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Visit http://wwww.cimaglobal.com and complete the Online student registration.
  1. Pass all your exams
  2. Complete Career Profile
  3. Have relevant practical experience

Continuing Professional Development: CIMA still requires you to study and keep up to date with the changes of Accounting Profession. It is compulsory for all qualified accountants who wish to keep their CIMA membership.

TWO subjects each time is ideal for perfect work , study and personal life balance. At the most 3 subjects are OK if time is available.
To sit paper based exams in May, you must register with CIMA by 31 January of the same year.
To sit exams in November, you must register with CIMA by 31 July of the same year.
If you plan to start at the Certificate level, then you need to register with CIMA approximately 2 months before you plan to sit your first Computer Based Assessment.
It depends on your previous academic qualifications.
If you have Starting Point
No previous qualifications Certificate level
AAT qualification Operational level
Degree Certificate/ Operational or Management levels
MBA / Masters in Accounting / IFAC / ICWAI/ICMAP/ICMAB Masters Gateway / Professional Gateway / Management Accountants Gateway
Visit ACCA website and complete the Online student registration.
  1. Pass all your exams
  2. Complete Ethics Module
  3. Have 36 month's of relevant practical experience ( Obtained before, during or after the exams)

Continuing Professional Development: ACCA still requires you to study and keep up to date with the changes of Accounting Profession. It is compulsory for all qualified accountants who wish to keep their ACCA membership.

TWO subjects each time is ideal for perfect work , study and personal life balance. At the most 3 subjects are OK if time is available.
Can register any time of the year
But must register as a student at least one month before you enter the exams
It depends on your previous academic qualifications.
If you have Starting Point
No previous qualifications Should complete the final level of the AAT or FIA Diploma first and then move on to ACCA qualification
Two A-Levels and three GSCEs in five separate subjects including English and Maths Knowledge module
A non-relevant degree Knowledge module
AAT qualified Skills module
Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Law and Management Skills or Essentials module ( subject to any exemptions)
* You must apply for exemptions when you register as a student.
* For more information visit ACCA
Not an exam
It's a series of scenarios which encourage you to think about ethical issues surrounding accounting.
Eligible to access the module when you are eligible to sit Professional paper P1.
Depends on you
You can sit eight exams a year and so pass them all in under two years. You also need three years experience
Maximum time allowed is 10 years.
Most students take three years.
A Globally recognized standard for professionals in the financial services industry.
  1. Fill out an application form
  2. Online: Register
  1. Minimum time : 2.5 years
  2. Average time: Over 4 years
Requirements for awarding CFA charter
  1. Have a valid International travel passport
  2. Pass the sequence of three exams ( CFA Level1, Level II and Level III). Examined once a year during first weekend in June. Candidates can take only on exam per year
  3. Have at least 4 years of relevant work experience
  4. Fulfill CFA Institute membership requirements
  5. Follow CFA Institutes policies and other requirements
  • Minimum: At least 250 hours for each level of examination
  • Passing the exam is not a function of the number of hours that you spend preparing, it is dependent upon the quality of your preparation.
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Cambridge ICFE is an exam which tests candidates’ ability to understand written and spoken English in a number of realistic contexts that accountancy professionals are likely to encounter in their daily working lives. The exam consists of four papers – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking which are designed to provide a comprehensive approach to developing financial English skills. It has been developed in partnership with ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), which is the largest and fastest-growing global accountancy body.
As a finance professional, you already know that English is the language of international business. Now, developments such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) open up more international career opportunities to you. If you want to make a career in the world of finance, you will need excellent English language skills and the ability to confidently communicate within the international business community.

An ideal qualification for anyone thinking of, or already pursuing a career in accountancy or finance. It is also suitable for qualified accountants and finance professionals who wish to validate their financial English language skills and provide proof of their linguistic skills and expertise.

ICFE will help finance and accounting professionals to improve their English language skills and use them in a wide range of accounting and financial contexts. Because the exam is based on realistic texts, topics and tasks that are found in the daily working life of those employed in an accounting and finance role, successful candidates will find that they are better able to function in practical situations, such as meetings and discussions of a financial nature where they have to express opinions clearly. They will also be able to better understand texts of various types, including financial statements, journal articles, letters, reports and proposals.
Can register any time of the year
  1. Financial Reporting
  2. Company financial strategy
  3. Risk assessment and analysis
  4. Investment Banking
  5. Ethical standards within Accounting
  6. Accounting standards
  7. Debt recovery
  8. Accounting software packages and IT
  9. Auditing
  10. Assets and company valuations
  11. Budgetary processes
  12. Economic factors/conditions/forecasts in certain markets/sectors
  13. Forensic Accounting
The Test of Reading, Test of Writing and Test of Listening papers are likely to be scheduled on the same day. The Test of Speaking will be offered over a longer period with exact dates decided locally by the authorised centre.
Results are reported as three passing grades:
  1. C1 Pass with Merit;
  2. C1 Pass and B2 Pass,
  3. and two failing grades: Narrow Fail and Fail.
Cambridge ICFE tests English in a financial and accounting context, so, although background knowledge of this area of English language will impact to some degree on test performance, the exam is not a test of finance or accounting. Cambridge ICFE assesses candidates’ ability to understand spoken and written English in realistic, professional contexts that they are likely to encounter in their daily working lives.
Business English Certificates
Yes. Cambridge English Business English Certificates are recognised by employers and educational institutions throughout the world. Visit www.CambridgeEnglish.org/recognition/search.php for an up-to-date list of recognising educational institutions and corporate users.

No. They should have an understanding of, or interest in, the world of work, business and commerce, but do not need to have business experience. Many candidates are business school students.

No. Candidates’ responses are acceptable in varieties of English which would enable candidates to function in the widest range of international contexts. Candidates are expected to use a particular variety with some degree of consistency in areas such as spelling, and not, for example, switch from using a British spelling of a word to an American spelling of the same word in the same written response to a given task. Cambridge English: Business texts are based on authentic source material from many English-speaking countries.

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