Professional Accounting and Finance Courses School of Law, Accounting and Finance

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1 Professional Accounting and Finance Courses School of Law, Accounting and Finance

2 Professional Accounting and Finance Courses Why Study a Professional Accountancy Qualification at the University of South Wales? The University of South Wales has a rich history of providing first class tuition for ACA, ACCA and CIMA Professional Qualifications and we typically teach part-time professional accountancy students each year. We also franchise AAT tuition to local further education colleges. Our Professional Tuition Hub is a key element of the School of Law, Accounting & Finance with a focus on professional tuition. We have over 40 years experience of teaching ACCA and CIMA and we launched our ACA course in 2012, working closely with ICAEW. Experienced and focused tuition team Our permanent professional course tuition team consists of eleven qualified accountants and one qualified lawyer (plus other subject specialists). Members of the team: have significant accounting practice and industry first career experience, as well as vast experience of teaching students to pass professional exams; also work/have worked for the private sector tuition providers; provide CPD sessions for the local professional bodies; and engage in bespoke CPD training for large organisations. We are able to supplement our permanent tuition team with excellent local visiting lecturers. Our team regularly attend professional body Lecturers Conferences. Quality accreditation Newport City Campus is an ICAEW Partner in Learning, an ACCA Platinum Approved Learning Partner and a CIMA Premium Learning Partner, in recognition of our excellent pass rates and pastoral support for students. As an example, our average student pass rate on our ACA course since its inception in 2012 has been 83%. Award winning We offer award winning tuition. We were the PQ Magazine Public Sector Accountancy College of the Year in 2010 and 2012, and we have been shortlisted in 2011 and We also have award winning students. Two of our final year ACCA students have won national prizes in both 2013 and 2014, and a Newport ACA student was shortlisted for PQ Magazine Student of the Year in One of our ACCA students won this award in Tuition in key South Wales locations Our Professional Tuition Hub is located at our state of the art City Campus on the banks of the river Usk in Newport City Centre. Opened in 2011, Newport City Campus has excellent teaching rooms, library and student catering facilities. City Campus is easily accessible from across South Wales and border counties being near Newport train station and M4 Junctions 27 and 28 - and has ample safe, secure parking on the doorstep. We also now offer ACCA and ACA tuition at our Cardiff Campus Atlantic House building (from September 2015 and January 2016 respectively), situated in the heart of the Cardiff Financial and Professional Services enterprise zone and close to our Atrium building with its first class student amenities. Study and employer resources Study texts and other resources (including progress tests and mock examinations, to reinforce exam technique) are supplied to our students as part of the tuition fee. Our tuition sessions can be recorded and replayed by students for the duration of the teaching year. Student performance reports for sponsoring employers are available on request. Professional body relationships We work very closely with the professional bodies, locally and nationally. For example: we hosted the ICAEW BASE Business Game in March 2015; our Academic Manager is a member of the South Wales Society of Chartered Accountants committee; we were the headline sponsor of the ACCA Wales national conference in 2013 and 2014; we are members of ACCA s Exam Review Board; we have hosted CIMA CPD lectures at City Campus for a number of years; and the professional bodies regularly sponsor student prizes. Innovative courses Students studying the ACCA Fundamentals Level s at Newport City Campus can choose between sitting external ACCA exams or internal University exams under an innovative internally-assessed scheme. The internal scheme (which leads to ACCA exemptions on a by basis as the University exams are taken) allows students to develop transferable skills valued by employers via assignments. 2 University of South Wales

3 CIMA Location: Newport City Campus Course Delivery: Afternoon / Evening CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting C01 Management Accounting C03 Business Maths Teaching starts 14 September weeks of tuition (Mondays), 1pm-7pm. rosemary.eaton@ 310 per C02 Financial Accounting C05 Law and Ethics Teaching starts January weeks of tuition (Mondays), 1pm-7pm. C04 Economics Teaching starts May weeks of tuition (Mondays), 1pm-6pm. CIMA Professional Qualification Please note students are required to complete all Objective Test exams for a Level before proceeding to the Integrated Case Study for that Level. Most students therefore commence tuition in September. Level Operational Level Tuition for P1, E1, F1 Objective Tests Teaching starts 7 September 2015 (for Feb 2016 OT exams). 20 teaching sessions (1.30pm 8.30pm on Mondays) plus mock exams. rhian.gosling@ 395 per Operational Level Integrated Case Study Teaching starts March 2016 (for May 2016 exam). 6 teaching sessions (1.30pm-8.30pm on Mondays) plus mock exam. 400 Management Level Tuition for P2, E2, F2 Objective Tests Teaching starts 3 September 2015 (for February 2016 OT exams). 20 teaching sessions (1.30pm- 8.30pm on Thursdays) plus mock exams. claudia.scicluna@ 395 per Management Level Integrated Case Study Teaching starts March 2016 (for May 2016 exam). 6 teaching sessions (1.30pm-8.30pm on Thursdays) plus mock exam. 400 Strategic Level Tuition for P3, E3, F3 Objective Tests Teaching starts 3 September 2015 (for February 2016 OT exams). 20 teaching sessions (1.30pm- 9.15pm on Thursdays) plus mock exams. shane.johnson@ 535 per Strategic Level Integrated Case Study Teaching starts March 2016 (for May 2016 exam). 6 teaching sessions (from 1.30pm) plus mock exam. 650 #Please note that tuition fees include the cost of a study text, progress tests and a mock exam, but exclude any fees payable directly to CIMA

4 Professional Accounting and Finance Courses ACCA Location: Newport City Campus Course Delivery: Day Release; Afternoon / Evening* Year One F1, F2 Teaching starts 1 September 2015 (Tuesdays). 11 weeks of tuition plus 2 extra full days per. rhian.gosling@ F1-F3: 410 per F1, F3, F4 Teaching starts 26 January 2016 (Tuesdays). 14 weeks of tuition. F4-F9: 490 per Two F4, F5 Teaching starts 3 September 2015 (Thursdays). 11 weeks of tuition plus 2 extra full days per. teresa.marsh@ P s: 520 per F4, F5, F6, F7 Teaching starts 28 January 2016 (Thursdays). 14 weeks of tuition. Three F7, F8, F9, P1 Teaching starts 15 September 2015 (Tuesdays). Tuition across academic year.** nicola.gilbert@ Four P2, P3, P6, P7 Teaching starts 2 September 2015 (Wednesdays). 11 weeks of tuition plus 3 extra full days per. P2: 9.30am-1pm or 1.30pm-5pm P3: 1.30pm-5pm or 5.30pm-9pm P6: 9.30am-1pm, P7: 1.30pm-5pm christine.hellings@ P1, P2, P4, P5, P6, P7 Teaching starts 6 January 2016 (Wednesdays). 17 weeks of tuition. P1: 1.30pm 5pm P2: 5.30pm 9pm P4: 1.30pm 5pm P5: 5.30pm 9pm P6: 1.30pm 5pm P7: 9.30am 1pm Please note that a new tuition structure is being phased in. Year One commenced in September An example route through this new structure would be: Year One: F1, F2 (September-December); F3, F4 (January-June) Year Two: F5 (September-December); F6, F7 (January-June) Year Three: F8, F9 (September-December); P1, P3 (January-June) Year Four: P2 (September-December); 2 option s (January-June) Students taking the Fundamentals Level s (F1-F9) under our new 2014 scheme can choose between external ACCA exams or internal University exams, and those studying internally can obtain a University Certificate and/or Diploma of Higher Education (Professional Accounting) as part of their ACCA studies. #Please note that tuition fees include the cost of a study text, progress tests and a mock exam (where applicable), but exclude any fees payable directly to ACCA. *Wherever possible, s are offered on a day release and an afternoon/evening basis (with the exception of some P level s). **Will switch to September-December and January-June block from 2016/17 academic year. *HESA 2011/12 Performance Indicators. 4 University of South Wales

5 ACCA Location: Atlantic House, Cardiff Campus Course Delivery: Afternoon / Evening New from September 2015 F7, F8 P1, P3 Teaching starts 3 September 2015 (Thursdays). 11 weeks of tuition plus 2 extra full days* per. F7: 1.30pm-5pm F8: 5.30pm-9.00pm Teaching starts 6 January 2016 (Wednesdays). 17 weeks of tuition. P1: 1.30pm-5pm P3: 5.30pm-9pm nicola.gilbert@ F s: 490 per P s: 520 per P2 Teaching starts 3 September 2015 (Thursdays). 11 weeks of tuition plus 3 extra full days* 5.30pm-9pm. P5, P6, P7 Teaching starts 7 January 2016 (Thursdays). 17 weeks of tuition. P6: 1.00pm-4pm, plus revision day at end of course P5: 5.00pm-8.30pm P7: 5.30pm-9pm # Please note that tuition fees include the cost of a study text, progress tests and a mock exam, but exclude any fees payable directly to ACCA. * Details of extra tuition days per : F7: 11th September, 18th September F8: 25th September, 2nd October P2: 4th September, 11th September, 25th September

6 Professional Accounting and Finance Courses ICAEW ACA Qualification Location: Newport City Campus Course Delivery: Day Release (with block revision) The course structure for a student studying the ACA Qualification would typically consist of the following: Year One (Certificate and Professional Levels) September-March: Certificate Level s March-June: Professional Level Audit and Assurance Year Two (Professional Level) September-December: Financial Management, and Tax Compliance January-June: Business Planning Taxation, and Financial Accounting and Reporting Year Three (Professional and Advanced Levels) September-December: Business Strategy (Professional Level) January-July: Advanced Level Level Certificate Level Accounting Assurance Law Teaching starts Monday 7 September 2015, 9.30am-5.45pm. Three s taught for 10 weeks, plus 3-day revision block at the end of tuition. Examinations November rosemary.eaton@ 310 per Principles of Taxation Business and Finance Management Information Teaching starts Monday 30 November 2015, 9.30am-5.45pm. Three s taught for 10 weeks, plus 3-day revision block at the end of tuition. Examinations March Professional Level Financial Management Tax Compliance Teaching starts Monday 7 September 2015, 9.30am-5pm. 2 s taught for 11 weeks, plus 2-day revision block per at the end of tuition. Examinations December susie.jackson@ 500 per Business Strategy Note: students usually sit Business Strategy in their third year of study along with the Advanced Level s. Teaching starts Monday 14 September taught over 11 weeks, plus 2-day revision block at the end of tuition. Examination December Business Planning Taxation Financial Accounting and Reporting* Teaching starts Monday 4 January 2016, 9.30am-5pm. Two s taught for 14 weeks, plus 2-day revision block per at the end of tuition. Examinations June Audit and Assurance* Teaching starts Monday 14 March 2016, 9.30am-5pm. 7.5 hours per week for 5 weeks (Mondays), plus 2-day revision block at the end of tuition. Examinations June Advanced Level Technical Integration s and Case Study Teaching starts Monday 4 January 2016, 9.30am-5pm. Tuition for Corporate Reporting and Strategic Business Management runs between Jan-June; Case Study tuition takes place spring / summer Examinations July christine.hellings@ Technical Integration s 570 Case Study 590 # Please note that tuition fees include the cost of ICAEW study materials, progress tests and mock exams, but exclude the cost of openbook exam texts and any fees payable to the ICAEW professional body. *An additional block delivery of these s will run between Jan-May 2016 (see next page for our block delivery course) 6 University of South Wales

7 ICAEW ACA Qualification (Professional & Advanced Levels) Location: Atlantic House, Cardiff Campus Course Delivery: Block Tuition NEW from January 2016 NB: Due to the phased introduction of this course, it is recommended that students study Tax Compliance and Financial Management in day release mode at Newport City Campus between September and December 2015 and then transition to the block course from January 2016, in order to ensure that they obtain tuition for all Professional Level s in a timely manner. (Professional Level) Financial Accounting & Reporting Audit & Assurance Week 1 Knowledge: Week commencing 11th January 2016 (3 days FA&R, 2 days A&A)* christine.hellings@ 500 per Week 2 Knowledge: Week commencing 29th February 2016 (2 days FA&R, 3 days A&A)* Week 3 Question practice: Week commencing 4th April 2016 (2.5 days FA&R, 1.5 days A&A) Week 4 Revision: Week commencing 16th May 2016 (2.5 days per ) Progression: Business Planning Tax and Business Strategy will run in block format between September and December 2016 for students starting the course in 2015/16. Advanced Level will run in block format from January to July 2017 for these students. A new intake of Professional Level will commence in September 2016 with Tax Compliance and Audit & Assurance. # Please note that tuition fees include the cost of ICAEW study materials, but exclude the cost of open-book exam texts and any fees payable to the ICAEW professional body. * Note that tuition for these two blocks may take place at Newport City Campus (in the Executive Boardroom) due to room availability All dates and times are provisional and are subject to demand

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