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The global accountancy qualification that places you at the heart of business decision making
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Why CIMA?
What makes the CIMA Professional Qualification different? And why should it be the one you choose?
The focus is clearly on business
To start with, the CIMA Professional Qualification provides more strategy, more management accounting and more relevance across a broad business perspective than any other professional accountancy qualification. So as well as giving you expertise in finance, it provides you with the skills to make key decisions in business and advise others of the financial implications.
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It gives you more career options
With its emphasis on strategic business skills, the CIMA Professional Qualification is a springboard to success both within and outside the finance arena. As well as innumerable accountancy roles, CIMA members are successful business analysts, management consultants and project managers. Others hold senior roles in areas such as operations, IT, business planning and change management. And many are in top jobs, becoming managing directors, chief executives and chairmen. You will be joining a powerful network of business leaders.
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Exemptions
We realise there may be elements of both the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting and the CIMA Professional Qualification that youve covered during your degree or some other tertiary or professional course of study. If that is indeed the case, you could be eligible for certain exemptions. Before you accept these exemptions, however, you should be aware that professional and degree exams are very different, and that the skills and knowledge you gain at each stage of CIMAs exams will have a big part to play in your success at the higher level. Please visit www.cimaglobal.com/exemptions to find out more.
Paper C01
Fundamentals of Management Accounting
Paper C02
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
Paper C03
Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
Paper C04
Fundamentals of Business Economics
Paper C05
Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law
Your performance is tested by Computer Based Assessment (CBA), which offers three main benefits; you can be assessed at your nearest CBA centre whenever youre ready, your results and feedback are available immediately and if you need to, you can re-sit at a time and place that suits you. For further information on the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting please visit www.cimaglobal.com/cimacertificate See page nine for the full CIMA Professional Qualification.
Studying options
Attending tuition classes is one way to master the CIMA syllabus as it offers the benefits of structured feedback, qualified lecturers with expertise in the CIMA qualification and the chance to meet and share knowledge with other CIMA students. If you cant attend classes, many colleges offer distance learning packages. This means you will still benefit from a structured training programme and tutorial support. If formal tuition or distance learning is not an option, published home study packs are also available online and offline.
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Part B
Strategic level
Paper E3
Enterprise Strategy
Paper P3
Performance Strategy
Paper F3
Financial Strategy
Paper E2
Enterprise Management
Paper P2
Performance Management
Paper F2
Financial Management
Operational level
Paper E1
Enterprise Operations
Paper P1
Performance Operations
Paper F1
Financial Operations
Enterprise pillar
Performance pillar
Financial pillar
Pre-requisite entry requirements (e.g. CIMA Certicate in Business Accounting, degrees in business or accounting or AAT Technician/Diploma level).
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Please visit www.cimaglobal.com/qualification to find out more.
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CIMA Training
CIMA Training is an employer accreditation programme that recognises the quality of training provided by them. In working for a CIMA accredited organisation you can be confident of gaining the best levels of training, support and experience you need to qualify. CIMA Training is designed to help you get more out of your professional development. It creates a practical framework to ensure your training is integrated with your day-to-day work activities.
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CIMA MY JOBS
Many of our CIMA Training Partners are looking for individuals to train through CIMA. Our online graduate recruitment site lists current vacancies from employers looking for the right people to become their leaders of tomorrow. They actively promote CIMA Training as they recognise the contribution it has towards their success. CIMA MY JOBS should therefore be your first port of call. Youll find it at www.cimaglobal.com/myjobs
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Registration deadlines
If you are taking the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting there are no deadlines, as you can sit the assessments at a Computer Based Assessment Centre when you are ready. However, you must complete the full certificate level by 1 March in order to sit operational level exams in May and by 1 September if you want to sit operational level exams in November. If you are expecting to enter directly for the CIMA Professional Qualification, you should register as a CIMA student by the following dates if you want to be certain of being able to enter for the corresponding exam sittings:
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CIMA Australia
www.cimaglobal.com/australia
CIMA Pakistan
www.cimaglobal.com/pakistan
CIMA Botswana
www.cimaglobal.com/botswana
CIMA Singapore
www.cimaglobal.com/singapore
CIMA China
www.cimaglobal.com/china
CIMA India
www.cimaglobal.com/india
CIMA UK
www.cimaglobal.com/uk
CIMA Ireland
www.cimaglobal.com/ireland
CIMA Zambia
www.cimaglobal.com/zambia
CIMA Malaysia
www.cimaglobal.com/malaysia
CIMA Zimbabwe
www.cimaglobal.com/zimbabwe
www.cimaglobal.com/me
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