AdvDip(CPD) ACCA Strategic Professional Level

Program Overview

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Course Details

The University of Bolton is proud to be a Gold-status ACCA Approved Learning Partner, and this ACCA Strategic Professional Level programme provides up to 10 hours’ specialist tuition per week (two three-hour sessions and two two-hour sessions) to help you secure ACCA Strategic Professional status.

Each paper is only taught by a subject specialist who holds or is working towards a PhD in that area, or a fully qualified CCAB accountant. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from up to 70 hours’ tuition per paper, with timetabled blocks set aside for tuition, revision, question practice and exam technique.

A personal tutor will be available to guide and advise you throughout the programme, with the focus consistently aimed at helping you to acquire the essential techniques needed to pass each exam.

ACCA is one of the world’s pre-eminent accountancy bodies, with members and students in more than 170 countries. If you’ve already successfully completed (or been granted exemptions from) papers F1-F9, this course will allow you to acquire your ACCA Strategic Professional Level in just 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time).

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Highlights

The ACCA Strategic Professional Level is a key element in acquiring ACCA membership, which could improve your career progression and earning potential.

Students learn only from specialist tutors or fully qualified CCAB accountants.

You’ll have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge relevant to any business sector.

You’ll also have the chance to explore professional ethics in depth.

This course is designed to explore the advanced techniques, values and skills needed by accountants working at senior levels in advisory or consultancy roles.

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Key Features

Two weeks of intensive exam revision and planning sessions are built into the programme.

There is a consistent focus on helping students acquire the essential techniques needed to pass each exam.

You’ll be assigned a personal tutor, who’ll be available to guide, advise and assist you throughout your studies.

Program Outline

Successful completion of the ACCA Strategic Professional Level exams is an essential step on the way to achieving the ACCA Qualification and becoming a Chartered Certified Accountant. Chartered Certified accountants can work across many different organisations that range from large, multinational companies to small, local businesses.

What can I do with this qualification?

This course will provide you with a platform to enter a range of sectors including banking, investment and insurance, retail and sales, IT, recruitment and human resources, management consultancy and government agencies such as HM Revenue and Customs.

Once you have achieved all the elements of the ACCA Strategic Professional Level, you’ll be eligible to apply for ACCA membership. You can also pursue an MSc programme. After five years as an ACCA member, and dependent on the completion of continuing professional development (CPD), you're awarded the title of Fellow (FCCA).

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Alternative career options

Graduates can also use the qualification to enter a range of other careers, and for some of these roles, both relevant experience and/or post graduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:

Auditing

Risk management

Insolvency

Forensic accountancy

Purchasing

Tax and pensions advice

Law

Teaching, education and training

Transport and logistics

Stocks and shares

Charity work

Loss adjusting

Credit and investment analysis

Claims inspection

Advertising, marketing and PR

Investment banking

Insurance

Statistics and market research