Course details

The Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) programme provides participants with a solid foundation of knowledge and technical skills in finance and accounting. Certified Accounting Technicians are qualified in a wide range of positions including accounts-support, financial reporting, financial supervisory or management roles and accounting technician roles.

Entry Requirement

No prior qualifications are required. Please note, the following qualifications will be offered in LIT Tipperary only if sufficient numbers of students register for the relevant qualification.

Examinations

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the awarding body for the Foundations in Accountancy and the Certified Accounting Technician qualifications.

Course Content

Stage One

  • Recording Financial Transactions (FA1)
  • Management Information (MA1)
  • Maintaining Financial Records (FA2)
  • Managing Costs and Finance (MA2)

Stage Two

  • Accountant in Business (FAB)
  • Financial Accounting (FFA)
  • Management Accounting (FMA)
  • Foundations in Taxation (FTX)

Stage Three

  • Foundations in Financial Management (FFM)
  • Foundations in Professionalism (online module)
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Limerick Institute of Technology

Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-Theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the fTheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.

The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.

LIT offers cTheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education.  LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.

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