Course details
Programme Aims:
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.
Students should check the requirements of the ACCA before enrolling on the programme. LIT accepts no liability for the failure of students to meet the requirements of the ACCA.
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)
In order to obtain the CAT Qualification and in addition to successful completion of examinations in the ten modules listed above, students will need to complete one year’s relevant practical experience in an accounting environment. Experience can be completed before, at the same time or after completing the examinations.
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About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
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.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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