CTA FULL OR HALF LOAD
All CTA students have the opportunity to complete the programme in 1 year.
- Teaching is all online and the programme offers significant flexibility to work at any time that suits you.
- To have a realistic chance of success over 1 year, a consistent 40 hours of study each week is necessary.
- We call this a “full workload”.
- This workload is consistent with other distance and contact institutions’ workloads.
- If you can’t commit to a full workload, you have the option to complete the programme over 2 years on a half workload.
- Required hours can include time on weekends and outside office hours. If you hold a job and can make space for a full workload, you can choose to do the programme in 1 year.
Modules & Progression
The CTA has 4 compulsory modules:
- Financial Reporting (FREP01-8)
- Taxation (TAXA01-8)
- Management Accounting & Finance (MACF01-8)
- Corporate Governance & Auditing (CGAU01-8)
To:
- Complete the CTA, all 4 modules need to be passed.
- Progress to SAICA’s ITC, all 4 modules need to be passed in the same exam sitting.
Full workload Details
- To complete the programme in 1 year, a full workload is required.
- You register for all four modules at the same time.
- You pay for and complete all 4 modules in 1 year.
Half Workload Details
- Year 1: Register for CGAU01-8 and MACF01-8.
- These modules are taken first as they less subject to legislative changes.
- Also, time gaps in Year 2 affect these 2 modules less than the other 2 modules.
- Once both Year 1 modules are passed, you progress to Year 2.
- If both Year 1 modules are not passed, in the next year you either:
- Repeat both Year 1 modules, or
- Register for all 4 modules on a full workload.
- Year 2: Register for TAXA01-8 and FREP01-8.
- Despite having passed CGAU01-8 and MACF01-8:
- You register on these modules again and have access to material and support on these modules to stay up to date with them.
- It is recommended, but not required, that you write tests in these modules during the year.
- At the end of the year you write final exams for all 4 modules.
- Despite having passed CGAU01-8 and MACF01-8:
- You pay for 2 modules in each 1-year period. This spreads the full cost over 2 years.
