ACCA Course

(ACCA) - Professional (Part-Time)
Duration: Varies - Starting: Late August 2011 - Fee: From €1,200 per year - Course Code: ACCP1P - Award: ACCA

Course Overview

IBAT is a Gold Approved learning provider of ACCA. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the world’s largest and most respected professional accountants association, with more than 370, 000 students and members in 170 countries worldwide. The ACCA Qualification successfully combines practical experience and professional exams. The papers are based on international accounting and auditing standards.

The fundamental level on this course is divided into three modules knowledge, skills and essentials. The knowledge module (F1–F3) introduces students to the core areas of financial and management accounting. When you complete these subjects you receive a Diploma in Accounting and Business. This provides the platform from which the other technical accountancy areas will be studied in greater detail in the skills module. The skills module (F4–F9) contains six subjects which comprehensively cover the main technical technical areas that any accountant – regardless of their future career aspirations – are expected to have mastered.

The Professional level - Essentials (P1-P2) 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.

What are my career prospects

ACCA Qualification is a passport to a new world of opportunity. It will enable you to become a Chartered Certified Accountant, use the designatory letters of ACCA, and work in any aspect of finance or management in any business.

Certification

The ACCA Qualification successfully combines practical experience and professional exams. The papers are based on international accounting and auditing standards.

Fundamental Level – Knowledge Fundamental Level – Skills Professional Level – Essentials

F1 – Accountant in Business
F2 – Management Accounting
F3 – Financial Accounting F4 – Corporate & Business Law
F5 – Performance Management
F6 – Taxation
F7 – Financial Reporting
F8 – Audit And Assurance
F9 – Financial Management P1 - Professional Accountant
P2 - Corporate Reporting

The timetable for each of the subjects is structured to provide a focused tuition section, dedicated revision sessions including a corrected mock exam.

Revision Only
F1, F2 & F3 – €1,200 for all three papers (can be taken over 2 terms)
F4, F5, F6, F7, F8 & F9 – €2,250 for any four papers
P1, P2 – €2,250 for any four papers

ACCA CBE
Price per Exam €120 – F1, F2 & F3

What are the entry requirements?

Students should consult http://www.accaglobal.com or speak directly to Aoife Fitzpatrick who will be happy to advise. afitzpatrick@ibat.ie (01) 8075055

How long is the course?

There are two examination sessions per year – one in February/March 2012.

What are the course fees?

Part Time: Papers F1-F3: €510 per paper
Part-Time: Papers F4-F9: €710 per paper OR any four papers for €2,250
Part-Time: Papers P1-P2: €850 per paper OR any four papers for €2,250

IBAT is an ACCA Gold Provider.

Who accredits this course?

ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS, ACCA The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the largest and fastest growing international professional accountancy body in the world, with nearly 370,000 members and students in 160 countries. The ACCA syllabus has been recognised by the United Nations as providing the basis for a global accountancy qualification. This qualification enables you to become a Chartered Certified Accountant, to use the letters ACCA, and to work in any aspect of finance or management in any business. Please check out their website http://www.accaglobal.com/

How Do I Apply?

Graduate Students (Graduate-Rentry Route)

Relevant degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempted from all nine exams within the Fundamentals level and register directly at the Professional level. Non-relevant degrees may also qualify for some exemptions

International Students (English Languate Proficiency)

Regardless of the route taking, non-native english speakers (international students) will need to ensure that they have a minimum
IELTS – Minimum 6 Bands with no less than 5.5 in each component OR
TOEFL – Minimum score of 173 (Computer based) OR
Cambridge CPE – A, B or C.

How do I Register with ACCA

If you are taking ACCA exams for the first time your first step will be to contact the ACCA directly in order to register for examinations and apply for exemptions. ACCA may be contacted at:

ACCA Ireland
9 Leeson Park,
Dublin 6.
Tel: +353-1-4988900.

Email: students@accaglobal.com

Website: http://www.ireland.accaglobal.com/

Department Contacts: http://www.accaglobal.com/contacts/offices/ireland

ACCA Connect
Tel: + 44-141-582 2000
Website: http://www.accaglobal.com

Deadlines for first-time registration, with the ACCA board are as follows:

For June examinations - 31st December
For December examinations - 15th August

Deadlines for exam registration:

For June examinations - 15th April
For December examinations- 15th October

Student also are advised to also visit the ACCA student resources locate at the following website:

http://www.accaglobal.com/students/
http://www.ireland.accaglobal.com/ireland/students/

Exemptions

Holders of previous qualifications can refer to ACCA’s exemptions enquiry database which is located on the ACCA website: http://www.accaglobal.com/join/acca/exemptions or http://www.accaglobal.com/join/exemptions/

I would like to apply what should I do?

To apply please complete our online enquiry form which will give us the key details to start your application and a member of our admissions team will contact you with further details. Alternatively, please feel free to contact Aoife Fitzpatrick our admissions specialist for ACCA courses on 01 807 5055, to register or to set up a meeting to discuss the course further. You can also email us at enquiry@ibat.ie. If you are satisfied with all the information that you have seen, you also can register online now for this course by clicking the 'Pay fees online' link on the course home page. This will secure your place on the course and save you time. Please feel free to visit the college anytime and our course content experts will be more then willing to discuss any queries you may have. We look forward to seeing you.

Address

IBAT House, Forster Way, Swords

Category

Accountancy / Finance,Accountancy / Finance/ACCA

Price

Varies, see content

Time of day

Evening, Part time

Code

ACCP1P

Type

Third level courses

Qualification

ACCA

Contact

+353-1-8075055

Contact email

enquiry@ibat.ie

Url

http://www.ibat.ie/index.php/courses/accounting-and-finance/acca-course-accountancy-courses.html