TOP CIMA

The aim of the Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting (TOPCIMA) is to test the capabilities and competence of students, to ensure that they:

* have a sound technical knowledge of the specific subjects within the curriculum;
* can apply technical knowledge in an analytical and practical manner;
* can extract, from various subjects, the knowledge required to solve many-sided or complex problems; * can solve a particular problem by distinguishing the relevant information from the irrelevant, in a given body of data;
* can, in multi-problem situations, identify the problems and rank them in the order in which they need to be addressed;
* appreciate that there can be alternative solutions and understand the role of judgement in dealing with them;
* can integrate diverse areas of knowledge and skills;
* can communicate effectively with users, by formulating realistic recommendations, in a concise and logical fashion;
* can identify, advise on and/or resolve ethical dilemmas.