ACCA Qualification

ACCA Qualification is a professional program designed to develop expertise in accounting, auditing, taxation, financial management, and strategic business leadership. It prepares individuals to become professional accountants who can work in different industries worldwide.

Course Details

Students advance through three key components of the ACCA Qualification on their path towards becoming an ACCA member.

Exam

Applied Knowledge exams

An exceptional introduction to the world of finance and accounting, these exams provide students with a broad understanding of essential accounting techniques.

• Business and Technology (BT)

• Management Accounting (MA)

• Financial Accounting (FA)

Find out more about the Applied Knowledge exams.

Applied Skills exams

Building on your existing knowledge and understanding, Applied Skills develops strong, broad and practical finance required of future strategic professional accountant in any sector or industry.

• Corporate and Business Law (LW)

• Performance Management (PM)

• Taxation (TX)

• Financial reporting (FR)

• Audit and Assurance (AA)

• Financial Management (FM)

Find out more about the Applied Skills exams.

Strategic Professional

These exams provide students with the unique blend of skills, real-world focus and specialisation options which will super-charge careers and develop strategic, forward-thinking professional accountants. Strategic Professional exams are comprised of both Essentials and Options exams.

Essentials

Students will take both these exams which provide them with the skills they need to make an immediate impact with employers.

• Strategic Business Leader (SBL)

• Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)

Options

These exams offer the unique opportunity to specialise in areas of greatest relevance to a chosen sector or career path.

• Advanced Financial Management (AFM)

• Advanced Performance Management (APM)

• Advanced Taxation (ATX)

• Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

Find out more about the Strategic Professional exams.

Practical experience

Exams are important. But part of what makes the ACCA Qualification so valuable is that it gives you real-world experience.

As well as completing exams and the ethics module, you need three years’ practical experience in a relevant role to qualify. Learn more about the Practical Experience Requirement.

Ethics and Professional Skills

The Ethics and Professional Skills module is designed to develop the complete range of skills that employers told us they need. By introducing students to the full spectrum of advanced ethical and professional skills and exposing them to realistic business situations, we’re doing everything we can to make our students shine with recruiters and be really credible in the workplace. 

Students should complete the module ahead of taking the Strategic Professional exams. Find out more about the Ethics and Professional Skills Module.