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Professional Accounting School/Professional Competence Examination (PAS/PCE)

 

The PAS/PCE component of the Professional Competence Programme is designed to provide employers and other users of accounting services with a high level of assurance that those admitted to the College of Chartered Accountants have demonstrated the required potential to develop the appropriate range and level of competencies expected of a Chartered Accountant.

 

This expectation requires that newly admitted members not only have technical knowledge gained from tertiary study and a period of professional experience, but that they have developed and demonstrated other professional skills, namely the ability to:

  • identify and solve business problems
  • communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
  • demonstrate ethical behaviour
  • apply critical thinking
  • access, analyse and synthesise information
  • work effectively in a team and, when required, take a leadership role
  • integrate knowledge across the accounting sub-disciplines and a range of other business disciplines
  • maintain currency of technical skills.

 

PAS is a seven month, part-time, small group and self-study programme, that commences in February of each year and is structured around six, two-day workshops.  PCE is a case-study based examination that follows PAS and is sat in October.

 

It is essential that candidates enrolled in 2011 PAS/PCE attend ALL workshops during the year. Non-attendance at any workshop may result in a candidate being ineligible to sit the final written examination in October 2011. To avoid conflicts with the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand during 2011, the dates scheduled for 2011 PAS workshops and the PCE are:

 

Workshop 1 1 & 2 April 2011
Workshop 2 29 & 30 April 2011
Workshop 3 27 & 28 May 2011
Workshop 4 1 & 2 July 2011
Workshop 5 29 & 30 July 2011
Workshop 6 26 & 27 August 2011
Examination (PCE) 28 October 2011

The 2011 PAS/PCE Information Booklet and details about the 2011 PAS/PCE enrolment process and dates will be available from this site on 1 October 2010.

 

PAS/PCE is offered in various locations in New Zealand. There must be a minimum of 20 confirmed enrolments for the programme to be held in any specific location.

 

 

Eligibility

 

To be eligible to enrol in the PAS/PCE programme you must:

  • be a provisional member of the CA College
  • have completed 12 months of general practical experience
  • have successfully completed Foundations
  • be employed in an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) under the guidance of an Institute registered mentor
  • have completed 12 months of specified practical experience (full-time equivalent) by 1 April 2011.

 


 

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