Preparatory Course for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Examination - Certified Accounting Technician (Foundations in Accountancy (FIA) Suite)

Provided by: Kaplan Higher Education Academy

Awarded by: Kaplan Singapore

Course Introduction

Foundations in Accountancy (FIA) is a suite of awards that employers can use to provide employees with a grounding in accounting and finance.
The qualifications can be used to develop recruits from secondary schools or to encourage those already working in accounts support roles to obtain formal recognition of their abilities. There are no formal entry requirements.
FIA is a new entry-level suite of awards, which including Certificates, Diploma and a revised CAT Qualification.

Curriculum Overview

Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting

RQF Level 2

FA1 – Recording Financial Transactions
MA1 – Management Information

Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting

RQF Level 3

FA2 – Maintaining Financial Records
MA2 – Managing Costs & Finances

Diploma in Accounting and Business

RQF Level 4

FBT – Foundations Business and Technology
FMA – Management Accounting
FFA – Financial Accounting

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

7 modules above + 2 Optional modules from FTX, FFM & FAU
Optional papers (2 out of 3):

FTX* – Foundations in Taxation
FFM – Foundations in Financial Management
FAU – Foundations in Audit

*Singapore variant
Students are required to complete a professionalism and ethics module called Foundations in Professionalism. This is an online interactive module.
You can complete Foundations in Professionalism before or after completing the exam component of the qualification you are aiming to achieve and you only need to successfully complete the module once, even if you decide to complete one or more of the abovementioned FIA suite of awards.

Entry Requirements

RQF Level 2 & 3

Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting
Minimum Age: 16
Academic Level: No formal academic or accounting knowledge
Language Proficiency:

IELTS 4.5 or equivalent; or
Pass English language at GCE N-level or its equivalent; or
Pass ACCA English Test; or
Pass Kaplan English Placement Test

RQF Level 4

Diploma in Accounting and Business
Minimum Age: 16
Academic Level: No formal academic or accounting knowledge
Language Proficiency:

IELTS 5.0 or equivalent; or
Pass English language at GCE N-level or its equivalent; or
Pass ACCA English Test; or
Pass Kaplan English Placement Test

Study Mode & Duration

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