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www.icb.org.za 1 Whether it’s a contents recession or boom 3 Let us introduce ourselves time, you want to be 4 Accredited qualifications 5 The ICB’s four certification programmes INDISPENSABLE 6 Accounting Certification Programme Drop those shoulders. Let the worry 8 Public Sector Accounting Certification Programme lines fade. Smile. Because this is your 10 Office Management Certification Programme chance for a career that’ll give you 12 Financial Management for Entrepreneurs Certification stability, stimulation and growth. Programme A career that opens doors in almost 14 Study options every sector of the economy. 15 What our students say A career that could see you being 16 Coursework, exams and assessment in high demand – even during 17 What’s a Portfolio of Evidence? economic cycles when just staying 18 Get credit: Recognition of Prior Learning employed is achievement enough 18 Learnerships for some. 19 Find a job with the ICB In 2013, secure 19 ICB bursaries 20 Frequently-asked questions your future 21 Glossary of terms 22 2013 assessment timetables Financial qualifications are no longer 24 Make a name for yourself: ‘just for university graduates’. Professional body membership Times have changed and tuition has 25 ICB membership evolved. And financial literacy is a 26 Designations vs qualifications scarce skill. So whether you’ve just left school or are already working, you 27 Where to study can study towards an internationally 30 The process going forward recognised ICB certification and become 31 ICB fees a financial accountant, an office manager 31 Policies and procedures or learn how to manage the finances 31 Online resources of a small business.

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We’ve been around for a while – since 1931 in fact. Which means you can trust You can study that we know what’s what in this industry. ICB courses at over For 82 years we have been improving and 400 training sites maintaining the quality of bookkeeping, accounting, office administration and financial management training and We assess over qualifications in southern Africa. 35,000 learner We have also built up the credibility and reputation of these fields. assessments every year

As a Quality Assurance Partner (QAP) of the Sector Education and Training Authority for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (FASSET), the ICB is an external assessment (examining) body for many of the business qualifications that FASSET awards.

3 ACCREDITED QUALIFICATIONS Recognised locally and worldwide

ICB graduates are recognised by: • The International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB) • The International Association of Accounting Professionals (IAAP) • The Southern African Institute for Business Accountants (SAIBA) • The South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT) • The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) • Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa (CSSA) • … and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

SOUTHERN AFRICAN If you graduate through the ICB’s Accounting Certification INSTITUTE FOR Programme (ACP) you can study further to become a chartered BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS certified accountant, through the ACCA. You could also become a management accountant through CIMA or a company secretary through CSSA. When you graduate from our NQF Level 6 qualification, you can apply to SAIBA for registration as an Accounting Officer for Close Corporations.

We also work closely with Pastel Accounting and Pastel Payroll, whose universally popular software is available as a free demo version to learners registered for the Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns course during 2013 (while stocks last).

4 www.icb.org.za FOUR certification programmes 4Which will you choose?

ACP PSACP ACCOUNTING certification programme public sector omcp Perfect if you want to offer accounting office FmEcp indispensable bookkeeping certification programme and accounting skills, management financial or become a certified This is the course to study if certification programme accountant someday. you want to work in finance management and administration in Ideal if you are interested government or municipalities. in learning a little bookkeeping, FOR Certified and a lot of all-round office ENTREPRENEURS knowledge. Financial Accountant certification programme

Certified Just the ticket if you want Certified Technical technical certified office to learn a bit about finances manager and how these can contribute Financial Accountant public accountant to a small business’s stability and success. Certified certified senior Senior Bookkeeper Certified public office administrator accounts Certified administrator Certified Small Business Certified junior Financial Manager Junior Bookkeeper office administrator

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www.icb.org.za 5 ACP ACCOUNTING certification programme are you...? running a small business? Certified juggling the finances of a growing company? Financial Accountant considering starting a business of your own someday?1 CFAlcb(SA) known to have a good head for numbers? National Diploma: Financial Accounting NQF L6 (SAQA ID: 20366) aiming to be employed in a finance department? thinking of opening your own bookkeeping practice one day? Certified Technical Consider the Financial Accountant CTFAIcb(SA) Accounting National Diploma: Certification Programme (ACP) Technical Financial Accounting NQF L5 (SAQA ID: 36213) The ACP’s 12 learning areas (subjects) let you qualify at successive levels of bookkeeping and accounting as you progress. Complete the first four subjects to become Certified a Certified Junior Bookkeeper and then work your way Senior Bookkeeper up through other levels to the ultimate qualification CSBIcb(SA) of Certified Financial Accountant. Further Education and Training Certificate: Bookkeeping NQF L4 (SAQA ID: 58376) If you’re keen to go even further you can choose to do the following: • Become a certified accountant by taking some additional courses through the ACCA Certified • Switch from financial accounting to management Junior Bookkeeper accounting through CIMA CJBIcb(SA) • Specialise in taxation via a UNISA Higher Diploma National Certificate: Bookkeeping NQF L3 (SAQA ID: 58375) • Become a tax practitioner through SAIT • Become a chartered secretary through CSSA • Apply to become an accounting officer through SAIBA.

6 www.icb.org.za Start here Learning PRE- WHAT YOU’ll Areas/subjects QUALIFICATIONS BE ABLE TO DO See Pg8 12 Accounting Theory • Successful completion of the Financial Accountant, apply to SAIBA to become an and Practice* previous learning areas (1-8) Accounting Officer. Compile annual financial statements; *By dissertation – or be a qualified Certified sign off same for close corporations (if you are registered Financial Reporting and 11 Technical Financial Accountant. with SAIBA as an Accounting Officer); work closely with Regulatory Frameworks a Chartered Certified Accountant and Registered Auditor; 10 Management Accounting • National Diploma: Technical Control Systems Financial Accounting NQF L5 have a thorough knowledge of accounting theory and 9 Corporate Strategy - or equivalent. practice, corporate strategy and regulatory frameworks.

8 Business Law and • Successful completion of the Accounting Technician, Certified Tax Technician. Accounting Control previous learning areas (1-6) Operate with management in an accounting 7 Income Tax Returns – or be a qualified Certified environment; become a SAIT-recognised tax Senior Bookkeeper. practitioner; know the ins and outs of accounting, • Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent taxation, auditing and business law; understand how - with accounting as a subject. tax works for individuals and companies.

6 Cost and Management • Successful completion of the Junior Accountant, Assistant Accountant. Accounting previous learning areas (1-4) Perform all monthly and annual bookkeeping; asset 5 Financial Statements – or be a qualified Certified disposal; year-end adjustments; analysis of financial Junior Bookkeeper. statements; understand cash flow; complete basic management accounts; working knowledge of cost • Grade 11 (Std 9) or equivalent. accounting, financial management and business ethics.

4 Business Literacy • Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent. Accounts Clerk, Debtors Clerk, Creditors Clerk, Payroll Clerk. Complete monthly bookkeeping to trial balance; 3 Computerised Bookkeeping • No prior accounting knowledge needed. reconcile supplier statements, inventory systems and Payroll and Monthly See bank statements; calculate PAYE / SDL / UIF remuneration; 2 SARS Returns Pg8 • You must be at least 16 years monthly EMP201 returns and EMP deductions; annual of age. 1 Bookkeeping to Trial Balance EMP501, IRP5, IRP6 and IT3a documents and VAT returns.

www.icb.org.za 7 ACP take note: 2 PSACP public sector accounting If you’re registered for Payroll and Monthly certification programme SARS Returns, you’ll receive a FREE demo version of Pastel Accounting and Pastel Payroll (while stocks last). This software automates many bookkeeping tasks and CERTIFIED TECHNICAL will save you loads of time. When you’re PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ready to activate the full version, you can get a discount on it by quoting an ICB code. CTPAIcb(SA) Diploma: Public Sector Accounting NQF L5 (SAQA ID: 20353)

Accounting Officers: Hot commodities! CERTIFIED PUBLIC Every close corporation in South Africa has to ACCOUNTS ADMINISTRATOR appoint an Accounting Officer. The Accounting CPAAIcb(SA) National Certificate: Public Sector Officer reports on the company’s financials and Accounting ensures that the business is compliant with NQF L4 (SAQA ID: 20352) the relevant financial acts of law. Accounting Officers are in demand, so if you have successfully completed the Certified Financial Accountant qualification, you can apply to Start here SAIBA to become one. Your ICB qualification is just one of SAIBA’s requirements – check their website for more details (www.saiba.org.za). take note: easy conversion to the ACCOUNTING Certification Programme (ACP) 8 www.icb.org.za are you...? Consider the PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING keen to serve your community? Certification Programme (PSACP) interested in helping your municipality / local government run smoothly? This programme consists of eight subjects, but you can get your first qualification (Certified Public Accounts Administrator) after already working in government and want to completing just four. Build on these first four subjects with the switch to finance? remaining four and you’ll qualify as a Certified Technical Public considering getting a job in the public sector? Accountant. known to have a good head for numbers?

Learning PRE- WHAT YOU’ll Areas/subjects QUALIFICATIONS BE ABLE TO DO

8 Business Law and Accounting • National Certificate: Public Work as a qualified accounting technician in the public Control Sector Accounting, which sector. Make a positive contribution to the country Technical Public Accounting 7 consists of the previous by improving public finance management, adding Cost and Management 4 learning areas. value, efficiency and productivity to government 6 Accounting departments. 5 Financial Statements

Business Literacy 4 • Grade 11, NQF 3 or equivalent. Administer public accounts. Help improve public sector 3 Computerised Bookkeeping • You must be at least financial management by adding value, efficiency and productivity to government departments. Public Accounting 16 years of age. 2 Administration • No prior accounting 1 Bookkeeping to Trial Balance knowledge needed.

If you’d then like to take your studies • Certified Public Accounts • Certified Technical Public Accountants even further, you can switch to Administrators can become can become Certified Technical Financial the ICB’s Accounting Certification Certified Junior Bookkeepers Accountants just by completing the Programme by completing just one by completing the Payroll and Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns course or two extra subjects. Monthly SARS Returns course. and Income Tax Returns course. www.icb.org.za 9 3 OMCP “You’re the ICB - Office a place for motivation, Management Through you certification programme I’ve discovered excellence,

Through you I’ve discovered growth, Certified To grow from Office Manager hope to action COMlcb(SA) Diploma: Office Administration through knowledge.” NQF L6 (SAQA ID: 35958)

Myekeni Makeleni Certified Senior Office Administrator CSOAlcb(SA) Higher Certificate: Office Administration NQF L5 (SAQA ID: 23619)

Certified Junior Office Administrator CJOAIcb(SA) Certificate: Office Administration NQF L5 (SAQA ID: 23618)

10 www.icb.org.za Start here are you...? Consider the Office Management looking to land your first job? Certification Programme (OMCP) wanting skills that make you employable As you work your way through the OMCP’s 12 learning areas in any kind of business? (subjects), you’ll move up from Certified Junior Office Administrator ambitious and want to be top of the list to Certified Office Manager. for promotions? This is a great choice if you believe in the huge benefits of running keen to move up into management? any company in an organised way. The knowledge you gain in each eager to learn the basics of marketing, successive qualification builds on the last, allowing you to take on bookkeeping, human resources and public relations? key functions and increased responsibility in your workplace.

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12 Management • Higher Certificate: Office Senior Office Manager, Public Relations Officer. Administration, which Use your advanced knowledge of management 11 Financial Accounting consists of the previous techniques, financial accounting and reporting skills Business and Office 9 learning areas. and office administration techniques. 10 Administration 3

9 Economics • Certificate: Office Secretary, General Office Manager, Human Resources Human Resources Administration NQF L5, Administrator, Labour Relations Administrator. Use your 8 Management and Labour which consists of the understanding of office management techniques and Relations previous 6 learning areas. your thorough knowledge of human resources, labour 7 Business and Office relations and economics. Administration 2

6 Cost and Management • Grade 12 (Std 10) or Receptionist, Office Assistant, Office Administrator, Public Accounting equivalent – and you must be Relations Officer, Marketing Administrator. Understand Business Law and at least 16 years of age. business communication; basic bookkeeping up to 5 Administrative Practice • No prior accounting trial balance; use your basic knowledge of cost and 4 Marketing Management management accounting and computing; show proficiency and Public Relations knowledge needed. in basic marketing and public relations, business law and 3 Bookkeeping administrative practice. 2 Business and Office Administration 1 1 Office Communication

www.icb.org.za 11 Please note that this course was previously called the Business Financial Management “The ICB is helping me keep Certification Programme ahead of the game by continually educating through courses, booklets, newsletters and seminars. Studying through the ICB is the best thing that could ever have happened to me.

The ICB provides flexible study options as well as very relevant, hands on, course material. Their courses are registered 4 with SAQA and the ICB is internationally recognised, FMECP so if you have dreams of spreading your Financial wings, this is the way to go! Management for Entrepreneurs Tasneem certification programme

Certified Small Business Financial Manager CSBFMIcb(SA) National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management NQF L4 (SAQA ID 48736)

12 www.icb.org.za Start here are you...? Consider the a small business owner or opening Financial Management a small business? for Entrepreneurs determined to help a small business grow and increase profits? Certification Programme (FMECP)

driven to run your company’s The FMECP encompasses three learning areas (subjects) that operations economically? lead you to becoming a Certified Small Business Financial Manager. looking to understand how finances influence a small business’s success? Maybe you’ve started a business already, or are planning to keen to improve your small business’s soon, to contribute to the economy and create jobs. chances of securing loans and finance? Or perhaps your partner runs a business and you’d like to support him or her in it. If you have entrepreneurial plans but need financial knowledge, the ICB’s Financial Management for Entrepreneurs programme is perfect for you. Because when it comes down to it, your business is all about the bottom line.

Learning PRE- WHAT YOU’ll Areas/subjects QUALIFICATIONS BE ABLE TO DO

3 Business Literacy • Grade 11 (Std 9), NQF L3 Manage the finances of a small or medium-sized business, or an equivalent. using your basic skills in accounting, reporting, finance Computerised Bookkeeping 2 and costing. Read and understand business financial 1 Essential Business Finance documentation so that you can ask your bookkeeper the right questions to keep your business on track. Assistant Financial Manager; any managerial role requiring basic financial skills.

www.icb.org.za 13 WAYS TO STUDY YOUR Study ICB COURSES Full time at a college of your choice. your way This is the fastest way to move into, forward or laterally within the job market. Most school leavers opt for this route, because they aren’t yet working Face-to-face or tied down with too many commitments or (lucky them!). correspondence? Part time at a college of your choice You might be a new learner ready to – after hours, with 4 hours’ face-to-face time per hit the books 24/7. Perhaps you’re a week. Perhaps you’re already employed, but looking working mom with a tiny tot, lots of to upskill and increase your job security – or even ambition but very little time. Maybe change jobs. It’s never too late and part time studies you want to qualify in six months can really widen your options. – or you’re working to a secret five year plan. Via ICB-accredited tuition Video studies are an option at certain colleges. You can set your own tuition times, and providers, you can study in the way watch recorded lectures that you simply pre-book at that best suits your needs. If only your college. This is a good option if you’re juggling everything in life was so flexible. lots of commitments and can’t make scheduled, fixed classes.

Correspondence from home (a good option if you do have a tiny tot). This is the WWWonderful! most flexible and affordable route and allows you With any of these study options, to complete ICB studies at your own pace.

you have access to valuable online ICB You simply register with a correspondence college, tutoring or telephone support which then sends you the relevant tuition material. You’ll normally also have access to the college’s from your college as well. helpline and support structures, so you’re not really going it alone.

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“I started with ICB by doing my Junior Bookkeeping up to Senior Bookkeeping. Today, I’m a qualified Senior Bookkeeper. I am currently working for a “As I continue my studies with medium to large rated company, the ICB, I really have to say that have my own car, and a business. you are very well organised. I am even able to do my own I love the ICB and I will business’s books, thanks to ICB. continue my studies with you until the end. I’m now studying towards my Technical Financial Emmanuel Accountant Diploma and “Receiving my Junior and am aiming for much greater Senior Bookkeeper heights. Studying through ICB qualifications was is very simple, convenient, very rewarding. It’s efficient and most a fact that you reap of all, affordable. what you sow. It’s And the study my ambition to be a material is so easy qualified accountant to understand. and run my own business in the future - with Phumzile the help of the ICB. Locally essential. Internationally recognised. It’s worth it! I did it and so can you! We didn’t make these up! Panacea These are real comments from real ICB students. Visit our website for more, and for loads of inspiring success stories. www.icb.org.za 15 Remember, you can only be Making assessed if you are % registered with the ICB the grade as a Student Member. Coursework, exams and So how are you assessed as an ICB learner? It’s pretty simple. 30% of your final mark comes from the assessment activities and evaluations you undertake during your course. Your Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) is a folder given to you at the Activity 1 start of the course, once you’ve registered for an assessment with Activity 2 Summative the ICB. You’ll need to put any assignments given to you as well Activity 3 assessment as the tests you take in it. Your PoE is complete when your final Evaluation 1 (final exam) assessment is added to it at the end of your course. Evaluation 2 When you sit down to write your final assessment – which % % counts for the remaining 70% - you’ll include it in your PoE, 30 70 which an ICB registered assessor will then check to see if you really know your stuff. The activities and evaluations are essential, as they fully prepare you for the final assessment, and also 100% provide evidence of the hard work you’ve done leading up to it.

% 60 A passing grade (‘competent’) is 60% for the overall pass course, and you need to get a minimum of 50% for the mark final assessment. % If you’re assessed as ‘not yet competent’, you still have the chance to write one (just one) supplementary assessment, % which has a pass mark of 60%. You must do this within 50 Green 12 months of your original summative assessment date. minimum We do recommend that re-assessments are written ASAP, light as subject content will change and it’s your responsibility to final make sure you are aware of what’s changed. Final assessments assessment are held at ICB-approved assessment centres around southern The pass Africa. You can find a list of the centres on www.icb.org.za. mark Assessments take place at these centres in February, May, August and November – see the timetables on pages 22-23 for dates. Colleges hold assessments on-site every month.

16 www.icb.org.za WHAT’S A Those are the basics but be sure to read over the ICB Assessment Policies & Procedures PORTFOLIO OF (also on the ICB website) before you start completing your PoE, so that you’re EVIDENCE? 100% clear on what you need to do.

It’s what your studies revolve around!

You will be sent a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) for every ICB subject that you register for an assessment for. It is a folder which contains important documents like the Administration Book, which tells you how to complete your PoE. It also contains important forms which you must fill in and submit.

It is YOUR responsibility to make sure you have a correct PoE, so ask your college or contact us if you’ve not received any communication from us within 3-4 weeks of registering for an ICB assessment, or if any personal details on it are incorrect. Start working through your PoE right away – use it to guide your learning. Read through the Administration Book very carefully and follow the instructions in it.

At the end of your course, ICB assessors will figure out if you know your stuff or not. We do this via a formal exam (summative assessment) as well as via exercises, assignments and practicals (formative assessments) that you’ve done over the period of your course. All the formative assessment work must be added to your PoE as you go along. This is proof that you have done the work and understand the subject material. So keep it in a safe place!

When you go to write your final exam, you must hand in your completed PoE. Both your exam and PoE are assessed together, to see if you are competent in the subject.

www.icb.org.za 17 GET ALREADY CREDIT WORKING? Recognition for Learnerships: theory + work experience on-the-job experience

and prior studies If you’re working already, you could attain an ICB qualification via a Learnership, which Perhaps you’ve previously picked up registered includes both theory and practical experience. qualifications or part qualifications. Or you’ve On the theory side, you undertake the ICB’s usual got some solid experience working in a relevant assessments and compile a regular PoE - field. Did you know you might be able to get or have your previous learning assessed by us (see ‘Get credit’ – on the left). On the practical side, you credit for these towards an ICB qualification? complete a workplace Portfolio of Evidence (PoE), which All you need to do is follow the ICB’s procedure is reviewed by an ICB-registered assessor. for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Learnerships offer benefits to employees and incentives To apply for RPL you’ll need to submit our to employers. Some students even get their studies relevant form and pay an RPL administration subsidised by their companies. For more information fee. Submit these along with your detailed download the PDF about learnerships from our website – CV and transcripts of any formal registered or speak to your boss. qualifications you hold. We’ll review your application and offer you credits based on subjects you’ve already passed, or we may ask you to complete a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE), which we will supply. Download our RPL forms from If you wish to accept these credits, you will www.icb.org.za or need to pay another fee to be granted full or give our office a call. conditional exemptions, and remember: you must be a paid-up ICB member too.

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ICB bursaries are awarded according to academic merit, financial need and any special circumstances. They are paid directly to an ICB-accredited institution and/or other relevant ICB- accredited service providers.

The bursary application form is available on How to www.icb.org.za and the deadline for 2013 applications is 30 April 2013. apply Successful applicants will be contacted by 31 May 2013.

www.icb.org.za 19 When are the assessment dates? The ICB has assessments scheduled monthly for learners studying through face-to-face providers. If studying via y correspondence, you need to preregister for assessments conducted in February, May, August and November. It’s best to register as soon as possible with the ICB, so that your PoE can be sent to you and to give you enough time to complete Fire awa it. Have a look at the assessment schedules on pages 22-23. Frequently-asked questions

How do I register for assessment? Correspondence What if there’s no assessment centre near learners must complete the Assessment Entry form available on where I live? The ICB arranges assessment venues www.icb.org.za and submit it along with the correct assessment throughout southern Africa and a detailed list is fee to the ICB, indicating the date you want to sit the assessment. available on www.icb.org.za. If you’re not within 150km If you’re doing classroom-based study, you’ll hand these forms to of an official assessment centre, you can submit a Private your college, who will enter your class as a group. All learners will Invigilator Application to the ICB with the prescribed fee, receive an email to confirm their assessment entry. which will be considered on an individual basis. If a new centre opens after you’ve submitted your application we reserve the right to allocate you to it. Once registered, can I postpone my entry? If, before your assessment date, you realise you need to postpone your assessment, you can do this by paying a postponement fee. This When will I receive my PoE? must be done at least two weeks before the start of the assessment We’ll send your PoE within 2-3 weeks of receiving cycle (not two weeks before your assessment date). If you need to your assessment entry. If you’re doing classroom postpone your assessment because you’re ill on the day, you can based study, we’ll send your PoE to your college. apply for a free postponement (include a doctor’s certificate with Correspondence learners will receive their your request), which may be issued at the ICB’s discretion. Portfolios via courier or registered mail. Please See section 5 of the Assessment Policy. allow a little extra time for delivery. See Section IMPORTANT: Only one postponement per 2.4 of the Assessment Policy. assessment can be requested from the ICB and your assessment will automatically be moved to the next scheduled assessment date. I’ve studied similar subjects to the ICB’s elsewhere and done a bit of bookkeeping in my work. Can I get credit for these if I want I submitted my PoE but didn’t include all to study ICB courses? Yes, this may be possible. my assessments. Can I submit these later? For more information, check out the ‘Get credit’ section No, you need to make 100% sure that everything is included on page 18 for Recognition of Prior Learning. in your PoE before you submit it. The ICB cannot accept any additional materials for marking after you’ve handed it in. 20 www.icb.org.za Summative assessments. Portfolios of evidence. CPD, RPL, say what? and other TLAs*. Not sure what some of the terms in this Glossary of terms prospectus mean? You’ve come to the right page. Assessment A test of your knowledge, e.g. an exam, marking of assignments. Do I return each assignment once Bursary Funds awarded to help deserving students pay for their I’ve done it? No, you’ll need to add it to your courses. Bursaries do not need to be repaid. Portfolio of Evidence. This must be completed Certification programme A learning stream. and handed to your invigilator on the day of your summative assessment. Competent You know your stuff – you’ve passed your assessment. CPD / Continuing Ongoing learning to ensure your knowledge of your Professional Development field is up to date. Can you send me course materials Correspondence learning Studies done without physical contact – please? The ICB doesn’t send out course e.g. via correspondence. materials – courses are run by our accredited (ICB) Designation The letters you can put after your name once you have training providers and they will send your achieved an ICB qualification and are a paid up member materials. See our website for a list of accredited of our professional body. e.g. CJBIcb(SA) training providers. Dissertation A written thesis, based on original research. Face-to-face learning Studies done in a classroom environment. When and how do I get my results? Formative assessment Tests and assignments. Results are sent out via email by the exam Learner Student. result release date (see page 23 for these). Learnership Studying while working for a company that is an Results are never given over the telephone. accredited ICB workplace training provider. Results for college learners are sent to the college Learning areas Subjects. and if you’re studying by correspondence, they’ll Membership fees An annual amount you pay to the ICB to be a member be emailed directly to you (make sure we have of its professional body. your correct email address!). Not yet competent You haven’t passed. PoE / Portfolio of Evidence A workbook which a learner fills with proof of learning and submits for assessment. How do I become a Commissioner Qualification What you get when you complete your course. of Oaths? If you are a current Technical e.g. certificate, diploma. Financial Accountant or Financial Accountant Re-assessment To rewrite your exam. member of the ICB, contact our offices to find RPL / Recognition Credit for your work experience or previous out how to become a Commissioner of Oaths. of Prior Learning studies elsewhere. Summative assessment A written exam; the final exam for a subject. How long do ICB courses last? (ICB) Training provider A college or other educational company that has been They range from 6 months to 3 years, depending accredited to provide ICB courses. on which course you are registered for. (ICB) Workplace An employer who has been accredited to train staff on Each learning area (subject) in the course training provider the practical side of ICB courses in the workplace. should take about 48 hours of study prior to the *Three-letter acronyms! assessment being written. www.icb.org.za 21 Assessment timetable for accredited colleges For Accounting Certification Programme L3 to L5 only 2013 (The following subjects only: JBTB, BUSL, JBPR, JBCB, SBFS, SBCM, TFIT, BLAC) assessment A All dates are in 2013 unless indicated. Entry closing PoE Results DATES (new & ASSESSMENT RECEIvED RELEASED timetableS RE-assessments) DATE by ICB by ICB

Sat 15 Dec 2012 Sat 19 Jan Fri 25 Jan Fri 15 Mar Keep this handy Sat 15 Dec 2012 Mon 21 Jan Fri 25 Jan Fri 15 Mar Tues 15 Jan 2013 Sat 9 Feb Fri 15 Feb Fri 5 Apr These dates will be important to you – they’re Tues 15 Jan Mon 11 Feb Fri 15 Feb Fri 5 Apr when you’ll write your final assessments and Fri 15 Feb Sat 9 Mar Fri 15 Mar Fri 3 May submit your Portfolio of Evidence. Be sure to Fri 15 Feb Mon 11 Mar Fri 15 Mar Fri 3 May enter for each assessment by the closing date. Fri 15 Mar Sat 13 Apr Fri 19 Apr Fri 7 Jun Fri 15 Mar Mon 15 Apr Fri 19 Apr Fri 7 Jun Mon 15 Apr Sat 11 May Fri 17 May Fri 5 Jul TIMETABLE A Mon 15 Apr Mon 13 May Fri 17 May Fri 5 Jul Wed 15 May Sat 8 Jun Fri 14 Jun Fri 2 Aug These dates apply only to learners who are studying the Accounting Certification Programme Wed 15 May Mon 10 Jun Fri 14 Jun Fri 2 Aug Levels 3-5 full- or part-time through colleges. Sat 15 Jun Sat 13 Jul Fri 19 Jul Fri 6 Sept Correspondence / private learners and anyone Sat 15 Jun Mon 15 Jul Fri 19 Jul Fri 6 Sept following the ACP Level 6, Office Management or Mon 15 Jul Sat 17 Aug Fri 23 Aug Fri 11 Oct Financial Management for Entrepreneurs Certification Mon 15 Jul Mon 19 Aug Fri 23 Aug Fri 11 Oct Programmes should refer to Timetable B. Thurs 15 Aug Sat 14 Sept Fri 20 Sept Fri 8 Nov Thurs 15 Aug Mon 16 Sept Fri 20 Sept Fri 8 Nov Sun 15 Sept Sat 19 Oct Fri 25 Oct Fri 13 Dec Sun 15 Sept Mon 21 Oct Fri 25 Oct Fri 13 Dec Tues 15 Oct Sat 9 Nov Fri 15 Nov Fri 10 Jan 2014 important! Tues 15 Oct Mon 11 Nov Fri 15 Nov Fri 10 Jan 2014 Please double check with your college Fri 15 Nov Sat 7 Dec Fri 13 Dec Fri 31 Jan 2014 that they will be assessing the subject Fri 15 Nov Mon 9 Dec Fri 13 Dec Fri 31 Jan 2014

you want to write on these dates. These assessment timetables are subject Results will be released on the due date to change and the ICB reserves the right to on condition that PoEs are received at the cancel any assessment at its own discretion. ICB’s offices by their due dates.

22 www.icb.org.za Assessment timetable for accredited colleges Assessment timetable for correspondence learners For Accounting Certification Programme L3 to L5 only (ICB venues and FET colleges) (The following subjects only: JBTB, BUSL, JBPR, JBCB, SBFS, SBCM, TFIT, BLAC) For Accounting Certification, Public Sector Accounting, Office Management All dates are in 2013 unless indicated. and Financial Management for Entrepreneurs Certification Programmes. B 09H00 - 12H30 13H00 - 16H30 Junior Bookkeeper: Senior Bookkeeper: Bookkeeping to Trial Balance Financial Statements Office Admin: Bookkeeping Office Admin: 09H00 - 12H30 Marketing13H00 Management - 16H30

11 Feb and Public Relations 11 Nov 19 Aug 13 May Monday Office Admin: Human Essential Business Finance Resource Management and Labour Relations Junior Bookkeeper: Payroll Senior Bookkeeper: Cost and Monthly SARS Returns and Management Accounting Office Admin: Business and Office Admin: Business and Office Office Administration 1 Administration 2 Certified Office Manager: Business Public Accounting Administration 12 Feb 12 Nov 20 Aug 14 May

Tuesday and Office Administration 3 (From May onwards) Financial Accountant: Financial Reporting and TIMETABLE b Regulatory Framework Junior Bookkeeper: Technical Financial Accountant: This timetable is primarily for correspondence / Computerised Bookkeeping Income Tax Returns private learners who are studying any of the ICB’s Financial Accountant: Office Admin: Economics three programmes and all learners following Corporate Strategy Office Communication the final four learning areas in the ACP Level 6 13 Feb 13 Nov 21 Aug 15 May qualification. Some colleges will offer these dates for Wednesday Technical Public Accounting (From Aug onwards) the Office Management and Financial Management Management for Entrepreneurs Certification Programmes too Business Literacy Technical Financial (please double-check the dates with your college as Accountant: Business Law not all colleges will run every assessment). and Accounting Control Financial Accountant: Financial Accountant: Accounting Management Accounting Theory & Practice (Dissertation to Closing dates Exam dates Results 14 Feb 14 Nov

22 Aug and Control Systems be submitted) 16 May

Thursday Office Admin: Cost & Office Admin: Business Law release date Management Accounting & Administrative Practice 31 Dec 2012 11 - 14 Feb 2013 5 Apr 2013 Financial Accounting 31 Mar 2013 13 - 16 May 2013 5 Jul 2013

Please refer to our Results will be released Late entries will only be accepted 30 Jun 2013 19 - 22 Aug 2013 11 Oct 2013 website for the latest, electronically and no results at the discretion of ICB Management 30 Sep 2013 11 - 14 Nov 2013 10 Jan 2014 updated timetables. will be given over the phone. and late entry fees will be levied.

www.icb.org.za 23 Make a STAY AHEAD name for OF THE PACK yourself CPD and professional body membership

In most professions, practitioners have to spend a certain amount of time Study with the ICB and you’ll need to every year learning about new developments in their sectors. You wouldn’t register as an ICB Member. In your first be happy with a doctor or pilot who’d let his knowledge lapse, would you? year of study, you get membership for FREE. It’s just as important that financial industry practitioners keep their After that, for a small annual fee you can post skills current. internationally recognised ICB designations (letters) after your name for as long as your One of the main reasons to become a member of a professional body like membership is current. In addition to the the ICB is that it shows you are committed to keeping your knowledge up letters behind your name, the ICB will also to date. We not only send you a very informative monthly newsletter, give you a membership certificate that’s valid but also let you know about workshops and seminars – often free to our until the end of the current calendar members. Many of these learning sessions award you with Continuing year (31 December). Professional Development (CPD) points. All our members must complete at least 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) every year As a paid-up member, you’re able to update and provide evidence of this to the ICB. Visit our website for our detailed the letters after your name as you achieve CPD policy and procedures. each new ICB qualification. Remember that a “qualification” is your actual NQF-registered academic level of achievement, while a “designation” is unique to ICB members and indicates your affiliation to the ICB, an institute of high regard.

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• A FREE ICB Member’s diary, sent out in November.

• Free or discounted workshops and seminars run by SAIT, FASSET, Pastel and more.

• Become a member of SAIT, giving you the right to act as a tax technician.

• Become a member of the Southern African Institute for Business Accountants, where you can apply to register as an accounting officer.

• Certified Technical Financial Accountants and Certified Financial Accountants may perform the duties of a Commissioner of Oaths.

• Exclusive access to Pastel’s Bookkeepers’ Forum which entitles you to a software welcome pack, priority telephone support, invitations to Pastel seminars, and much more.

• Further your studies in accounting through ACCA and CIMA, or as a Chartered Secretary through CSSA – all of whom will grant you credits for ICB subjects you’ve already completed.

• Ask Betty Bookkeeper any work-related questions – she’s your personal technical helpdesk!

www.icb.org.za 25 designations vs qualifications

Your ICB membership and designation are completely separate from your academic qualification. Here’s the low-down:

ICB designations and membership Academic qualifications What is it? An ICB designation is a title that shows your level of academic When you’ve completed a full ICB course and are assessed as qualification AND that you are a current member of this ‘competent’, you are awarded an ICB qualification. E.g. Diploma: Office professional body. It is represented by letters placed after Administration. All our qualifications are registered on the National your name. E.g. CSBIcb(SA) for a Certified Senior Bookkeeper. Qualifications Framework in South Africa, and are approved by the (You can use these letters only if you’re up to date with your South African Qualifications Authority. relevant ICB membership fee.)

How do The first time you register for an ICB course, you automatically You are awarded a qualification when you have completed all the I get it? get student membership for a calendar year. After that, you subjects that make up the course and are assessed as ‘competent’. apply every year and pay to renew your membership. You Assessment fees are often included in college fees; for some other might also request membership upgrades as you achieve study routes they are charged separately. new qualifications.

When do Your designation as a Student Member of the ICB starts when You’re only awarded a qualification at the end of your studies, when I get it? you begin studying your first ICB course. After your first year, you are assessed as competent in all the subjects the qualification you can choose to renew your membership. requires, or through Recognition of Prior Learning.

What does In 2013, ICB membership for 1 year costs just R430 for The cost of a qualification depends on how and where you study, how it cost? students and R470 for all other qualified members. many subjects you take at a time, and how long you take to complete your course. Ask your college about their tuition fees. You do not need to pay a yearly fee to keep your qualification current.

What do You receive a membership certificate (valid for a calendar You receive a National Qualification Certificate. Because you don’t have I get? year), and the other membership benefits listed on page 25. to pay to keep it current, it can’t be taken away from you. You can cancel your membership voluntarily at any time, and you lose it if you do not pay to renew it each year.

What’s the Current ICB membership shows employers and clients that A qualification shows that you have a good understanding of particular benefit? you actively keep your professional knowledge up to date subject matter. It also shows that you can apply yourself to a course of and boosts your credibility. (See the section on Continuing study. And it makes you more attractive to employers. Professional Development (CPD) on page 24.)

What happens Designations change as you progress in your studies As you complete qualifications, you will receive qualification as I progress in and complete qualifications – and when you upgrade certificates. And of course, you can add them to your CV. my studies? your ICB membership to reflect these. For example, a Junior Bookkeeper would likely want to upgrade her ICB membership and designation from CJBIcb(SA) to CSBIcb(SA) when she successfully completes her Senior Bookkeeper certificate.

Who is Membership, designations and all member benefits are Your tuition and study materials are provided by the ICB-approved responsible? awarded and administered by the ICB. college you register with, for either classroom learning or correspondence. The ICB administers all assessments and awards NQF-registered qualifications on behalf of FASSET.

26 www.icb.org.za We give you tons of choice – WHERE TO STUDY over 400 locations!

MSC Business College 0860 672 265 UniCollege West Rand www.msccollege.co.za 011 664 7948 Spectrium www.unicollege.co.za 011 339 1746 Fernwood Business College www.spectrium.co.za 087 353 8415 www.fbc.ac.za

Falcon Business Institute 011 337 7543 www.falconbusinessinstitute.co.za

Preferred Solutions SMP Business School Instructability 021 945 1279 011 027 2303 011 422 5385 www.prefsol.co.za www.smptraining.co.za www.instruct.co.za Qualitas Career Academy 016 932 4499 www.qualitasvaal.co.za

Boston City Campus & Business College Jeppe College SACOB South African 011 551 2000 011 334 2751 College of Business www.boston.co.za www.jeppecollege.co.za Midrand Edu Centre 0861 07 22 62 011 805 9606 www.sacob.com www.midrandeducentre.co.za

Hospitality And IBTC Commercial College 0861 111 411 College SA 021 426 2675 Varsity College www.ibtc.co.za 0800 21 23 22 www.haccsa.com 021 685 7554 www.collegesa.co.za www.varsitycollege.co.za

Namibia College Campus BSW Business Solutions Damelin Oxbridge Academy 0861 25 32 76 Tel: 061 231 369 0860 326 354 0861 11 11 21 www.collegecampus.co.za Fax: 061 231 360 www.damelin.co.za www.oxbridgeacademy.co.za

www.icb.org.za 27 ICB courses are available at the following accredited training providers in southern Africa. Please check our website for their contact details and information about where they are located, as some have several regional centres.

Correspondence MANCOSA Afedile M Learning Centre Marapong Business School African Institute of Management Sciences Academy of York Maritime & Skills College Afrimat College Apollo Technical College MCD Training Centre AGB Mathe Business Services Atcor Menlyn Technical College Aldes Training Academy Award Training Mokopane Red Cross Society AMADI BBN Consultants Monitronic Success College AMCO Training Providers Berea Technical College MPC College Amitek Business College Better Best Educational Projects Northern Cape Urban FET College ATTI Bhukulani Umusa Trading and Projects Open College (SA Inst of Adv Edu) Aum I.T. Solutions Billionaire’s Academy Business Training Oxbridge Academy Batho Fela Consulting BSW Correspondence - Namibia People Learning Challenges BDCE Central College of Business & Computer Studies Quality Management for Industry Besek College Centre for Positive Care Regenesys Birnam Business College Certified Business Management Institute Regent Business School Boland FET College Correspondence Training Academy SA College of Home Study Boston School of Finance Court Campus Sandton Technical College Brooklyn City College Dam Technical College South African College of Business (SACOB) BSI Accounting & Training Solutions Damelin Correspondence Group South African German Training Services (CATS) BSW Business Solutions - Namibia DMBC Consulting Stellenbosch Technology Institute Business Education School of Training DSDC College of SA Synergy Human Resources Cape Learning Institute Educampus - SA Teccom Training College Cape Town Skills Facilitators Elangeni FET College The Boardroom Institute Capsicum Culinary Studio Extreme 24 Education & Training Serv The Business Zone Training Academy Careers 2000 Fernwood Business College The Learning Group CAT College GO ESDA Thobologo Trading Enterprises Centurion Academy Harmony College True Image College Charterquest Financial Training Institute Hartland Training & Development Centre UNISA Churchil Resource College Hatfield Tuition & Skills Development Centre Victory Training College College Campus Institute for Focused Development Xynamix Training and Consulting College of Cape Town Instructability Coltech Skills Training College International Business Training College Face-to-face Columbus Commercial College Intec College Cornway Training & Placement Center IQAcademy AA & Associates (Micro 3 Strategy) Court Campus Jesua Consultants Academy Institute of Computers Cresta Vaal College Konitek Training & Development Academy of Accounting and Tax Damelin KZ Computer Academy Academy of Business & Computer Studies Danie Rothman Accountants Latitude Varsity Academy Training Group DCC Campus Further Education Inst LearnEx-Gratia Acorn City College Dean Institute of Learning Lite Campus Advisor Progressive College

28 www.icb.org.za Dee’s Training Jaylee Financial & Advisory Services Primeserv Training Definitive Training Solutions Jeppe College QBit Group Delcom Training Jintek Varsity College Qualitas Career Academy Durban Institute of Skills Training KeySkil Consult Qualitas Midrand Edu Centre Durban Institute of Technology KIB College RAU Technology Institute East London Management Institute Kings & Queens College Remnant Group Eastcape Midlands College Business Unit Kingsbridge College Ressuct Centre for Skills & Human Development Educampus - SA Kwazulu Natal Technical College Rorisa Training ELB Management Consultants Lapaba Education Rosebank College Elgin Learning Foundation Latitude Varsity RSN College of Accounting & Business Emeritus Business College Leap Skills Development Institute SA College of Business & Technology ETASA Lemays Training Centre SAB & T ACC-IT Accounting and IT Academy Evander Technologies Lexmark International SAIMET Evergreen College Lite Campus Sanamik Ezone Training Institute LTT Murunwa Private School Savanna College Falcon Business Institute Majuba FET College Sedco College False Bay FET College Maluti FET College Sibuyi PE’s Accounting, Tax and Management Fernwood Business College Management & Leadership Academy Services Flavius Mareka FET College MBS Accounting Services Sinakho Chartered Accountants Inc FPhiri Financial Consultants MD GOBA & Associates Siyanqoba Seminars Gateway City College Milpark Business School SMP Business School Geo-Pen Bookkeepers & Business Consultants Mollo Training Softline Pastel Golden Step Campus Mona SS South African German Training Services (CATS) Goldfields FET College Monitronic Success College Spectrium Grant Cooper Training Morningside College St Anthonys Education Centre Headstart Training Motheo FET College Successors Training Institute Hospitality and Commercial College MSC College Summat Training Institute Incredible Skills Musa Business College TKL Consulting & Investments CC Innovatus FET College Ndivho Financial Training Tshwane Academy of Technology Institute for Focused Development Northlink College Tshwane College of Commerce & Computer Studies Institute for Quality: Edu & Training Optimum Learning Technologies Tshwane North FET College Institute of Information Technology Oval Institute of Further Education UniCollege Institute of Open Learning Overcomers Training College Unigrad Instructability Patnet Training College Unischool Intergest South Africa PC Training & Business College United City College International Business Training College Phucula Trading Varsity College International Management Training Centre Pinnacle Business College Walter Sisulu University Enterprise Dev Centre International Protocol Consultants Port Elizabeth FET College West Coast FET College Intuition College Preferred Solutions Workplace Integrated Training Solutions IT Careers Pretoria Technical College

Please This list is correct at time of printing in August 2012. note Things do change, so please refer to our website for the most up to date information. www.icb.org.za 29 Your next steps depend on whether you choose to study OK, I’m in at a college (full-time, part-time or video studies) or as a private learner, via correspondence. The process going forward

Classroom study route: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Choose a The college They register You pay The college The ICB You receive Classes At the final Your college The ICB college from advises you and help your college will register confirms your your Portfolio begin, your assessment sends your sends your the huge you on you decide fee and ICB you as a registration of Evidence college you also completed college your accredited registration, which registration student with and selected (PoE) from provides you hand in your PoE to the results and provider courses and assessments and the ICB - learning the ICB via with study completed ICB for certificate if listing on workload to sit assessment and for your areas your college materials - PoE assessment you’ve been our website fees to the assessments and you start assessed as college compiling ‘competent’. your PoE Private / correspondence study route: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Choose a The You pay You pay You pre- You receive The college You start When The ICB sends college from college your college your ICB register your Portfolio will provide compiling you write you your the huge advises fees to the registration for your of Evidence your study your PoE your final final results accredited you on college and assessments, (PoE) materials independ- assessment and issues a provider registration, assessment which from the ICB ently, at your you also certificate if listing on courses fees to the happen in own pace hand in your you’ve been our website and ICB by the February, completed assessed as workload applicable May, PoE to the ‘competent’. closing dates August and invigilator November

IMPORTANT: It is your responsibility to make sure you have received your Portfolio of Evidence. We’ll send it within 2-3 weeks of receiving your assessment entry (please allow a little extra time for delivery). If you have not received it, please let your college or the ICB know.

30 www.icb.org.za www.icb.org.za 30 ICB FEES 2013 The small print

Assessment fees Once-off registration fee (includes free subscription to Dec 2013) R 420 Policies and procedures Assessment fee per subject/learning area (all qualifications) R 595 In financial circles, we’re all familiar with the ‘small Re-assessment fee per subject/learning area (all qualifications) R 370 print’. Here’s a word on ours: If you’ve decided to go Assessment postponement fee per subject/learning area R 320 Assessment late entry fee per subject/learning area R 450 for it – to study with the ICB – we suggest you take Assessment re-mark & report fee per subject/learning area R 800 some time to familiarise yourself with the Policies & Private invigilator admin fee (prior approval required) R 900 Procedures relating to ICB courses and assessments. Duplicate transcript of results R 100 Result certificate re-print R 200 Our P&Ps are regularly updated and can always be

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)/exemption fees downloaded from www.icb.org.za, or obtained from RPL/Exemption application fee R 400 our head office – see the back cover for details. RPL/Exemption fee per subject accredited prior learning/ qualification (no PoE required) R 360 RPL PoE fee per subject (PoE to be completed) R 900

Membership fees Homework Subscriptions - students R 430 Subscriptions - all other qualified members R 470 – already? Acceptance fee/membership upgrade n/a Membership certificate re-print R 200 Some online resources Providers www.saiba.org www.icb.org.za Workplace provider accreditation fee R 6 000 Training provider accreditation fee R 6 500 www.iab.org.uk www.nqf.org.za www.saqa.org.za www.pastel.co.za Learnerships - Workplace PoE assessments www.cimaglobal.com www.fasset.org.za National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management R 700 www.pastelpayroll.co.za www.thesait.org.za National Certificate: Bookkeeping R 700 www.findanaccountant.co.za www.icsa.co.za Certificate: Office Administration R 700 www.accaglobal.com FETC: Bookkeeping R 900 National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting R 1 100

If registering with the ICB for the first time, there is a once-off registration fee • In order to receive your PoE or be entered for exams, you must have sent your assessment entry form and fee to the ICB – either directly or through your college • If you cancel or don’t show up for a scheduled assessment, fees can’t be refunded • Assessments for learning areas can be postponed once only to the next available assessment date, if we have received your postponement fee (two weeks before the assessment cycle begins) • Incorrectly completed forms or insufficient fees will result in assessment applications not being processed • Fees may change without prior notice • Fees listed include 14% VAT for S.A. and include bank charges for payments from other countries • Bank details for payments: The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers, First National Bank, Rondebosch, branch code 201509,

Pl e a se n ote: account no. 502 6241 8757. Please use your ICB student number or your South African ID number as a payment reference.

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Physical address: Main number 021 659 1300 (not for postal enquiries or submissions) [email protected] Birkdale House 2, River Park, Liesbeeck Parkway, Student enquiries 021 659 1310 Mowbray 7700, Cape Town, South Africa [email protected]

Student accounts 021 659 1330 Postal address: [email protected] PO Box 2237, Cape Town 8000, South Africa Student results 021 659 1325 [email protected] Disclaimer: The ICB logo, designations and all content of this prospectus are owned by the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers. Please contact our office to ask for permission to adapt, reuse or reprint New provider enquiries 021 659 1340 anything. Other logos in this document are used with permission. [email protected]

All information in the prospectus is correct at time of going to print in Provider help desk 021 659 1320 February 2013. We reserve the right to change any benefits, offerings, [email protected] courses or fees at any time. We will communicate any updates to you via our website (www.icb.org.za), where you can find the latest Provider accounts 021 659 1350 information. All information is provided in good faith. E&OE. [email protected]

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