Course details
CIMA is the world's largest and leading professional body of management accountants. Our mission is to help people and businesses to succeed in the public and private sectors.
CIMA has more than 227,000 members and students in 179 countries. They work at the heart of business in industry, commerce and not for profit organisations. CIMA has strong relationships with employers, and sponsor leading research.
CIMA constantly update their qualification, professional experience requirements and CPD programme. This ensures that their members and students are first choice for employers who are recruiting financially trained business leaders.
CIMA is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards, and to maintaining public confidence in management accounting.
Why Study CIMA
The CIMA Professional qualification is recognised worldwide as the most relevant global finance qualification for business.
Join a global organisation powered by two of the world's leading accounting bodies (AICPA - the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CIMA).
We work together to make management accounting the most valued profession in business worldwide.
As a CIMA-qualified professional, you will be able to drive business success. You will use your financial knowledge to influence strategic decisions and manage performance.
How long is the qualification?
If you study towards the CIMA qualification on a full time basis at IMAS, it will take you two and a half years to complete. Your studies will be broken-down as follows:
- CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting
- C01:Fundamentals of Management Accounting
- C02:Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
- C03:Fundamentals of Business Mathematics
- C04: Fundamentals of Business Economics
- C05: Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law
- CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting (Operational Level)
- F1: Financial Reporting and Taxation
- E1: Organisational Management
- P2: Advanced Management Accounting
- CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (Management Level)
- F1: Advanced Financial Reporting
- E2: Project and Relationship Management
- P3: Risk Management
- Strategic Level
- F3: Financial Strategy
- E3: Strategic Management
Course Location
About Institute of Management Accounting and Strategy (IMAS)
IMAS was founded in January 2013 with the aim of providing tuition for the CIMA syllabus both on a full time and part-time basis. The need for the establishment of an institution like this was inspired by the National Development Plan (NDP), as well as the shortage of capacity in public institutions of higher learning and training to accommodate all the learners who pass matric in South Africa. Accordingly, IMAS has partnered with CIMA to deliver full-time and part-time tuition to students in South Africa who are interested in studying towards the CIMA syllabus on a full-time basis.
Vision and Mission
IMAS aspires to be a leading CIMA tuition provider in South Africa by 2018.
In pursuit of our visionary goal of being the leading provider of CIMA tuition in South Africa, our mission is to increase access to high-quality education to aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs. This will be achieved by aiming at the following:
- Leveraging on the strong CIMA brand that is globally recognized and maintaining the CIMA Learning Guidelines.
- Recruiting highly talented academics with practical experience to deliver quality education and inspire our students.
- Provide a quality education, tuition support and facilities conducive for academic excellence.
- Attract highly talented students.
- Produce highly influential graduates for the business society.
- Increase our footprint across the country.
- Partner with the private sector to organize internships for our graduates.
