
* ZCAS offers you two ZiCA programmes to choose from; Chartered Accountant (CA Zambia) and Diploma in Accountancy.
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT (CA) ZAMBIA OVERVIEW
The Chartered Accountant (CA) brand is an internationally recognised professional accountancy designation. It is a globally respected brand that will open doors to many opportunities. The CA Zambia is a premier professional accountancy qualification suitable for those that seek to be professionally qualified in finance and business. The CA equips individuals to think outside the box as graduates will serve as business advisors, finance experts, game changers, problem solvers, thought leaders and decision makers in both private and public sectors of the economy. The rich blend of courses guarantees graduates with technical skills to help organisations thrive regionally and globally.
CA Zambia is designed to ensure that graduates are highly trained to hold innumerable senior and advisory roles in both private and public sectors of the economy. A CA can be a Finance Manager, Senior Auditor, Tax Manager, Financial Analyst, Finance Director, Audit Senior, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer or Chief Executive Officer. Graduates of CA Zambia will definitely join the leading network of business leaders of today and the future. Chartered Accountants are destined to be the most versatile, influential and highly trained professionals working in the business of tomorrow.
ZICA CA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
LEVEL | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | ||
CA Certificate in Accountancy | Direct entry route for School leavers should possess a Grade 12 School Certificate or its equivalent with five (5) O’ level credits or better including Mathematics and English. | ||
CA Application Advanced Diploma in Accountancy | Direct entry route for School leavers should possess a Grade 12 School Certificate or its equivalent with five (5) O’ level credits or better including Mathematics and English. | ||
CA Advisory Professional in Accountancy | Direct entry route for School leavers should possess a Grade 12 School Certificate or its equivalent with five (5) O’ level credits or better including Mathematics and English. |
ZICA CA PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
KNOWLEDGE LEVEL | |
CA 1.1 Financial Accounting | CA 1.4 Commercial and Corporate Law |
CA 1.2 Business Statistics | CA 1.5 Management Theory and Practice |
CA 1.3 Business Economics | CA 1.6 Business Communication |
APPLICATION LEVEL | |
CA 2.1 Financial Reporting | CA 2.4 Taxation |
CA 2.2 Management Accounting | CA 2.5 Financial Management |
CA 2.3 Auditing Principles and Practice | |
ADVISORY LEVEL | |
CA 2.6 Strategic Business Analysis | CA3.5 Advanced Management Accounting |
CA 3.1 Advanced Financial Reporting | CA3.6 Advanced Financial Management |
CA3.2 Advanced Audit and Assurance | CA3.7 Public Sector Audits and Assurance |
CA3.4 Advanced Taxation |
ZCAS offers CA in full-time, evening and online methods of study.
ZICA DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY (DA) OVERVIEW
The Diploma in Accountancy (DA) aims to develop, downstream and intermediate level accounting personnel capable of preparing various statutory returns and reports that support value addition of the accounting profession to the private and public sector organisations. The programme has 12 modules divided into two levels; The first level comprises seven (7) subjects that introduces candidates to the field of business and accounting in particular. The Second Level comprises five (5) subjects and prepares students to demonstrate a grasp of accounting skills required to prepare various statutory returns and reports that support value addition of the accounting profession to various businesses and public sector.
ZICA DA ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
LEVEL | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | ||
Level 1 | School Leavers: Full School Certificate or its equivalent with five credits or better in English, Mathematics and three other subjects.
Non School Leavers: Holders of any other recognized qualifications approved by the Institute. | ||
Level 2 | Holders of any other recognized qualifications approved by the Institute. |
ZICA DA PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
Level 1 | |
DA1 Financial Accounting | DA5 Cost Accounting |
DA2 Quantitative Analysis | DA6 Business Law |
DA3 Business Economics | DA7 Principles of Management |
DA4 Information Technology and Communication | |
Level 2 | |
DA8 Financial Reporting | DA11 Principles of Auditing |
DA9 Management Accounting | DA12 Governance and Company Law |
DA10 Taxation |
ZCAS offers DA in full-time, evening and part-time methods of study.
Download the ZiCA DA Registration form here
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