ACCA now offers a range of foundation-level qualifications (FIA – Foundation in accountancy) which provide an excellent starting point for those who may wish to pursue a career in accountancy and become a professional accountant but may not meet the entry requirements to start their studies straight away on the ACCA Qualification. The range includes certificates, diplomas and a technician-level qualification (CAT).
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FIA Qualification Exam dates and Fees
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Free ACCA FIA course notes
FA1 notes 2018 Exams
FA2 notes 2018 Exams
MA1 notes 2018 Exams
MA2 notes 2018 Exams
FAB notes/lectures (the same syllabus as ACCA F1)
FMA notes/lectures (the same syllabus as ACCA F2)
FFA notes/lectures (the same syllabus as ACCA F3)
ACCA FIA Foundation in Accountancy consists of:
INTRODUCTORY CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
FA1 Recording Financial Transactions
MA1 Management Information
INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
FA2 Maintaining Financial Records
MA2 Managing Costs and Finance
DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS
You can access free Course notes and Lectures for the Diploma in Accounting and Business
FAB Accountant in Business
FMA Management Accounting
FFA Financial Accounting
Students who successfully complete the Diploma in Accounting and Business through Foundations in Accountancy can either:
- transfer to the ACCA Qualification and commence their studies at F4 onwards of the ACCA Qualification
or
- continue to study for the Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) qualification. On completion of this, they can progress to the ACCA Qualification
if they choose to do so, beginning their studies at paper F4. They can also count the four performance objectives and one year’s work experience gained to achieve the CAT Qualification towards the three years’ work experience required for the ACCA Qualification.
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (CAT) QUALIFICATION
All the above exams plus two of the following specialist papers)
FTX Foundations in Taxation
FFM Foundations in Financial Management
FAU Foundations in Audit
Migration from old CAT Syllabus to FIA Qualification and New CAT Qualification
FOUNDATION LEVEL EXAM RESOURCES from ACCA
INTRODUCTORY CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE IN FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN (CAT)