ACCA Qualification Program

ACCA Qualification Pathway For Careers As A Professional Accountant

For accounting students wrestling with the high cost, inconvenient study periods & domestic market constraints of the current Australian CPA & CA models, AIFA has the ideal solution - improving your study efficiency, flexibility & your international standing by providing an exclusive graduate pathway into the globally recognised qualification of the ACCA.

ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) was formed in 1904, and today is known as the global body for professional accountants. The ACCA Qualification offers business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a distinctly successful and rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.

The ACCA currently comprises 147,000 members and 424,000 students in over 170 countries with a network of 83 offices and centres across the world.

The ACCA is an approved member of IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) and in Australia has now been accredited by the Australian Tax Practitioners Board as both a recognised Tax Agent Association and BAS Agent Association.

Completing your ACCA qualification through AIFA will permit you to gain other essential qualification prerequisites as you work and study. This unique opportunity will allow you to demonstrate to employers the knowledge and skills you have acquired throughout your journey.

Collect Qualifications Along The Way

On your way to your ACCA Qualification via an AIFA learning pathway you can achieve;

• Advanced Diploma of Accounting (including the educational qualifications needed for registration as a BAS Agent & Tax Agent with the Australian Tax Practitioners Board)
• ACCA Qualification
• BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University – UK

Online Web Live Tutorials (WebLT)

Supporting you all the way through your journey, where ever it may take you, are AIFA's uniquely versatile live online tutorials (WebLT) guaranteeing a dynamic learning environment in which students are encouraged to learn, apply skills and network with classmates from the comfort and convenience of their homes or offices.

The distinctive live WebLT tutorials will ensure AIFA's industry expert tutors are frequently available, classes are consistently engaged and our students study progress managed & supported with all tutorial sessions tailored appropriately to the class.

AIFA's tutorial and assessment outcome data confirms a very close correlation between attendance at AIFA's WebLT tutorials and successful completion of assessment tasks.

A Number of ACCA Qualification Pathways

1. Non Graduate Entry

Complete AIFA's Advanced Diploma of Accounting + credit for 4 ACCA Qualification units + requirements for BAS and TAX Agent registration = 1 year

Complete a further 10 ACCA Qualification units with AIFA WebLT tutorial support

Elect to take the BSc (Hons) Degree in Accounting from Oxford Brookes University in the UK

2. Graduate Entry

With a recognised university degree, majoring in accounting, you may be eligible for exemptions and have only a further 5 ACCA Qualification units over one or two years with AIFA WebLT tutorial support.

Practical Experience Requirements (PER)

In addition to completing the ACCA Qualification examination, you will also be required to gain three years' practical experience (PER) and achieve 13 work place Performance Objectives. PER can be gained before, during or after your examinations.

Professional Ethics Module

This is not an exam and there is no pass or fail; ACCA students merely need to complete the online module before applying for full ACCA membership which develops professional maturity through access to a range of ethical perspectives.

AIFA / ACCA Pathway 1 – High School Students

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AIFA / ACCA Pathway 2 – Undergraduate Degree Students

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