Acca 2006: Do I need to be employed in a financial area before attempting these exams

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ozi

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Hi, after travelling the world fpor the past 15 months, I have come home to Ireland to get started on my career! I have a Bachelor if Business Studies Degree and have decided to go down the ACCA road.

As I have just come home I am currently unemployed and was wondering if I need to be employed in a financial area before attempting these exams, also does anyone have advice on the difficulty level of these exams and how many could one realistically sit at once? I am exempt from all of Prof 1,
Any advice would be great,

Cheers,
 
Re: Acca 2006

Hi Ozi,

The good thing about the ACCA is that you dont need to be employed in the financial sector. I did science in college and decided a couple of yrs ago to change career and started studying the ACCA by night whilst still working in Science...

You didnt say where you are living - you can study these in the evening in BPP, DPS or Griffith College in Dublin...In Cork you will have to study 2.1 & 2.2 by distance learning which will mean it could be harder to motivate yourself to study...

any more questions just ask!
 
Re: Acca 2006

Hi Ozi

Although you do not need to be working in a financial sector it does really help with your study. I would recommend get a trainee position in a small practice. You get better exposure to a diverse range of experience and you will also get paid study leave usually either a week or a week and a half per subject. The ACCA publish lists of practice who are looking for trainees. I trained in a small practice and then moved into a big 4 when I qualified, I now work in tax - big change but well worth the challenge

Please note the ACCA syllabus is changing with effect for the December 2006 exams have a look at the website it contains a wealth of information.
I would reckon you could sit a max of 3 subjects per sitting, that is the max i did. Before the course changed you had to sit the final papers 3 subjects at one go and pass them all at the same time, that rule is now god thank god for you but a bit late for me

lastly i would recommed studying in BPP college or maybe dublin business school the tax teacher in DBS is excellent and really popular

best of luck
 
Re: Acca 2006

Griffith College are starting up in Drogheda from Aug 2006, depending on class numbers
 
Re: Acca 2006

thanks a lot guys
Thats quite helpful, I am living in Dublin now so I'll give DBS and BPP a ring to enrol with one of them for this year, hopefully all will go to plan and I'll get a trainee position soon (Proving a lot more difficult than I thought!)
Thanks again for replies
 
Re: Acca 2006

ozi said:
get a trainee position soon (Proving a lot more difficult than I thought!)
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Unfortunately its the wrong time of the year you are looking as most of the graduates from this year have taken places by now in most of the firms but try ACCA [broken link removed]
 
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