About the Programme
Our SAICA accredited PGDA/CTA is designed for graduates who would like to study further at a postgraduate level with the goal of ultimately qualifying as a Chartered Accountant CA(SA).
Successful completion grants entrance to SAICA’s IAC (first board exam to qualify as a Chartered Accountant).
The PGDA/CTA is designed to:
- enhance students’ employability and entrepreneurial ability;
- strengthen, deepen and synthesise students’ knowledge of accounting disciplines; and
- prepare students for a career as proficient Chartered Accountants.
What We Offer
- Flexible learning that fits around your work and life.
- A structured weekly journey with easy-to-follow schedules.
- Lecturers available for guidance during the day and after hours.
- An engaging and supportive community walking the learning journey with you.
- Choice to write assessments online or at one of our many venues across South Africa and Namibia.
Programme Structure
- Financial Reporting
- Taxation
- Management Accounting & Finance
- Corporate Governance & Auditing
To complete the PGDA/CTA, all four modules need to be passed. Furthermore, to progress to SAICA’s IAC, all four modules need to be passed in the same exam sitting.
- A one-year programme (full workload), with the option to complete over two years (half workload).
- If you can’t dedicate to a full workload, you have the option to complete the programme over two years on a half workload.
- Committing to a consistent 40 hours of study each week.
- Registering and completing all four modules in one academic period.
- Paying for all four modules at the start of the programme, or through a payment agreement.
Year One (HWL1)
During HWL1, you register (and pay) for Management Accounting & Finance, and Corporate Governance & Auditing. Upon successful completion of both of those modules, you progress to year two.
(If you do not pass both modules in year one, in the next year you either repeat HWL1 or may elect to register for the full workload.)
Year Two (HWL2)
During HWL2, you register for all four modules, but only pay for Financial Reporting and Taxation. You will engage fully with Financial Reporting and Taxation during HWL2.
For Management Accounting & Finance and Corporate Governance & Auditing:
- you’ll have access to material and support to stay up to date with them; and
- it is recommended, but not required, that you write tests in these modules during the year.
At the end of the year, you’ll write final exams for all four modules, and you will need to pass all four modules in a single academic period to qualify for SAICA's IAC.
- A series of bite-size videos covering all key concepts.
- Quizzes to test your knowledge.
- Practice questions and past tests and exams with comprehensive feedback videos.
- Comprehensive and flexible academic and non-academic (psychosocial) support.
- One-on-one live online consultations with lecturers.
- Weekly live online group discussion groups for each subject.
- Mentorship from lecturers and past students.
