Study the ACCA Qualification on a Part-time basis
- 13 exams
- relevant practical experience, with a minimum of three years
- Ethics and Professional Skills module.
The ACCA is the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. ACCA is recognised and respected across the world. It currently has students and members in 170 countries and has offices and centres in nearly 80 countries. It has been around for over 100 years and in that time it has built a reputation of excellence in qualifications and training that is recognised around the world, especially by employers of accountants.
This qualification enables you to become a Chartered Certified Accountant, use the designatory letters ACCA, and a locally certified accountant using the designatory letters MIA. The flexibility of the ACCA Qualification means that it doesn’t limit you to one particular sector. As an ACCA member, you will have the opportunity of working in any sector you choose, be it public practice, public sector, financial services or corporate sector, giving you access to a broad range of complex and interesting roles.(/p)
In order to qualify as an ACCA and MIA member, you will need to complete:
Start your ACCA Qualification and you join the biggest and fastest-growing accountancy body in the UK.
Minimum Entry Requirements
- Fully completed Advanced Matriculation Certificate (AM)
- Fully completed Matriculation Certificate Examination (from the University of Malta), including 2 passes [grades A-E] at Advanced Level & 3 passes at Intermediate level
- Institute of Financial Services Malta, Diploma in Banking and Financial Services
- Extended Skill Training Scheme Diploma
- 2 passes at GCE A Levels / Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 passes at GCE O Level / School Certificate [grades A-C /9-4] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
- 2 Advanced level passes from part-complete Matriculation Certificate or Advanced Matriculation Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS 3 GCE O Level / School Certificate [grades A-C / 9-4] OR 3 passes from the Secondary Education Certificate (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
If you do not currently have any of the above minimum entry requirements, you can still start the ACCA Qualification as a Foundations in Accountancy Student (FIA). As an FIA student you will still be eligible to sit for the Applied Knowledge exams but as a foundations student.
Applied Knowledge Level
To be awarded the Diploma, all three of Papers FBT / BT, FMA / MA, and FFA /FA must be passed. In addition, the Foundations in Professionalism module must also be successfully completed before the Diploma can be awarded. Please note that the Diploma certificates can be downloaded directly by the student from the myACCA portal.
It is important to note that these 3 exams within Foundations in Accountancy are exactly the same as the first 3 exams of the ACCA Qualification and share identical syllabuses, study guides, and assessment methods. Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Accounting and Business via Foundations in Accountancy can transfer to the ACCA Qualification and commence their studies from the fourth paper onwards of the ACCA Qualification.
The Diploma will also be available to ACCA registered students who register directly for – and pass – the Fundamentals Knowledge module papers:
Accountant in Business; Management Account; and Financial Accounting; and who successfully complete the Foundations in Professionalism module.
Applied Skills Level
The Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business will be awarded when students have completed the Applied Skills Level of the ACCA Qualification. Students will also need to complete the Ethics and Professional Skills Module (EPSM) to receive certification for the award of Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business.
Applied Skills Courses
- Corporate and Business Law – Maltese Variant
- Performance Management
- Taxation – Maltese Variant
- Financial Reporting
- Audit and Assurance
- Financial Management
Strategic Professional Level
Complete the final step of the ACCA Qualification with our Strategic Professional exams and you’ll be on your way to adding ACCA after your name. The final level of the ACCA Qualification towards ACCA membership, these exams will equip you with a unique blend of skills, real-world focus and specialisation options to super-charge your accountancy career and impress employers.
Strategic Professional Courses
- Strategic Business Leader
- Strategic Business Reporting
- Advanced Audit and Assurance
- Advanced Taxation – Maltese Variant