CA Program

The CA Program consists of nine subjects (seven core and two electives), in conjunction with three years of Mentored Practical Experience.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate advanced accounting knowledge required to practise as an accountant across a range of enterprises, sectors, and jurisdictions?
• Analyse data and critically evaluate technology to support professional practice as a Chartered Accountant
• Communicate appropriately with stakeholders concerning complex accounting and finance matters??
• Collaborate effectively to achieve high-level outcomes
• Integrate advanced technical, business and professional knowledge and skills to generate advice, make decisions or recommend solutions for authentic business problems?
• Apply critical thinking and professional scepticism in professional practice as a Chartered Accountant
• Evaluate and respond appropriately to complex ethical issues that impact the individual, the organisation, the profession, and society??
• Reflect on your own practice to support continuous improvement and respond to change

Structure:

• The CA Program includes two parts:
• the accredited Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting (GradDipCA)
• three years of Mentored Practical Experience
• To complete the?GradDipCA,?you must successfully complete nine subjects (seven core and two electives), totalling 120 credit points. 

Subjects:

• Complete all 7 core subjects:
• CACC1500 - Core 1: Ethics and Business
• Learn the fundamental concepts and professional skills essential for professional practice as a Chartered Accountant.?
• CACC1500 - CORE 1: ETHICS AND BUSINESS
• CACC1501?– Core 2: Risk and?Technology?
• Analyse how businesses create and protect stakeholder value with a focus on risk management, data and technology.
• CACC1501?– CORE 2: RISK AND?TECHNOLOGY?
• CACC1502?– Core 3: Financial?Accounting and?Reporting?
• Advance your technical knowledge of financial accounting and reporting and develop broader professional and business skills.
• CACC1502?– CORE 3: FINANCIAL?ACCOUNTING AND?REPORTING?
• CACC1503 AU/NZ – Core 4: Tax (AU or NZ)
• Develop essential knowledge and skills to provide tax services and advice.
• CACC1503 AU/NZ – CORE 4: TAX (AU OR NZ)
• CACC1504?– Core 5: Business Performance
• Develop the skills needed to critique the performance of a business and support business decision-making.
• CACC1504?– CORE 5: BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
• CACC1505?– Core 6: Audit and?Risk
• Apply professional?judgement and professional?scepticism?when addressing risk while auditing.
• CACC1505?– CORE 6: AUDIT AND?RISK
• CACC1506 - Core 7 - Integrated?Chartered?Accounting?Practice??
• Build on and integrate?your existing technical?knowledge,?critical thinking and professional skills to provide business advice.
• CACC1506 - CORE 7 - INTEGRATED?CHARTERED?ACCOUNTING?PRACTICE??
• Choose 2 elective subjects:
• CACC1508 AU/NZ? ?– Elective: Advanced Tax (AU or NZ)
• Get?advanced knowledge and skills?concerning?tax, so you can provide comprehensive and in-depth specialist advice and services.
• CACC1508 AU/NZ? ?– ELECTIVE: ADVANCED TAX (AU OR NZ)
• CACC1507?– Elective: Assurance?
• Extend your audit?and?risk?technical knowledge and professional skills to other assurance and related services.
• CACC1507?– ELECTIVE: ASSURANCE?
• CACC1509 – Elective: Data Analytics and Insights
• Identify, analyse, solve and communicate business problems using data analysis techniques and modern business intelligence tools.
• CACC1509 – ELECTIVE: DATA ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
• CACC1510 - Elective: Strategy and Performance
• Develop and implement strategies that create value by using applied financial and business skills.
• CACC1510 - ELECTIVE: STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE
• CACC1511 - Elective: Advanced Financial Reporting
• Extend your technical financial reporting knowledge and professional skills.
• CACC1511 - ELECTIVE: ADVANCED FINANCIAL REPORTING
• CACC1512 - Elective: Financial Modelling
• Combine your technical and professional expertise with practical financial modelling approaches.
• CACC1512 - ELECTIVE: FINANCIAL MODELLING
• CACC1513 - Elective: Sustainability for Accountants
• Develop your understanding of environmental, social and governance impacts on organisations.
• CACC1513 - ELECTIVE: SUSTAINABILITY FOR ACCOUNTANTS