Becoming an Associate Chartered Accountant

 

The special entry pathway to the Associate Chartered Accountants' College closed on 1 November 2008. Entry is now only available through meeting the requirements below.

 

The Associate Chartered Accountant is the Institute’s mid-tier designation. Associate Chartered Accountants are versatile professionals who have completed a graduate programme of diverse accounting and business skills within a structured framework in the tertiary environment and the workplace.

 

Associate Chartered Accountants are synonymous with high professional standards and reliable business advice. They are well positioned within the profession to work for Chartered Accountants in public practice, as financial and business analysts and advisors, and in middle management roles. Similar to all members of the Institute, Associate Chartered Accountants receive training in and are required to act in a professional and ethical manner, and to maintain their competence through ongoing professional development. Associate Chartered Accountants can progress to the Chartered Accountants’ College on completion of additional programme requirements.

 

Admission requirements

The College of Associate Chartered Accountants reopened in November 2006 with new admission requirements. The pathway involves completion of academic study, practical experience and professional competence requirements for entry to the Associate Chartered Accountants’ College.

 

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Academic requirements for ACA College