Today Mercury Institute stands out as the leading tuition provider for ACCA examinations. Mr Jeevith Shakespeare, Managing Director of the Mercury Institute, explained that Mercury offers tuition for the ACCA Professional qualification, the Certified Accounting Technician qualification (CAT) and mentoring for the Oxford Brookes degree which is linked to the ACCA Professional qualification. The CAT qualification is appropriate for those who have sat the O/Ls whereas the ACCA Professional qualification is for those with A/Ls.

He further stated that these are extremely cost effective qualifications that can be done entirely in Sri Lanka or completed in another country as they are globally recognized and supported by a global network. Mercury is proud to have achieved Gold level accreditation from ACCA who have strict guidelines regarding institute management and ACCA course management and delivery. "Our lecture panel is experienced and committed and we are very pleased with the pass rates which are above the global average for most of the papers. We have had students with world prizes as well and regularly carry away the majority of the Sri Lankan prizes. Mercury is proud of our track record of students who have grown with us from school leaver to a fully fledged professional."

Mr Jeevith further stated "the ACCA qualification will enable a student better employment prospects as a result of having shown an ability in all areas of business and will help assure an employer that they have the skills necessary to progress to more senior management positions. It will in addition, give a student a unique position in the job market making him/her more competitive not only within their own countries but also enable one to seek job opportunities to work abroad."

The Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification will provide a student with a solid foundation in finance and accounting with all the necessary technical skills and knowledge required to perform an accounting-support role. This qualification he added will give any student who wishes to start a career in finance early a good grounding and assist the student to gain recognition to aspire for a more senior position in accountancy. He went on to explain that the BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting, is available exclusively to ACCA students who wish to obtain a degree while studying towards the ACCA Qualification. There are numerous benefits to completing this degree, and it enhances career prospects.

He pointed out that from inception the pass rates at Mercury has excelled Sri Lankan pass rates at each examination and at times even excelled world pass rates. At each examination Mercury students make their mark by obtaining the most number of Sri Lankan prizes. He emphasized, "In 2007 and 2008, the only world prize for each year has been won by Mercury students. All these students who have reached the top attribute their success to the Quality Tuition provided by the excellent lecture panel.

Mr Jeevith said "we can proudly say that studying for ACCA at Mercury increases your chances of success at examinations. It is also an Assurance of Quality Tuition and excellent facilities. It is comprehensive coverage of the syllabus coupled with thorough revision programme that provides confidence to students to face the examination. We believe in preparing the students to challenge the world with the ACCA Qualification. "