ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Programme

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) course is accepted in over 170 countries. At GBS Dubai, the ACCA is an accounting course in Dubai offered to students looking to pursue a diploma in accounting and build a professional career in the field. With ACCA learning, students can qualify in both technical and practical levels of proficiency in accounting courses in Dubai. As one of the ACCA institutions in Dubai, GBS Dubai has opened a pathway to attaining an internationally recognised qualification in chartered accountancy.

After qualifying the ACCA course in Dubai from GBS, the students can take the ACCA membership and open a range of accounting career options for themselves, across the globe. Here is a simple step-by-step explanation of the ACCA course structure in Dubai.

• After passing each exam at GBS Dubai, the learner can gain an ACCA diploma.
• The student has to successfully clear the three papers in the Applied Skills level and pass the ACCA Ethics and Professional Skills Module first, then submit a research analysis project (RAP) at the Oxford Brooks University. This will help them earn a degree in BSc Hons in Applied Accounting.
• After completing all three Applied Knowledge, six Applied Skills, and four professional papers, the student will become an ACCA affiliate.
• After the learner gains a 36-month of work experience, besides passing the 13 exams, they are eligible to become an ACCA member.

ACCA is a three-level foundation course in accounting, also available in Dubai. Here are some highlights of the ACCA Diploma course as per the levels:

RQF Level 2: ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting

• FA1 Recording Financial transactions
• MA1 Management Information

RQF Level 3: ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting

• FA2 Maintaining Financial Records
• MA2 Managing Costs and Finance

RQF Level 4: ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business

• FBT Business and Technology
• FMA Management Accounting
• FFA Financial Accounting
• Foundations in Professionalism

Students with a 2A level and 3 IGCSEs qualification are eligible to apply for the following papers – Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills, followed by Professional papers.

Following are the subjects under the main papers:

Applied Knowledge

• Business and Technology (BT)
• Financial Accounting (FA)
• Management Accounting (MA)

Applied Skills

• Corporate and Business Law (LW)
• Taxation (TX)
• Financial Reporting (FR)
• Performance Management (PM)
• Financial Management (FM)
• Audit and Assurance (AA)

Strategic Professional (Compulsory)

• Strategic Business Reporting (SBR)
• Strategic Business Leader (SBL)

Strategic Professional (Optional)

• Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
• Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)
• Advanced Taxation (ATX)
• Advanced Performance Management (APM)