BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Information Meeting for new ACCA students Krista Farrugia BPP Malta Director of Studies

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Information Meeting for new ACCA studentsKrista Farrugia

BPP Malta

Director of Studies

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Why choose ACCA? On completion, qualifying as both MIA and ACCA – two

qualifications in one

Enables you to become a Chartered Certified Accountant

Opportunities at the highest levels of business

Strong recognition worldwide

Opportunities for students to cross boundaries

Supports your lifelong career and development needs



Entry

Skills Module

F9 Financial Management (FM)

F8 Audit & Assurance (AA)

F7 Financial Reporting (FR)

F6 Taxation (TX)

F5 Performance Management (PM)

F4 Corporate & Business Law (CL)Knowledge Module

F3 Financial Accounting (FA)

F2 Management Accounting (MA)

F1 Accountant in Business (AB)

Fundamentals Level (9 papers)

The Fundamentals level has two modules – Knowledge and Skills.

For certain ACCA Accredited degrees full exemption from the Fundamentals Level may be granted.

ACCA Syllabus – Structure


ACCA Syllabus – Structure

Options Module (Any Two)

P7 Adv Audit & Assurance (AAA)

P6 Adv Taxation (ATX)

P5 Adv Performance Management (APM)

P4 Adv Financial Management (AFM)

Essentials Module

P3 Business Analysis (BA)

P2 Corporate Reporting (CR)

P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics (GRE)

Professional level (5 papers)

The Professional level is divided into two modules – Essentials and Options.

Professional Level exams are three hours long and are paper-based.


Local Variant Papers

Three local variant papers: -

F4 Corporate and Business Law (Malta Variant)

F6 Taxation (Malta Variant)

P6 Advanced Taxation (Malta Variant)


The ProcessModules must be sat in the following order: Knowledge, Skills, Essentials and Options.

Up to four exams may be taken at any sitting and exams may be taken in any order.

Knowledge module exams are two hours long and can be sat as computer or paper-based exams.

The Skills module and all Professional Level exams are three hours long and are paper-based.

As from December 2014 the examination of F4 will be of 2 hours duration


Professional Ethics Course Must be completed before finally applying for membership

Available online, on CD-ROM or paper-based

Made available once eligible to take P1 (Governance )

Best taken when – or before – sitting P1



Course Administration Start and finish times

Breaks

Daily attendance register

Mix & Match - If you can’t make one of the course dates, you must contact Customer Services to check on availability of a different session.


Facilities

Rest rooms Canteen/common room Vending machines Internet facilities – free wifi After class study room Computer laboratory Parking (level -5)

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100% attendance On time Registers Absence/illness

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Academic Expectations - Attendance


Classroom Tuition and study support

Classroom tuition and course notes Focussed on target knowledge What you need to know to pass the exam

Study Support Home study is vital Comprehensive guidance provided in end of day

checkpoints, including recommended exam standard question practice

Virtual learning environment (see next slide)


MyStudy

Online learning resource which brings

the classroom experience to you via online

technology. A comprehensive collection of classroom

recordings for every session. Interactive versions of key study materials. Additional testing facilities. Offered with every Classroom course at no

additional charge


Virtual Learning Environment - How to get access

Existing students – added onYour new course will be added to your existing Learning Plan – log-in details remain unchanged.

New students – will be emailed

Visit: https://learn.bpp.comAny problems – please follow the link to the

support page


Virtual Learning Environment

Why have we developed this?

To save you hours of time outside the classroom when revisiting tricky topics

What’s included?

Online lectures for each chapter and your Study Text in an interactive e-

book format

How does it work?You can access the online

learning environment from any PC* with an internet connection

*Minimum requirements apply

How much does it cost?

Nothing! The online environment is provided at no additional cost to the classroom course

Online support for your course


Course Exams Two course exams included with each Introductory

course

Students will be able to sit for Course exam 1 half way through the Introductory course and Course exam 2 at the end of the Introductory course

Course exam 1 & 2 will be self corrected

Copy of suggested solutions will be distributed to students on presentation of attempted script

The above does not apply to F1, F2, F3


Mock Exams

A Mock Exam is offered free of charge to all students who have booked on both an Introductory and Revision course combined and also Integrated courses

This service is also offered to students who book on an Introductory Course or a Revision course at a fee of €10 per paper

Students who have not booked a course with BPP may also sit for mock exams at a fee of €20 per exam


Mock Exams

F1/FAB, F2/FMA, F3/FFA are self corrected

All other papers are corrected by the lecturer

Copy of suggested solutions will be distributed after the mock exam


Pass Assurance Scheme (F4 –P7)

You must:

Book on both a taught course and a revision course.

Attend all classes (on time). Attempt course exam 2 Attempt mock exam and score at least 30%.

E.g.: If you fail the exam in June and qualify for Pass Assurance Scheme you can attend the next retake revision course free of charge


Choosing a Classroom Course

When you book an Introductory Course with BPP, you will receive:

Quality tutor contactTargeted, specially written course notesBPP Study Text for reference supportBPP Passcards Two course exams (excluding F1,F2 and F3)MyStudy


Choosing a Classroom Course

When you book a Revision Course with BPP, you will receive:

Quality tutor contactTargeted, specially written revision notes

(excluding F1, F2 and F3)BPP Revision Kit – a source of exam

standard questions and answersMyStudy


BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting

Partnership between ACCA and Oxford Brookes University

Indicate on the initial registration form

Submit a Research and Analysis Project (not exceeding 7000 words) and a Key Skills Statement (not exceeding 2000 words)


Fees for 2014

Registration Fee ACCA: Stg. 81MIA: €62 (subject to change)

Annual Subscription (payable by not later than 1 January following date of registration)

ACCA: Stg.81MIA: €62 (subject to change)


CBE Examinations

Available for all Knowledge module papers (F1/FAB, F2/FFA, F3/FFA)

Flexible – instant results and not limited to the June and December paper based exam session


CBE Examinations

Type of questions :Objective test questions – short questionsMulti task questions – MCQs, multiple response,

multiple response matching, number entry, hotshots and gapfill questions

CBE Specimen paper may be found on the ACCA website :

http://specimen.iassess.com/POST/accaq.html


CBE Examinations

Computer based examinations are automatically generated so that each candidate gets a different set of questions

the written exam is made up of a pre-selected set of questions


CBE Examinations

Students registered under the FIA/MIA qualification must achieve FAB, FMA and FFA before transferring to the ACCA/MIA professional Joint Scheme

Students who achieve F1/FAB, F2/FMA and F3/FFA and complete the Foundations in Professionalism (FIP) Module will be awarded the Diploma in Accounting and Business

Students to opt for F3(INT)


CBE Examinations

BPP is an Licenced CBE Centre Held over a period of approximately 4 weeks Applications must be submitted by not later than

3 days prior to the selected exam dates directly to BPP

CBEs sat between 1 February and 31 July count towards the June exam session

CBEs sat between 1 August and 31 January count towards the December exam session


CBE Examinations

2014 Fees for CBEs:

€75 per paper (subject to change) for students who have booked an Integrated Course with BPP

€90 per paper (subject to change) for students who have not booked a course with BPP


Paper based Exam/Exemptions deadlines

For the June examinations 8 March – Early 8 April – Standard8 May - Late

For the December examinations8 September – Early8 October – Standard8 November - Late


Examination Fees for 2014 Knowledge Early Stg. 69 per exam

Standard Stg 74 per exam Late Stg 225 per exam

Skills Early Stg. 87 per exam

Standard Stg. 93 per exam Late Stg. 245 per exam

Professional Early Stg. 100 per exam

Standard Stg 108 per exam Late Stg. 259 per exam


Online Classroom (OCR) Flexibility to study at a time and place that suits

you Online and physical materials including

comprehensive classroom recordings and BPP course notes

Online tutor and classmates Add on a Face to Face revision course and get

a 25% discount if booked together with an online classroom course

Does not apply for local variants F4,F6 and P6


Supportive tutors

Our tutors are qualified accountants/specialists, who can appreciate and empathise with what you are going through.

Regular progress tests are used to ensure that your tutor can monitor your progress.

We operate an open door policy as BPP believes that our tutors are there to help you pass exams.


Student Services

BPP will support you from your initial enquiry right through to passing your final exam.

We have a dedicated and well-trained student services team who can answer your questions and help attend to any problems.

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BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Information Meeting for new ACCA students Krista Farrugia BPP Malta Director of Studies