2027
UK Regulation and Professional Integrity	11 March 2027
Securities (Capital Markets Programme)	21 March 2027
UK Financial Regulation	31 March 2027
Corporate Finance Regulation	10 April 2027
Corporate Finance Technical Foundations	10 April 2027
Introduction to Securities and Investment	31 July 2027
Investment Management (Level 4)	19 September 2027

For the three Chartered Wealth Manager units, the chart gives 25 November 2026 as the last exam on Version 13 of Financial Markets and 26 November 2026 for the other two, with the versions that follow still to be confirmed. CISI posts corrections and date changes on its Candidate Update page, so check it before you sit.

Elearning and My Study

CISI also sells elearning, more than 150 short modules that may help you prepare. Student members get My Study, CISI’s online study area, which holds the sample papers, an On the Day section about your exam and advice for after it.

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Sources: CISI and 6 more. Checked October 2026.