Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Whether you wish to start a career in finance, gain recognition for the skills and experience you have already achieved, or want accelerated progression to the ACCA professional scheme and a more senior position in accountancy, ACCA’s certified technician course (CAT) will help you towards your career of choice.

Possible intake

* January
* March
* July
* September

Study Mode
Fulltime : Min 15 hours a week
Day release : one day a week
Evenings : Feb, Jul, Sep (615-8:15)
Weekends : Mar, Aug, Sep (10:30-12:45, 1:15-3:30)

Course Structure
Introductory
Paper 1: Recording financial transactions
Paper 2: Information for management control

Intermediate
Paper 3: Maintaining financial records
Paper 4: Accounting for costs

Advanced
Paper 5: Managing people and systems
Paper 6: Drafting financial statements
Paper 7: Planning, Control & performance management

2 Options from
Paper 8: Implementing Audit Procedures
Paper 9: Preparing tax computations
Paper 10: Management finance


Course Duration
CAT can be fully completed with 15-18 months


Practical implications
To become a qualified certified accounting technician and use the letters CAT after your name, you must demonstrate that, in addition to passing the examinations, you have obtained at least one year’s relevant supervised work experience which satisfies ACCA’s competence based experience requirements.

• Computer based examinations (C.B.E)

As the name suggests, these exams are held on the computer and follow a multiple-choice format.

CAT

CBE is available for the first four papers of CAT qualification. Pass mark for paper 1 and 2 is 56%, where as pass mark for next two papers is currently 50%. CBE exams for the above four Cat papers can be attempted as frequently as possible. However the rest of the subjects can only be attempted via paper-based examinations.