APM – Advanced Performance Management

Course Content

• Strategic planning and control
• Economic, fiscal, market and environmental factors
• Performance measurement systems and design
• Strategic performance measurement
• Performance evaluation and corporate failure
• Current developments and emerging issues in management accounting and performance

• The aim of Advanced Performance Management is to have relevant knowledge, skills and exercise professional judgement in selecting and applying strategic management accounting techniques in different business contexts and to contribute to the evaluation of the performance of an organisation and its strategic and operational development.

   

  The Advanced Performance Management syllabus further develops key aspects introduced in Paper PM - Performance Management, at the Applied Skills level and draws on aspects of the material covered from a more strategic and operational planning perspective the SBL - Strategic Business Leader module.

   

  The syllabus introduces candidates to the strategic role of management accounting as a discipline for planning and controlling performance so that strategic objectives can be set, monitored and controlled. It also covers the impact of external factors on strategic management issues, such as macro economic, fiscal, market and environmental impacts on performance.From appreciating the strategic context of performance management and the impact of wider factors, the syllabus examines, at an operational level, the issues relating to performance measurement systems and their design.

   

  The syllabus then moves from performance management systems and their design to the scope and application of high-level performance measurement techniques in a variety of contexts, including not-for-profit organisations and multinational businesses.

   

  Having covered the strategic aspects of performance management and operational systems for the measurement and control of performance in a variety of contexts, candidates are then expected to synthesise this knowledge in the role of an advisor to senior management or independent clients on how to assess and control the performance of an entity, including the recognition of whether a business is facing difficulties or possibly failure.

   

  Finally, the syllabus deals with current developments in performance management and with emerging issues as they might affect or influence the management of performance within organisations.

• The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

  The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) offers a professional qualification, which has been recognised and respected across the world for over 100 years. ACCA is currently the largest British accountancy body with over 180,000 members and 480,000 students in 181 countries.

   

  
  Overview of the
  Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Programme

   

  SBCS Global Learning institute is an ACCA Gold Approved Learning Partner and Approved Licensed Computer-Based Exam Centre.  We have been teaching the ACCA programme for 35 years and over this period have produced many ACCA  Graduates and Prize winners. We are fully equipped to deliver classes online, blended and face to face, so rest assured, that no matter the situation your studies will not be interrupted.

  Our ACCA courses are taught by a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals, who are all superb teachers, and presently includes a partner at one of the big five audit firms and a CEO of a major international bank. Our teaching team and students are supported by our warm and competent ATEC administrators, whose primary focus is ensuring that our students receive a great teaching and learning experience.

  SBCS Global Learning Institute Ltd. offers a world-class ACCA teaching and learning experience that is geared towards you successfully completing your ACCA exams and achieving the prestigious ACCA designation.

   

  September 2023 - December 2023 Semester Class Offerings for ACCA (Applied Knowledge Level/ Papers only)
  

  • Timetable/ Class Schedule

  ACCA course outlines (September 2023)

  All students of the September 2023 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on June 30, 2024.

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  July 2023 - December 2023 Semester Classes for the ACCA Programme
  

  • Timetable/ Class Schedule

  ACCA course outline (July 2023)

  All students of the July 2023 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on March 30, 2024.

  Click for the ACCA programme registration form

  Click for payment options

   

  The ACCA Study School sessions for the July 2023 semester students will commence on Friday, October 27, 2023, geared towards the December 2023 exam sitting.

  • ACCA & FIA Study School Schedule

  Study School sessions will be hosted Online for the period April/May 2023

   

  These sessions are open to external students and can be registered for at least two (2) days before the start date.

  • FIA Study School – Cost
  • ACCA Study School – Cost

   

  CBE schedule for FIA papers, ACCA Applied Knowledge papers and the LW - Corporate & Business Law paper.

  • Click for the CBE schedule January 2023 - December 2023

   

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  For further information, contact our team at ATEC@sbcs.edu.tt.

   

  Collect more Certifications along your journey towards ACCA Membership!

  Gain a Diploma in Accounting and Business when you pass the first three exams of the ACCA Qualification Applied Knowledge modules (BT, MA and FA), and the Foundations in Professionalism (FIP) ethics module.

  An Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business can also be achieved by successfully completing all exams in the  ACCA Applied Knowledge and ACCA Applied Skills exams (BT – FM) of the ACCA programme and the Ethics and Professional Skills module.

  Completion of the Advanced Diploma and successful completion of the Strategic Professional exams (SBL - Strategic Business Leader, SBR - Strategic Business Reporting and two option modules) will allow you to become an ACCA affiliate.

  As part of your journey to becoming a qualified ACCA member, you will be required to complete the Ethics and Professional Skills Module which supplements your technical knowledge of the programme by helping to develop ethical and professional behaviours. You must also demonstrate relevant skills and experience within a real work environment. This is what the PER (Practical Experience Requirement) is all about.

  Get a BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting at the same time as becoming a qualified accountant through ACCA’s partnership with Oxford Brookes University (OBU). This is the perfect way to gain an extra qualification without doubling your workload. Having this degree with an ACCA qualification is a powerful combination of qualifications, which puts you in demand with employers, and increases your career prospects.

  To achieve this, you need to:

  • Pass your ACCA Qualification exams
  • Pass the Ethics and Professional Skills Module
  • Submit a research and analysis project.

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  Expand your potential; go beyond ACCA!

  ACCA members can seamlessly progress to one of our Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University MBA or MSc programmes, which we have been offering for near 30 years.
   
  Progression to MBA/MSc: Subject to additional requirements, Heriot-Watt may award a maximum of 4 credit transfers including FDM, AFDM, Mergers & Acquisitions [MQ] and/or Corporate Governance [CG], where the ACCA qualification has been fully completed and required professional papers passed. Please click here for further information.
   
   

   

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