Your entry to the world of finance

by PostGraduan

Whatever the path you wish to take, fundamental grounding in the basics of business and finance is essential in today’s constantly evolving business environment. The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting offers you the opportunity to build and develop your business and financial knowledge, both enhancing your CV and helping you to shape your career.

The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting can be entered at any stage in your career, either straight after school or college, after studying at a university or if you are interested in a career change. As an introduction into the world of finance, it is a recognized qualification in its own right. It can also be a stepping stone to the CIMA Professional Qualification for those of you interested in becoming a Chartered Management Accountant.

Flexibility

The CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting offers you the flexibility to progress at your own pace, by planning your studies around your own personal circumstances. You may study full time or part time, having the option to earn while you learn. There are different study options available to suit your learning style:

• Attending formal tuition classes
• Self Study at home
• Via distance learning through a tuition provider that offers support as you need it

The assessments may be taken in any order and any combination of subjects to suit your needs. In order to be awarded the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting all 5 assessments must be successfully completed. However, you may wish to study only one or selected modules to enhance your knowledge in a specific area. The choice is yours.

Open to all

Entry to the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting is open to all, regardless of your financial knowledge. All you require is a passion to succeed in business and be competent in Mathematics and the English language. If you enter the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting

after studying at university, you may be eligible for exemptions from one or more modules. To see if you are eligible for any exemptions, visit www.cimaglobal.com/certexemptions

The syllabus

There are five modules that make up the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting.

• Fundamentals of Management Accounting
• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
• Fundamentals of Business Economics
• Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law

For full details of the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, visit www.cimaglobal.com/certdetails

Computer Based Assessment

All five assessments for the CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting are exclusively taken using computer based assessment and use objective test questions. Each assessment runs for two hours and the pass mark is 50%. The three main advantages of computer based assessment are that you:

• Have the opportunity to sit assessments at your nearest C omputer Based Assessment (CBA ) centre.
• Can sit assessments, and if necessary re-sit assessments, whenever you are ready, at any time during the year.
• Gain instant results and performance feedback. To find your nearest computer based assessment centre and to view a demonstration version of the Certificate in Business Accounting, visit www.cimaglobal.com/certcba or call CIMA Malaysia office at 03-77 230 230 (Karen, Rokbi or Jeslynn).