What differentiates Chartered accountants from all the other accountants is that the chartered accounting program is a Graduate Diploma course. The word Chartered was derived from ‘Royal Charter’ and it was first granted in 1854 to a group of accountants in British Commonwealth Countries and Ireland. If you chose a Chartered Accountant Career, you will be internationally recognized by other accounting bodies, so you will be able to work in most places in the world as an accountant.
How to become a chartered accountant
Attain a Bachelors degree qualification in an accounting program
Then complete a graduate Diploma in Chartered Accounting.
Complete at least three years working for an organization that is recognized by the Institute, while you are still a student.
Be mentored by a member of the Chartered Institute who will be working in the same organization as you.
Chartered accountants can work in all spheres of Finance, Banking, Consultancy, Auditing and Business. Their career path can also lead them to a public or private sector career.
Courses, Training, Programs
You will take two years to complete a Graduate Diploma in Chartered accounting. You will take five modules in this course.
Some of the classes that you should take when doing your undergraduate course in order to be eligible to qualify to become a chartered accountant include Auditing, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation, Commercial and Corporations Law.
The fees that you will pay for the course will cover the costs of your tuition, assessment tests, printed and web based materials and face to face sessions.
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