Advanced Diploma in
Accounting The ICMA has
strategic partnership with a RTO and is authorized to issue the Advanced Diploma in
Accounting qualification. This consists of the CAT program
plus Stage 2 of the GMA program. This qualification is
equivalent to those having an Advanced Diploma from the
Australian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) system.
The Institute runs accredited courses in accounting both in
Australia and internationally. ICMA has established that there
is significant market demand for the Advanced Diploma due to a
greater demand being placed on the VET sector for services.
ICMA has the vision that it will, via its RPIs, be able to
deliver its educational programs in a number of different
sites in the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and
China, and to have graduates articulate into Australian and
overseas MBA and other Masters Degree qualifications via the
pathways that it has been able to negotiate.
The overall educational strategy is
to :
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Facilitate courses that are a “tunnel of success”, by
creating flexible learning solutions.
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Provide timely learning that is enjoyable.
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Provide team building for the participants including group
problem solving tasks and group success goals.
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Provide updated technical education by the achievement of
excellence in teaching and materials.
The Advanced Diploma in Accounting is part of the Graduate
Program and is available to those satisfactorily passing a
University entrance examination of a particular country (e.g.
SATs, International Baccalaureates; Advanced Levels; TERs
etc.). The program consists of 8-units undertaken via two
stages of study. The ICMA has
strategic partnership with a RTO with regards the Advanced Diploma in Accounting.
Students who complete the first 4–units of the Advanced
Diploma in Accounting are awarded a Certified Accounting
Technician (CAT) qualification of the ICMA, and can apply for
credit in the Advanced Diploma in Accounting. Students
successfully completing this Advanced Diploma in Accounting
program are given credit towards the Institute’s Graduate
Member Program, and on completing a further 8-subjects, may
describe themselves as Graduate Management Accountants (GMAs)
of the ICMA. Those having 3 years relevant experience can
apply to the ICMA for Associate Management Accountant (AMA)
membership status.
It can be seen from this diagram
that it is possible for students to complete the Advanced
Diploma of Accounting and articulate this into an undergraduate
degree and a Master Degree. Alternatively they may complete the
Advanced Diploma, continue studies to the Certified Management
Accounting qualification, and then progress to a Master of
Business Administration. This latter option is probably a more
time effective pathway for older students that have spent some
time in the workplace.
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