What you need to know
Entrance Requirements
To enrol for the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, you do not need to have matric or an equivalent qualification. Your interest and willingness to study Business Accounting is all you need.
This programme is taught in English. That means students who are interested should be able to read, write and understand the language.
Accreditation
Skills Academy in partnership with CIMA offeres this programme. CIMA is a globally recognised professional body for management accounting and accounting for business.
Assessment Structure
For this course, you will take exams. Each exam is 120 minutes long (2 hours) and has 60 objective questions.
Objective tests are computer marked. As soon as you finish your objective tests, you will receive your results from one of the Pearson VUE assessment centres. Within 48 hours, your results will also be posted in your MyCIMA account.
Subject Outcomes
Here’s what you can expect to learn from this CIMA programme:
Subject | Description |
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Fundamentals of Business Economics | This subject teaches you about the economic and operating context of business, and how competition, financial markets and government economic policy affect a company. |
Fundamentals of Management Accounting | It teaches you the knowledge and techniques for management accounting. It gets you ready to understand the role of the management accountant. |
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting teaches you the basics of accounting and how it works. You will learn about the double entry system, the financial statement that includes balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. |
Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law | This subject reflects the professional standards for the benefit of all stakeholders. You will learn about ethics, corporate governance, control, law of contract, law of employment, company administration and corporate social responsibility. |
Study Upgrade
The great thing about our CIMA courses is that you can further your education. After completing the Certificate level, you can advance to the Operational Level (CIMA Diploma) and Management Level (CIMA Advanced Diploma).