Looking to become a Chartered Accountant but don't yet qualify for the PGDA/CTA? Need a refresher due to study gaps? Our Advanced Accounting Bridging Course builds confidence and a strong foundation in accounting, auditing, financial management, management accounting, and taxation, boosting your chances of success in the CTA. Join us to solidify your knowledge and advance your career.
The Bridging programme is aligned with the Competency Framework and curriculum requirements of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is recognised by SAICA for AGA(SA) purposes. It offers an alternative bridging pathway from traditional accredited programmes for students wanting to register as an Associate General Accountant (South Africa).
There are two intakes each year: February and July.
3 February 2025
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Looking to become a Chartered Accountant but don't yet qualify for the PGDA/CTA? Need a refresher due to study gaps? Our Advanced Accounting Bridging Course builds confidence and a strong foundation in accounting, auditing, financial management, management accounting, and taxation, boosting your chances of success in the CTA. Join us to solidify your knowledge and advance your career.
The Bridging programme is aligned with the Competency Framework and curriculum requirements of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is recognised by SAICA for AGA(SA) purposes. It offers an alternative bridging pathway from traditional accredited programmes for students wanting to register as an Associate General Accountant (South Africa).
There are two intakes each year: February and July.
Looking to develop confidence and a strong foundation in accounting to improve your chances of completing our PGDA/CTA on your first attempt?
The Bridging programme offers a pathway to Milpark’s SAICA-accredited PGDip (Accounting) for students who do not yet meet the selection requirements for the PGDip (Accounting).
The programme has four compulsory modules:
To obtain entrance into our SAICA-accredited PGDA/CTA, all four modules need to be passed in a rolling three-year period.
Milpark Education’s Bridging Course (Short Course Programme in Advanced Accounting) is a six-month programme with an option to complete it over one year on a half-load.
This programme acts as a bridging course between degree and postgraduate studies, preparing students for selection onto a SAICA-accredited PGDip (Accounting), from which students can progress to SAICA’s first qualifying examination in partial completion of qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.
A full workload means:
If you can’t dedicate 40 hours per week for the full-load, there is the option to complete the programme over one year on a half-load as follows:
Where applications exceed the programme’s capacity, selection will be considered based on the following criteria:
An appropriate BCom degree, diploma, or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification, including at a minimum, the study of Financial Accounting/ Reporting, aimed at preparing students to be Chartered Accountants, up to NQF level 6.
For a qualification to be considered “appropriate”, it would usually have been obtained from a SAICA-accredited institution. If the undergraduate qualification is not from a SAICA-accredited institution, the applicant would need to demonstrate that their undergraduate qualification is aligned with SAICA’s competency framework.
Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee automatic acceptance, as only a limited number of students are enrolled per year. The institution will ensure that the number of students selected for the programme does not exceed the capacity for offering excellent quality education.
Where applications exceed the programme’s capacity, selection criteria will be considered. Please refer to the Programme Structure for more detail.
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