APC Professional Programme
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TESTIMONIALSWELCOME TO ENDUNAMOO PROFESSIONAL COURSE
APC Professional Programme, Endunamoo’s SAICA accredited professional programme, is an innovative programme designed for first time, repeat APC candidates and CIMA2CA professionals. The programme’s success is underpinned by a strong focus on the development of business acumen, business writing, critical thinking and ethical leadership. These skills are developed through various practical and professional methods which include discussion sessions, business acumen webinars, individual and group assessments, and case study assessments.
The APC Professional Programme has five phases, namely Transition Phase, Foundation Phase, Development Phase, Demonstration Phase and Assessment Phase. Candidates have an option to register and enrol into one of the five professional courses, namely APC Accelerated Course, APC Comprehensive Course, APC Deferred Course, APC Professional Course and APC Repeaters Course, that all culminate in the award of an EPC Certificate to candidates that have demonstrated professional competence at the end of the programme.
BENEFITS OF THE APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME
- You get to experience a highly professional and personalised programme and work with a team that always has your best interest at heart
- You get to partner with an empathetic, passionate and knowledgeable mentor who will support you emotionally and professionally throughout your APC journey with us
- You get to receive comprehensive and personalised developmental feedback on your case study assessments throughout the programme
- You get to receive comprehensive support through unlimited consultations and caretaking team
- You get to benefit from innovative and impactful business acumen webinars delivered by industry experts, majority of them who are CAs(SA)
- You get to develop professional competencies (such as critical thinking, ethical leadership and effective communication skills) which are critical for success in the APC assessment and your professional career
APC CARETAKER
Siphesihle
Email: admin@endunamoo.co.za
WhatsApp / Cell: 084 282 3299
Office Hours:
09h00 – 17h00 (Mon – Fri)
REGISTER FOR ONE OF THE APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME COURSES
APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The APC Professional Programme is structured in five phases as follows:
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TRANSITION PHASE
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This phase focuses on providing a smooth transition process for CIMA members into the CA(SA) qualification journey. The work in this phase is primarily focused on building technical proficiency as it pertains to the specific technical disciplines forming part of the CA(SA) academic qualification, namely: ACC (incorporating financial and external reporting), AUD (incorporating auditing, assurance, professional ethics and governance), MAF (incorporating financial management, costing, strategy and risk management) and TAX. The objective is to develop CIMA members to a similar level of technical proficiency as would have been assessed and demonstrated in the ITC assessment. In this phase, you will be guided through the technical resources to use to build technical competence (e.g., accounting and auditing standards, tax and auditing legislations and management and financial accounting frameworks). The phase will include modular (block release) sessions and guidance for self-study work to be completed in between the blocks. The success of this phase will be measured through quizzes and summative tests. |
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FOUNDATION PHASE
Candidates joining the APC Comprehensive & APC Deferred courses start their journey here |
Building from the Transition Phase, this phase focuses on developing technical proficiency that would have been developed in the academic programme (CTA) and demonstrated in the ITC assessment within the context of the APC. In the APC, technical proficiency is a foundational skill upon which the professional programme builds pervasive and professional skills on. The objective of the Foundation Phase is to upskill you technically to ensure that you can demonstrate this skill in case-based assessments later in the programme and to enable ease in the development of pervasive and professional competencies (e.g., ethical leadership, critical skill, business acumen, decision making, business writing and professional attitudes and values) later in the programme. |
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DEVELOPMENT PHASE Candidates joining the APC Professional & APC Repeaters courses start their journey here |
The purpose of the Development Phase of the programme is to understand and develop the pervasive and professional competencies outlined in the competency framework to enable you to demonstrate these competencies in tackling a multi-disciplinary case study during the Demonstration Phase of the professional programme. There are sessions scheduled for the development of business acumen, critical thinking, ethical leadership and incorporating technical competence in the APC. |
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DEMONSTRATION PHASE Candidates joining the APC Repeaters Course start their journey here |
The purpose of the Demonstration Phase of the programme is to learn how to demonstrate the professional competencies developed in the previous phase using a multi-disciplinary case study in the form of a previous SAICA APC case study. In addition, there are sessions scheduled for the development of effective communication skills and to build your relational acumen (coaching support, working as an effective team and mentorship). |
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ASSESSMENT PHASE
Candidates in the first year of the APC Deferred Course exit the programme at the start of this phase. Candidates in the EPC Case Study Package start their journey here. |
The Assessment Phase, the last phase in the professional programme, focuses on assessing candidates’ professional competence through case study assessments. The professional programme has three (3) primary case study assessments and one (1) supplementary assessment, and you are required to demonstrate competence in at least two of these four case study assessments prior to being eligible for the award of the EPC certificate. The facilitation of our case study assessments is aligned to the actual APC structure to help you gear to the actual APC. Significant support is provided throughout the phase using reflection packs, feedback session, significant personalised feedback and consultations. |
SUITE OF THE APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME COURSES
An overview of the professional courses that constitute the APC Professional Programme is provided below:
| APC Programme Courses | Candidate profile | APC Phases | Start date |
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APC Accelerated Course (CIMA2CA Conversion) |
This course is specifically designed for CIMA members wishing to add CA(SA) to ACMA/FCMA designation |
Transition phase to Assessment phase |
5 August 2023 |
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APC Comprehensive Course |
This course is a foundation course designed for candidates that were not successful in a professional programme |
Foundation phase to Assessment phase |
January 2024 |
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APC Deferred Course |
This course is designed for candidates that wish to kickstart their APC preparations a year in advance. The programme is therefore completed over two years |
1st year: Foundation phase to Demonstration phase 2nd year: Foundation phase to Assessment phase |
Aligned with professional course deferred |
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APC Professional Course |
This course is designed for candidates that will be sitting for a professional programme and APC for the first time |
Development phase to Assessment phase |
April 2024 |
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APC Repeaters Course |
This course is designed for candidates that recently sat for APC and were unsuccessful |
Development phase to Assessment phase |
April 2024 |
APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME TIMETABLE
We have finalised and published the timetable for the Transition Phase of our APC Professional Programme 2024. The Transition Phase commences on 14 August 2023 and ends on 16 December 2023. Please click here to download the timetable. We envisage that the timetable for the remainder of the phases will be published by 30 November 2023.
TRADITIONAL CA(SA) ROUTE (UNDERGRADUATE, CTA & ITC ROUTE)
To be eligible for the award of the EPC Certificate, candidates need to at least have completed at least 20 months of their training contract by the first day on which the SAICA APC assessment is written and should have successfully completed ITC. Furthermore, candidates need to demonstrate competence in at least two of our case study assessments.
Our APC Professional Programme is extremely demanding and as a result, we have set an additional requirement that candidates need to have successfully completed ITC by 31 March 2024 to enrol or remain enrolled into the professional programme. Consequently, candidates that are expecting to sit for the ITC assessment in June 2024 will not be eligible to register and qualify for an EPC Certificate in the 2024 academic year.
CIMA PATHWAY AGREEMENT ROUTE
To be eligible to register for the EPC APC Professional Programme, candidates need to be in possession of A SAICA Letter confirming that they qualify to register into the APC Professional Programme. In order to obtain the SAICA Letter, prospective candidates must provide SAICA with:
- Letter of Good Standing from CIMA indicating that s/he gained registration with CIMA by completing the education, examination and practical experience requirements as prescribed by CIMA; AND
- Proof that s/he is a graduate i.e. (i) a holder of at least a Bachelor’s degree which is registered on Level 7 of the NQF, takes a minimum of 3 years to complete and comprises at least 360 credits or (ii) a holder of a foreign academic qualification which is assessed by SAQA as equivalent to a South African Bachelor’s degree which is registered on Level 7 of the NQF, takes a minimum of 3 years to complete and comprises at least 360 credits.
To be eligible for the award of the EPC Certificate, candidates need to demonstrate competence in at least two of our case study assessments at the end of the APC Professional Programme.
IMPORTANT NOTE
EPC has a right to revoke the registration of a candidate or the award of the EPC Certificate of a candidate that misrepresented their qualifications, their meeting of stipulated requirements, fail to provide documentary evidence of the SAICA Letter confirming that they qualify to register into the APC Professional Programme or fail to provide documentary evidence that they completed their ITC. In the instance of revoking the registration, candidates will be deemed to have deregistered from the APC Professional Programme and general rules with regards to deregistrations will be applicable.
FACILITATION OF APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME CONTACT SESSIONS
As from the 2024 academic year, the APC Professional Programme will be delivered on a blended learning basis – with sessions facilitated via online as well as face to face basis.
With regards to our case study assessments, the first case study assessment is facilitated on a non-venue basis while the other three case study assessments are facilitated on a venue basis, at venues based in South Africa. We apply certain criteria prior to facilitating the venue-based assessments as well as in selecting the venues. We urge every candidate to clarify the criteria used prior to registration by studying the FAQS in detailed. Please see the ‘Help’ section for further details.
APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME OPEN DAY
We will host a various open day sessions for our APC Professional Programme to cater for the different entry points. During each session, we will deal with the structure of our APC Professional Programme as well as outline how the various elements of the programme are structured to better support you in demonstrating professional competence.
To attend the session, you can register your details by clicking on the respective link below:
| APC Professional Programme Courses | Commencement Date | Open Day Date | Session / Recording Link |
| APC Professional Course | April 2024 | TBC – March 2024 | Link |
| APC Comprehensive Course | January 2024 | TBC – December 2023 | Link |
| APC Deferred Course | January 2024 | TBC – December 2023 | Link |
| APC Repeaters Course | 1 April 2023 | TBC – February 2024 | Link |
| APC Accelerated Course | 14 August 2023 | Thursday, 27 July 2023 | Link |
INDIVIDUAL / PRIVATE PAYING CANDIDATES
The tuition fees for the 2024 academic year applicable for individual / private paying candidates are as follows:
| APC Professional Programme Courses | Tuition fees |
| APC Accelerated Course | R23 500 |
| APC Comprehensive Course | R17 000 |
| APC Deferred Course | +R35 00 |
| APC Professional Course | R15 500 |
| APC Repeaters Course with Script Review | R15 500 |
Applicable terms and conditions
- 8% discount is applicable if the account is settled upon registration.
- A flexible payment option is available whereby the tuition fees is payable in instalments until 31 August 2024.
- A 25% deposit is required upon registration and thereafter monthly instalments are determined based on your enrolment date.
- EPC returning candidates are entitled to a 50% discount of the individual / private paying candidates’ tuition fee amount, whether corporate funded or not.
- APC Deferred Course candidates are required to settle their tuition and pay the deferred fee of R3 500, which will be used to offset the 2025/26 academic year tuition fees.
- A valid credit or cheque is required to register on an individual / private account and instalments are deducted directly using PayFast directly from the credit or cheque account.
CORPORATE FUNDED CANDIDATES
The tuition fees for the 2024 academic year applicable for corporate funded candidates are follows:
| APC Professional Programme Courses | Tuition fees |
| APC Accelerated Course | R21 620 |
| APC Comprehensive Course | R13 500 |
| APC Deferred Course | +R3500 |
| APC Professional Course | R12 500 |
| APC Repeaters Course with Script Review | R12 500 |
Applicable terms and conditions
- A minimum of 10 candidates is required to quality for a corporate pricing.
- Corporate invoices will be issued on 31 May 2024 after the registration has closed and will be payable by 30 June 2024 to ensure that the discount is not forfeited.
- Corporate invoices that are not settled by 30 June 2024 will result in the obligation to pay the registration fee and instalment due on the candidates. The candidate will be obliged for the full tuition fee applicable to individual / private paying candidates.
APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME CLOSING DATES
The registration closing date for the APC Professional Programme:
| APC Professional Programme Courses | Closing date |
| APC Accelerated Course | 31 December 2023 |
| APC Comprehensive Course | 28 February 2024 |
| APC Deferred Course | 30 April 2024 |
| APC Professional Course | 30 April 2024 |
| APC Repeaters Course | 30 April 2024 |
Registration into the APC Professional Programme needs to be confirmed immediately via a payment of the registration fee due. No late registrations shall be accepted.
Details regarding the 2024 Thuthuka has not been confirmed and will be announced as soon as the details are available.