Bookkeeping and Accounting Studies
| CIMA Professional Qualification: Managerial Level | Recommended 12 – 18 months of study | CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Operational Level, | College SA | |
| Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) | Students have a maximum period of 10 years in which they can complete all the exams, so they decide at which pace they want to study. | There are no formal academic qualifications, but you need to be at least 16 years old to enrol for the CAT Qualification. Certain previous qualifications may grant you exemptions from some modules. | College SA | |
| Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) | Students have a maximum period of 10 years in which they can complete all the exams, so they decide at which pace they want to study. | 1)Professional Examination Route (PER) 2)Mature Student Entry Route (MSER) 3)Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification | College SA | |
| CIMA Professional Qualification: TOPCIMA | Recommended 10 – 14 months of study | CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Operational Level; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Managerial Level; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Strategic Level; AND | College SA | |
| CIMA Professional Qualification: Strategic Level | Recommended 8 - 14 months of study | CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Operational Level; AND CIMA Professional Qualification: Managerial Level. | College SA | |
| CIMA Professional Qualification: Operational Level | Recommended 12 - 14 months of study | CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting; OR Apply for and get exemption from CIMA. | College SA | |
| CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (5 modules) | Recommended 12 – 16 months of study | The road to CIMA is open to all, regardless of your educational background. CIMA's flexible entry policy enables anyone with a passion to succeed in business the opportunity to study with CIMA. However, you must be competent in Mathematics and the English language before you start. | College SA | |
| Technical Financial Acc: Business Law and Accounting Control | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Technical Financial Acc: Income Tax Returns | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Senior Bookkeeping: Cost and Management Accounting | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Senior Bookkeeping: Financial Statements | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Junior Bookkeeper: Computerised Bookkeeping (including Pastel) | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Junior Bookkeeping: Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Junior Bookkeeper - Bookkeeping to Trial Balance | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| Junior Bookkeeper: Business Literacy | Recommended 6 months of study | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| National Diploma: Certified Financial Accounting NQF Level 6 | This course should take you between 36 and 40 months to complete. | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting NQF Level 5 | This course should take you between 14 and 24 months to complete. | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| National Certificate: Bookkeeping (Junior Bookkeeper) NQF Level 3 | This course should take you between 14 and 24 months to complete. | Grade 10 | College SA | |
| FET Certificate: Bookkeeping (Certified Senior Bookkeeper) NQF Level 4 | This course should take you between 14 and 24 months to complete. | Grade 10 |
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