Association of Charted Certified Accountants
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In London
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London
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About this course
Candidate must be aged 18 or above to register and meet at least One of the criteria stated below:
2 A levels and 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
CAT Level B (complete) or AAT (UK) Intermediate (Complete)
BTEC National Certificate/Diploma, NVQ level 3 and Advanced GNVQ are also acceptable for registration purposes (plus a range of International qualifications)
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- Accountants
Course programme
The ACCA qualification will lead to a career as a chartered certified accountant in the corporation sector, public sector, or in public accounting/audit/consulting practices. ACCA combines the benefits of traditional accounting skills with a wide ranging and forward thinking syllabus, which recognizes that financial professionals are increasingly required ton demonstrate strategic thinking, excellent communication, people skills and information technology.
The exams are divided into two levels – Fundamentals and Professional.
The Fundamentals level is divided into two modules – Knowledge and Skills. The Knowledge module introduces students to the core areas of financial and management accounting. This provides the platform from which the other technical accountancy areas will be studied in greater detail in the Skills module. The Skills module contains six subjects which comprehensively cover the main technical areas that any accountant – regardless of their future career aspirations – are expected to have mastered. These comprise law, performance management, taxation, financial reporting, auditing, and financial management.
The Professional level is divided into two modules – Essentials and Options. Both modules have been set at an intellectual level equivalent to that expected of a student taking a Masters degree. The focus of the syllabus at this level is to build upon the technical skills already acquired, and explore more advanced professional skills, techniques, and values that are required and used by the expert accountant acting in an advisory or consultancy role at a senior level. All students must complete the three papers in the Essentials module. The Options module contains four papers. These are directly underpinned and supported by their equivalent within the Skills module in the Fundamentals level. These exams assess the more advanced and sophisticated techniques that a professional needs in order to specialise in specific areas at work, or to follow as a career pathway in an advisory or consultancy role. Students select two out of four Option papers and are advised to choose the options that relate to their chosen or anticipated field of work
Registering with the ACCA
Candidate must be aged 18 or above to register and meet at least One of the criteria stated below
2 A levels and 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
CAT Level B (complete) or AAT (UK) Intermediate (Complete)
BTEC National Certificate/Diploma, NVQ level 3 and Advanced GNVQ are also acceptable for registration purposes (plus a range of International qualifications)
Holders of higher qualifications may receive exemptions from some of the ACCA professional examinations. Students are reminded that they should register with the ACCA before they enrol with our College.
Eligibility For Examinations
If you possess any or a combination of the above qualifications, you may be eligible to register as a student of the ACCA and proceed on your way to membership. You do not need to be employed as an accountant in order to sit for the ACCA examinations, although you will need to complete a satisfactory Student Training Record (STR) covering experience gained between two or three years before you can finally be admitted to membership.
Exemptions Due to Prior Achievement
Exemptions are concessions granted by the Association removing the need for you to sit certain examinations in its syllabus. These are granted in recognition of your previous relevant studies, for example as part of a Degree or previous Accountancy courses such as the AAT or CAT. These must be applied for when you first register as a student.
The syllabus contains fourteen papers organised into parts. Parts 1 and 2 provide a solid foundation in Business, Accountancy, Economics, Organisation and Management, Taxation and Audit framework which enable you to work at lower / middle management levels. Part 3 provides students with abilities and techniques to work at Board level. This will enable you to gather the relevant skills and use of professional expertise to provide financial information reports for top management planning, control and decision making purposes.
Those students wanting to sit ACCA’s examinations require motivation, dedication, determination and expert guidance which can be provided by NLCBS. The qualification is rewarding and beneficial. Our strategy of combined test-based and tutorials for a single price makes NLCBS a unique training organisation!
Commencement: January/April/September of each year
Duration: Two and a half to three years
BSc Honours Degree in Applied Accounting
ACCA has developed a unique relationship with the UK’S Oxford Brooke University, which allows students to sit fro the BSc Honours Degree In Applied Accounting while taking their ACCA examinations. To be eligible, students must have sat and passed a minimum of modules 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6. Candidate with exemptions in these modules will not be eligible to join the degree scheme. In addition to passing Part 1 and Part 2 student will be required to complete a research and analysis project.
Association of Charted Certified Accountants