03-09-2010, 05:09 PM
Initially I opted for ICAP CA & during the enrollment, the course coordinator recommended to do ACCA first & than go for ICAP CA because ACCA is easier to pass. That route sounded better so I enrolled in ACCA.
Now the reason why ACCA is easier to pass is known widely. That is because of a structured exam approach & very properly outlined syllabus & no bias in passing unlike ICAP (at least this is what fellow CA students say, don't have any personal experience though).
As far as the quality of the curriculum & overall qualification is concerned, I have already commented on that.
According to my personal experience you have to work hard & need to have almost complete grip on the syllabus in order to pass. I DONOT find myself/fellow ACCA students at a level lower than the fellow CA students/colleagues, maybe higher in some areas which are not covered in the CA Inter syllabus; who have passed the similar papers of ICAP e.g. reporting, cost accounting etc. etc.
At workplace a lot of things, other than the knowledge which comes from passing papers, matter. At least that has been my experience.
The ACCA qualification is of high quality & can easily compete with ANY professional accountancy qualification anywhere across the globe.
There should be absolutely no doubt at all regarding the high quality of ACCA qualification.
PS Not degrading ICAP CA at all, only commenting on the quality of ACCA.
My role models these days are ICAP members (1 FCA & 1 ACA) from whom I'm learning a lot.
Now the reason why ACCA is easier to pass is known widely. That is because of a structured exam approach & very properly outlined syllabus & no bias in passing unlike ICAP (at least this is what fellow CA students say, don't have any personal experience though).
As far as the quality of the curriculum & overall qualification is concerned, I have already commented on that.
According to my personal experience you have to work hard & need to have almost complete grip on the syllabus in order to pass. I DONOT find myself/fellow ACCA students at a level lower than the fellow CA students/colleagues, maybe higher in some areas which are not covered in the CA Inter syllabus; who have passed the similar papers of ICAP e.g. reporting, cost accounting etc. etc.
At workplace a lot of things, other than the knowledge which comes from passing papers, matter. At least that has been my experience.
The ACCA qualification is of high quality & can easily compete with ANY professional accountancy qualification anywhere across the globe.
There should be absolutely no doubt at all regarding the high quality of ACCA qualification.
PS Not degrading ICAP CA at all, only commenting on the quality of ACCA.
My role models these days are ICAP members (1 FCA & 1 ACA) from whom I'm learning a lot.
