The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the largest global professional accountancy body with over 250,000 members and students worldwide. ACCA has been recognised by the United Nations as providing the basis for a global accountancy qualification.

Founded in London in 1904, the ACCA qualification combines the benefits of traditional accounting skills with a forward looking syllabus which recognises that finance professionals are increasingly required to demonstrate strategic thinking, excellent communications and fluency with information technology.

About the Course

FTOnline has made arrangements to offer this distance learning course to ensure that your professional career objective. At completion, you will be equipped with knowledge and skills in accountancy, taxation, auditing, management and computing which will enable you to work in any area of finance.

You will be joining a community of learners that is increasing rapidly. FTOnline has a growing number of students who have undertaken to study for ACCA qualification through our unique distance-learning programme. The characteristic common to all of these learners is that they have busy schedules and have chosen a distance-learning route so that they can control their own learning.

Entry Requirements

In order to gain entry to the course it is necessary for you to satisfy the minimum entry requirements which can take a variety of forms. If you are a mature student aged 21 years or over you can take advantage of the Mature Student Entry Route.

Which study method should I choose?

Open learning is the most sophisticated learning method available today. Open learning allows different people to learn at different speeds and recognises that busy lives mean that there are times and places more convenient to the learner than a time and place dictated by classroom based learning.

Open learning is quite literally a fast-track study alternative for students who are able to study using the latest technology such as interactive study materials, practice and revision kits, computer based training packages, internet, videos, audio cassettes and, of course traditional textbooks!

Students do not need access to a computer either at work or at home to undertake this course.

Tutor Support

Our tutors are chosen for their subject expertise and their broad expertise in training Accountants. Most important of all though, is that our tutors will help to ensure that every minute of training time is used as effectively as possible and that problems can be identified early and corrected. FTOnline tutors know how to encourage and inspire students, and offer solutions to their problems.

Our tutor support is especially designed to give specific study guidance and highlight areas of particular importance and difficulty.

Examination Dates

December and June of each year.

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE COURSE?

FTOnline shall be providing following distance learning material to the subscribers, initially through PTC, all these documents are also downloadable from the website, or can be provided in a Hard Copy:

• Study System
• Study Plan/Guide
• Practice Question Bank
• Practice Test 1
• Practice Test 2
• Mock Examination
• Revision Question Bank
• Telephone helpline service 

Programme of Study

The personalised Programme of Study is planned to encourage you to study a timetable that suits your needs. Tell us when you want to start, when you will be away, and we will then design your Programme of Study to show you how much work you must complete before your examination.

Key features include:

• Study timetable - makes you plan your studies thereby ensuring exam success!
• Target dates - shows when mock tests should be completed and returned for marking.
• Flexibility - the programme is designed to ensure your studies run smoothly.

Mock Tests/Assignments

Three course tests/assignments are included as part of your home study programme and are the best way to check your progress by gaining valuable feedback from your personal tutor and sharpening your exam technique!

Personal tutors provide:

• A summary of your performance - concentrating on your exam technique and any weaknesses that might cause you problems.
• Helpful advice - to help you improve your studies run smoothly.

Helpline Service

Help is only a phone call away - you are not isolated! We're here if you have any queries about any aspect of your course or need study advice. Just call FTOnline with your queries and our administration staff will put you through to a tutor. Remember we have late evenings on a Monday and Thursday to 8.00pm.

Syllabus

ACCA new syllabus

Part 1

1.1   Preparing Financial Statements

1.2   Financial Information for Management

1.3   Managing People

Part 2

2.1 Information Systems

2.2 Corporate & Business Law

2.3 Business Taxation (FA2001) Jun 02 & Dec 02

2.4 Financial Management & Control

2.5 Financial Reporting

2.6 Audit & Internal Review

Part 3

Two papers from the following four options:

3.1 Audit & Assurance Services

3.2 Advanced Taxation (FA2001) Jun 02 & Dec 02

3.3 Performance Management

3.4 Business Information Management

Plus the following three mandatory units:

3.5 Strategic Business Planning & Development

3.6 Advanced Corporate Reporting

3.7 Strategic Financial Management

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO REMEMBER

Please note that in order to achieve the ACCA qualification you will need to register with ACCA as a student. The following items are payable directly to the ACCA and are therefore not included in your course fees:

• ACCA registration fee £55
• ACCA annual subscription £55
• ACCA exam/exemption fees (traditional paper-based examinations):
• Part 1 - per paper £38
• Part 2 - per paper £46
• Part 3 - per paper £54 (examinations only - no exemptions)

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

31st December 2003   for   June 2004 manual examinations

15th August 2003       for    December 2004 manual examinations