Results from the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examinations in December 2011 show that there continues to be a strong demand for a professional accountancy qualification in times of economic uncertainty. More than 190,000 students sat papers, with over 6,000 taking major steps towards membership of the global body for professional accountants.
Candidates around the world took more than 363,000 papers, with 6,313 students successfully completing their final ACCA exams. At the Fundamental level, pass rates were particularly pleasing. The pass rate of the F7 Financial Reporting exam at 56% was significantly higher than in recent times. All other pass rates at the Fundamental level remained close to their historic averages. At the Professional level, the results for the Essential papers remain strong whilst results for the Options papers are less good.
Clare Minchington, ACCA executive director - learning, said: “We congratulate those who have succeeded at their exams – and are delighted to see that more than 6,000 have completed their examinations, having been able to demonstrate the financial knowledge and professional skills which are needed by organisations in challenging economic conditions. We look forward to welcoming them to ACCA membership on completion of their practical experience requirements.”
In December 2011, ACCA’s new Foundations in Accountancy suite of awards was first examined as paper-based and computer-based exams (CBEs). This is an exciting and significant milestone achieved for ACCA. Almost 13,000 paper-based Foundation in Accountancy exams were sat in December 2011 in addition to over 34,000 exams sat as CBEs that month.
Commenting on the successful first exam session for Foundations in Accountancy, Clare Minchington said: “We are really proud that we have successfully delivered our first exam session for Foundations in Accountancy. As a global body, the planning and implementation of any new qualification and syllabus is a lengthy process – simply because we have to ensure that a robust infrastructure is in place to deliver the awards to the high standards our stakeholders expect and deserve from ACCA.”
As a professional body which has professionalism and ethics at the core of everything it does and stands for, ACCA made the decision when it introduced Foundations in Accountancy to make it mandatory for every student completing a diploma or certificate from the range of awards to pass Foundations in Professionalism – a free online interactive module which tests ethics and professionalism.
“All accountants, irrespective of what level they choose to operate, should know, understand and demonstrate what it means to act professionally and ethically when carrying out their work,” said Clare Minchington.
ACCA will start to award the new certificates and diplomas, after the February exam results are released, to students who have successfully passed the relevant exams and completed the online ethics module. |
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