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ACCAs Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

A Quick Guide to Get You Started

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About CAT
The Certified Accounting Technician qualification is recognised all around the world and is awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The CAT qualification comprises a combination of exams and practical experience and is designed to equip you with all the necessary technical skills and knowledge required to fulfill an accounting role to technician level. It also provides a firm foundation of knowledge and the opportunity to fast track towards becoming a professional ACCA accountant. Although CAT can be obtained as a stand-alone qualification, it is often the case that individuals study for CAT as an introductory qualification in accountancy prior to training to become a Chartered Accountant through the ACCA Qualification. You will need to complete nine out of ten exams for the CAT Qualification. On completion of the exams and one years practical experience, you will be able to call yourself a Certified Accounting Technician and use the designation CAT after your name. You will also be eligible for automatic transfer to the ACCA Professional Scheme qualification, and entitled to exemption from the Knowledge Module of the programme. The CAT usually takes one and a half years to complete the nine CAT exams.

Entry Requirements
Candidates should be at least 16 years of age. There are no formal academic qualifications necessary to register for the CAT Qualification, but previous qualifications may entitle you to exemptions from some of the CAT exams.

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Structure
The qualification is split into three levels. The Advanced Level exams are of equivalent standard to the first year of a university degree and offer a choice of options to suit your career needs.
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL

T1 Recording Financial Transactions T2 Information for Management Control

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

T3 Maintaining Financial Records T4 Accounting for Costs

ADVANCED LEVEL

T5 Managing People & Systems T6 Drafting Financial Statements T7 Planning, Control & Performance Management
ADVANCED LEVEL - OPTIONS (choose any two)

T8 Implementing Audit Procedures T9 Preparing Tax Computations T10 Managing Finances

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Fees
Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Fees ACCA Initial Registration ACCA Annual Subscription ICAB Initial Registration ICAB Annual Subscriptions Exam Fees (per paper) Introductory Level Intermediate Level Advanced Level Computer Based Exam (Papers T1 T4 only) 38.00 38.00 49.00 140.00 140.00 175.00 205.00

60.00 60.00

(approx BBD amt)

BDS$

215.00 215.00 115.00 57.50

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Registering with ACCA

You can apply to register for the CAT at any time. However, because there are two exam sessions per year, and in order to sit a particular session, ACCA must receive your registration form by: December 31 the preceding year for the June examinations August 15 the same year for December examinations

You may register by post or online. Registration forms are available at our office.

Registering by Post

Please ensure that you: Complete the registration form Enclose all appropriate supporting documentation (e.g. proof of qualifications etc) Enclose you initial subscription fee or enclose your credit card details Forward registration to ACCA

Registering Online

Please ensure that you: Register online at www.accaglobal.com Complete the online registration form Print and complete the declaration sheet Enclose all appropriate documentation (e.g. proof of qualifications) Enclose your initial subscription fee or fill in the credit card details Forward to ACCA

Registering with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB)

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados (ICAB) is the regulatory body for accountants and accounting students in Barbados. For CAT ACCA operates a Joint Examination Schemes in co-operation with ICAB. This means that as a resident or national of Barbados, you can gain access to the technician qualification of these local bodies as well as hold ACCA's CAT designation. To register with ICAB as well as with ACCA, you need to complete a Joint Examination Scheme Registration Form, obtainable from ICABs office in Hastings, Christ Church or from Prestige Accounting. The form, registration fee and supporting documentation should be returned to the local Joint Examination Scheme office in your country.

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Whats Next?
Once your application has been processed successfully (this usually takes approximately 6 weeks after receipt in the UK office), you will receive your Student Information Pack, which contains all you need to know as a student of ACCA, including a welcome letter, your registration card, Student Handbook, detailed syllabus and study guide, notifications of any exemptions awarded and a personal pass code for access to ACCA online facilities.

After having registered with ACCA, you are free to commence your studies. Prestige Accounting is your full service ACCA study partner....

Bookshop
Our Bookshop supplies all study materials to assist you with your studies! BPP Study Texts, Practice & Revision Kits, Pass Cards, i-Learn & i-Pass CDs

Our professional bookshop is the official distributor in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean for BPP Learning Media and Kaplan Publishing. We stock all paper-based and e-learning products for ACCA, CAT and DipFM exams as published by BPP Learning Media. Our College has also officially adopted BPP materials for its course delivery. BPP Learning Media is the sole Platinum Approved Learning Partner for Content. Platinum materials give students and tuition providers the highest level of assurance for exam success because it is the only examiner reviewed content for ACCA, CAT, DipIFR and DipFM qualifications, ensuring that all subjects are meticulously covered to reflect the required depth in each area.

Tuition Provider
Prestige Accounting is a Gold Status ACCA Approved Learning Partner. Approval is given to tuition providers who demonstrate that they meet the challenging performance targets set by ACCA. Such approval is granted only to high-quality tuition providers that ACCA is confident to recommend to students. Our training is divided into two semesters. Semester I Training in preparation for the June exam sitting is held January to April, with revision courses in May. Semester II runs from July to November with revision being held in November. Students can commence training either semester.

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Training Options
We offer a range of training options for the CAT Qualification:

Part-time evening Courses are offered for all papers of the CAT programme except Paper 9. They consist of weekly 2 or 3 hour lectures for each paper being attempted. The entire syllabus is covered over a 6 month period. On completion of courses, revision courses are held for all papers ahead of the bi-annual examination sittings; Intensive Block Courses - these courses are offered based on demand for all papers except Paper 9. They are conducted over a 3 or 4 day period, where sessions are held for 7 hours each day. The entire syllabus is covered in this period, and examinations are attempted in June or December; CBE Intensive Block Courses - similar to the intensive block course above, however these courses are only available for the papers that can be taken via the CBE examination format. 3 day courses are offered for CAT Papers 1 and 2, while 4 day courses are held for CAT Papers 3 & 4. At the conclusion of the course, students are required to sit the examination within 1 week using our Computer Based Examination (CBE) Option. The courses are structured to cater primarily to students that may be repeating courses following receipt of results, with strict attention to the CBE format of questions. Your results will be available immediately on completion of the CBE examination. Weekend Block Courses are conducted over a series of weekends during a 6 month period, and are currently offered for CAT Paper 9. This method of study is particularly useful to those with demanding work schedules. Examinations are taken every June and December; Revision Courses - our revision courses are held every May and November preceding examination month, and are sessions lasting 2 full days with the aim of reviewing the key areas of each syllabus of each paper with a distinct focus on ensuring students are clear on the basic principles and concepts of each syllabus and that their exam question answering techniques are at the desired levels to ensure their success.

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Training Fees
Part Time Course $ INTRODUCTORY LEVEL T1 Recording Financial Transactions T2 Information for Management Control INTERMEDIATE LEVEL T3 Maintaining Financial Records T4 Accounting for Costs ADVANCED LEVEL Core Papers T5 Managing People & Systems T6 Drafting Financial Statements T7 Planning, Control & Performance Management ADVANCED LEVEL Option Papers T8 Implementing Audit Procedures T9 Preparing Tax Computations T10 Managing Finances COMBINATION PRICING Papers T1 & T2 Paper T1 or T2 AND Paper T3 orT4 Papers T1, T2 & T3 Papers T3 & T4 Paper T3 or T4 AND Paper T5, T6 or T7 Paper T3 or T4 AND Paper T8, T9 or T10 Papers T5 & T6 Paper T5 or T6 AND Paper T7 Papers T5, T6 & T7 Paper T5 or T6 AND Paper T8, T9 or T10 Papers T6 & T9 Paper T7 AND Paper T8, T9 or T10 Any two option papers (T8, T9, T10) All Option Papers 1,600.00 1,600.00 1,700.00 995.00 945.00 Revision Course Only $ 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 CBE Block Course $ 425.00 425.00

1,550.00 1,550.00

550.00 550.00

1,800.00 1,700.00 1,800.00

1,785.00 2,275.00 3,200.00 2,800.00 2,800.00 3,000.00 2,900.00 2,950.00 3,900.00 3,050.00 2,950.00 3,150.00 3,250.00 4,300.00

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Training Fees contd

All published fees are governed by our Terms & Conditions and summarised on each training registration form. Part Time Course fees are inclusive of tuition, BPP Study Text, Revision Kit & Pass Cards and Revision Courses for each paper. CBE Block Course fees include cost of training and exam fees. CBE Block Courses for T1 Recording Financial Transactions and T2 Information for Management Control are intensive 3-day sessions and 5-day sessions for T3 Maintaining Financial Records and T4 Accounting for Costs. ALL CBE BLOCK COURSES ARE FOLLOWED BY COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATIONS. Students settling full course fee for any part time course package at the start of the semester will be given a 5% discount. Learning Materials are not included in the course fees for Block Courses or Revision Courses - lecturer handouts and notes only. Course fees are payable in accordance with the terms & condition of each training course type.

Exams
Paper Based Exams are held twice a year in June and December. Although you can sit the papers in any order, it is advised that they be attempted in numerical order. There is no restriction to the number of exams you may attempt. We recommend that you take a maximum of four exams each sitting. At the Introductory and Intermediate Levels, you can choose to sit some or all of your papers as Computer Based Exams (CBEs). CBEs offer you the flexibility to sit papers at any time during the year you are not restricted to June and December exam sessions. CBEs are held at ACCA CBE Licensed Centres and all related exam fees are paid directly to the centre. Please note that students who are required to attempt the Introductory and Intermediate Levels papers T1 to T4 have the option of taking these papers via Computer Based Examination. Although there is no registration deadline stipulation if you are attempting your exams via computer based assessment, you must be in possession of an ACCA student registration number at the time of registering for your CBE.

Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)