SYLLABUS
The following is a general guide - specific timings and class options do vary depending on your employer’s preferences. (Some employers selecting courses which combine subjects from TC and TPS levels).
Over the three year training contract students will:
Achieve competencies within core areas of accounting, IT, personal & communcation skills.
Acquire further breadth of experience through two or more optional areas.
Define specialisms that reflect their experience towards the end of their training contract.
Test of Competence (TC)
(ICAS Accredited degrees can give up to five exemptions
from TC)
Financial Accounting; Principles of Auditing & Reporting;
Business Management; Finance; Business Law Classes.
Classes - 7 weeks, revision - 1 week, exams - 3 days
Test of Professional Skills (TPS)
Financial Reporting; Assurance & Business Systems; Taxation; Advanced Finance.
Intensive - 64 days
Classes, revision + exams in one intensive block of
11/12 weeks
OR
Block - 47 days
Classes - 7 weeks in blocks of 2/3 weeks over the year.
Revision - 8 days; Exams - 4 days
Business Ethics course is undertaken prior to the final TPE stage.
Test of Professional Expertise (TPE)
Multi-discipline Case Study (21 days)
Classes - 16 days split into 4 blocks
Revision - 4 days: Exam - 1 day