Opening doors to the business world
FOUNDED in 1904, ACCA holds a track record of experience, innovation and excellence in providing globally recognised accounting and finance qualifications, complemented by modern thinking and backed by diverse and global memberships.
The Professional Accountancy Centre (PAC) at KDU College, set up in 2008, offers the Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) and ACCA courses. Within a year, it was awarded the Gold status and is now celebrating the sixth year being awarded Platinum status Approved Learning Partner by ACCA.
The CAT qualification is designed to provide students fundamental knowledge and technical skills to fulfil an accounting role at technician level. It provides a fast-track pathway towards becoming a qualified accountant and is awarded by ACCA and globally recognised. Most students taking the course are able to complete their CAT within a year and continue with the ACCA programme for another two years.
Those interested in the ACCA qualification will be glad to know that ACCA’S unique partnership with Oxford Brookes University will allow them to obtain a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Applied Accounting upon completion of the ACCA Fundamentals Level, ACCA Ethics and Professional Skills Module and passing of a Research and Analysis Project.
Moving forward with the recent changes to the ACCA qualification, KDU’S ACCA programme prepares and facilitates students to acquire the full range of competencies financial professionals need with an emphasis on technical knowledge, cognitive capabilities and soft skills.
Students are not just limited to classroom lessons these are complemented with guest lectures by industry leaders as well as additional programmes to aid them in the best way possible to excel in their examination.
The specially designed employability enhancement Programmes (eep), comprising communication skills enrichment, business simulation programmes and audit software and simulation programmes, will allow students to equip themselves with prerequisite skills indispensable to ace their Professional Level studies while enhancing their employability. In addition, there are also opportunities for students to attend free accounting software training.
“With the ACCA programme’s nature of being exam-oriented, we are adamant it is equally important to be competent in soft skills and ace the examinations. With the eep, KDU’S ACCA graduates will not only have strong technical knowledge but also excellent teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills, making them topnotch candidates to excel and succeed in their career,” said KDU PAC academic department head, Chan Tze Kang.
PAC students are encouraged to join the PAC Club to learn more about planning and facilitating events or activities. This helps to not only build rapport and camaraderie among students, but also equip them with skills to be better prepared to join the workforce.
Scholarships are available for SPM leavers and O-level holders for the March semester.
■ Visit https://accakdu.edu.my/scholarships/ for more information.
Visit KDU PAC’S website to read more about what PAC alumni have to say about their experience studying the CAT and ACCA programme in KDU and for more exciting upcoming events.