Accounting & Finance

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  Accounting and Finance Diploma & Advanced Diploma

The ICM Accounting & Finance programme is for people seeking employment within the accountancy field. It is also suitable for those already in employment who seek to develop their business, accounting and finance skills for career progression purposes.

Course Structure

Part 1

1.Bookkeeping
2.Business Management & Administration
3.Economics for Business
4.Numeracy & Statistics

(A Certificate in Accounting & Finance is awarded on completion of all Part 1 subjects)

Part 2

5.Accounting II
6.Business Law
7.Computer Appreciation & Applications
8.Cost Accounting

(The Diploma in Accounting & Finance is awarded on completion of all Part 1 & Part 2 subjects)

The Advanced Diploma in Accounting & Finance

1.Accounting III
2.Auditing & Taxation
3.Financial Management
4.Management Theory & Practice

(The Advanced Diploma in Accounting & Finance is awarded on completion of the above subjects)

Programme Objectives

To provide employees and prospective accounting and finance students with a body of knowledge which will:
a) increase their employment opportunities
b) prepare them for careers in the field of accountancy and
c) provide them with a qualification which will enable them to progress to supervisory positions at a later stage in their careers.

Entry Requirements

ICM operates an ‘Open Entry’ policy but the following entrance qualifications are recommended:

1.Five GCSEs at grades A, B or C (or equivalents)
2.A suitable BTEC National Award
3.Any qualification equivalent to one of the above

Applicants over the age of 19 who do not hold one of the recommended entrance qualifications may also register for the programme providing they have been in full-time employment for a minimum of two years.