ACPA Syllabus

The Association of Certified Project Accountants (ACPA), incorporating the Association of Certified Corporate Executive Accountants (ACCEA), is a modern and progressive Qualification Awarding & Professional Membership Organization devoted to the representation of both Project Accountants and Corporate Accountants world-wide.
The ACPA Syllabus was revised in October 2011.

Vocational Pathways – Syllabus Comparison:

The table below shows which Exam Units are relevant for each Level and for each Vocational Pathway.

QCF Level	Pathway
	Project Accounting	Corporate Accounting
Level 4 (Graduate Technician)	1.1 Financial Accounting 1.2 Management Accounting 1.3 Business Maths & Quantitive Methods 1.4 Economics
Level 5 (Advanced Technician)	2.1 Information Technology 2.2 Business Law 2.3 Audit 2.4 Taxation
Level 6 (Associate)	3.1 Advanced Accountancy 3.2 Project Management 3.3 PM Body of Knowledge 3.4 Project Accounting	3.1 Advanced Accountancy 3.5 Performance Management 3.6 Decision Making Management 3.7 Risk & Control Management
Level 7 (Fellow)	4.1 Strategic Business Planning 4.2 Strategic Financial Planning 4.3 Strategic ICT Planning

Entry Requirements:

The ethos of ACPA is based upon; “making the attainment of professional qualifications available to anyone who desires to better themselves through academic achievement as accessible and non-discriminatory as possible”.
This means that students from all walks of life, colour, creed, privilege, and background are welcome to study for the ACPA Qualifications.
Students should ideally be experienced in completing a programme of study up to at least Level 3, and should have attained success in pre-adult education.
Students can enter a course of study, which will lead them to successfully completing the four Level 4 ACPA Exam Units. Successful Level 4 Students will gain their first qualification; the Level 4 Diploma for Accounting Technicians, Student Members will also become professionally known as Graduate Accounting Technicians, and be entitled to use the designation “GAT” after their name.

Examinations

Examinations can be booked to be taken at any time once paid for. Results of an examination taken are calculated at the end of the examination and the Candidate is informed immediately of the result, both by the Exam Application and by E-Mail. Transcripts can be obtained on demand at any time in PDF format.

Assessment Criteria:

The required Pass Mark in all the ACPA Examinations is 65%. Each Examination contains 40 questions; therefore it is necessary to correctly answer 26 or more questions to successfully pass the Exam, within the allowed 120 minutes. Any questions unanswered will count as a wrong answer. There are no penalties for incorrect answers; they simply won't improve your final score.
The results are not graded, you either pass or don't pass the exam.

Issue of Certificates:

Certificates will be issued within thirty days upon successful completion of an assessment provided that there are no monies owing on account.

Exemptions based upon Qualifications & or Experience

Not sure if you qualify for exemptions?

If you're not sure whether or not your current qualifications and experience will gain you exemptions then please contact the Membership Officer directly for advice, giving as much information about your experience and qualifictions as you possibly can. Please include your CV and scanned copies of any certificates and / or transcripts which you think may help.

For further details about the Qualifications please contact the Examinations Officer directly.

Standards - Qualifications

Qualification Awarding Standards – FSSC & Ofqual

ACPA maintains a clearly defined standard for each part of its exam qualifications, which form the basis of our Professional Membership Grades as defined in the Professional Membership section.
Since the beginning of 2010 ACPA has adopted a policy to harmonize the ACPA qualifications with the definitions determined by Ofqual (United Kingdom) within “Annex E: QCF Level Descriptors” of the Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework. This harmonization has led to a clearer definition of membership grades and the improved correlation between Professional Membership and Qualification requirements.

ACPA Qualifications Approved by the FSSC (UK)

Please Note: Although the ACPA qualifications are approved by the FSSC they are not regulated by Ofqual

FSSC Approved Qualification Title

Level 4 Diploma for Accounting Technicians

Level 5 Diploma for Accounting Technicians

Level 6 Diploma for Certified Corporate Accountants

Level 7 Diploma for Certified Corporate Accountants

Level 6 Diploma for Certified Project Accountants

Level 7 Diploma for Certified Project Accountants

Level 6 Certificate for Certified Project Managers

The ACPA Syllabus...