The IAS PGDA or Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA) is a one-year, postgraduate programme, which serves as the final academic stepping stone before the first SAICA board exam – Initial Test of Competence (ITC). The IAS PGDA is available to all students who have completed an accredited undergraduate degree in accounting and wish to complete for their studies, to achieve their ultimate goal of qualifying as a CA(SA). The IAS PGDA has been developed to comply with the SAICA syllabus requirements, including the SAICA competency-based framework (CBF). Tools have been developed that enable the student to track their progress and performance against the CBF in their attempt to prepare for the ITC. The IAS PGDA focuses predominantly on those topics not yet covered in the undergraduate degree. However, IAS also provides a database of learning materials for all students to revise undergraduate issues.
JUNE INTAKE 2024 BCTA ADMISSIONS NOW OPEN
We offer a Level 1 & Level 2 bridging course to accommodate all students. We offer the Bridging Programme over 6 months or a year. We have a January as well as a June Intake. Every level offers extensive coverage in Financial Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting & Taxation. Level 1 is an introduction to the world of accounting, and once you pass Level 1, you may join Level 2. Level 2 is available to all students who completed an accredited undergraduate degree a few years ago and would like to refresh their accounting knowledge to prepare for the PGDA programme.
ITC BOARD COURSE 2024 ADMISSIONS NOW OPEN
At the Institute of Accounting Science, our mission is to provide the highest level of education to our students, by combining face-to-face/live streamed classes and other modern educational materials. We are devoted to helping students solidify their content knowledge, application and integration throughout our curriculums, in addition to effective exam techniques. Furthermore, we allow students from other institutions to register and attend, but we are primarily focused on providing exceptional education to our IAS students.
IAS ACTION APC COURSE 2024 ADMISSIONS NOW OPEN
The IAS ACTION Professional Programme is designed to be a hyper-personalised learning journey wherein candidates develop their professional competence and refresh their technical competence.
IAS partnered with Advisory&, otherwise know as 4th learning who performed a review of the SAICA education system from school level all the way through to the APC as a project for SAICA, and therefore has a unique insight into the educational process. This research is informing the preparatory programme design to produce a product to address the gaps identified in their research, and to correct these as part of the preparatory programme. The Advisory& staff are leading the technical aspect of this part of the course.
Professional Accreditations
The following entities have accredited this programme:
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South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA);
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Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE);
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Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET); and
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South African Qualification Authority (SAQA)
The programme is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training until the date determined by the registrar as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration certificate no. 2017/HE07/002.