Course Brief
- This course is offered in 50 hours
- Foundations in Accountancy (FIA)
The Foundations in Accountancy (FIA) offers a range of entry-level awards, such as:
- ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting (RQF Level 2)
- ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting (RQF Level 3)
- ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4)
Overview of the
Foundations in Accountancy (FIA) ProgrammeThese awards focus on the core skills of financial and management accounting, which provide students with flexible entry points with certification awarded at each level of the FIA programme, allowing students to tailor the awards, and making them an attractive and relevant choice for employers.
On successful completion of the Diploma in Accounting and Business exams, students can automatically be transferred onto the ACCA Qualification, free of charge, and will be exempted from the first three exams of the ACCA Qualification (BT - Business and Technology, MA - Management Accounting, and FA - Financial Accounting).
SBCS Global Learning institute is an ACCA Approved Learning Partner and Approved Licensed Computer-Based Exam Centre. We have been teaching the FIA & ACCA programmes for 37 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 FIA courses are taught by a team of highly qualified and experienced professionals, who are all superb teachers. 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 FIA & ACCA teaching and learning experience that is geared towards you successfully completing your exams and achieving the prestigious ACCA designation.
September 2024 - December 2024 Semester Class Offerings for the FIA Programme
Additional Information for the FA1 & MA1 (RQF Level 2) full-time/face-to-face) students
All students of the September 2024 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on June 30, 2025.
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July 2024 - December 2024 Semester Class Offerings for the FIA Programme
FIA course outlines (July 2024)
All students of the July 2024 semester will be granted nine (9) months access to the SBCS GLI E-Learning (Moodle) platform which will expire on March 30, 2025.
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The ACCA/FIA Study School sessions for the July 2024 semester students will commence on Monday, October 21, 2024, geared towards the December 2024 exam sitting.
Study School sessions will be hosted Online for the period October/November 2024 period.
These sessions are open to external students and can be registered for at least two (2) days before the start date.
CBE schedule for the FIA papers, ACCA Applied Knowledge papers and the LW - Corporate & Business Law paper.
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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 become 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.
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 over 24 years.
ACCA members can gain a fast-track entry through free-of-charge credit transfer and exemption when they matriculate for the MSc in Financial Management or the MBA programme offered by Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.
Entitlement to credit transfer or exemption will be assessed on an individual basis. A maximum of four exemptions from the nine-module programme may be available.
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