Our programme is about more than just passing an exam, it is designed to grow your professional competence and set you up for the next stage in your career.

We provide you with the maximum level of flexibility together with maximum opportunity for engagement with the programme material and the academic team.

To help you prepare for the 2026 SAICA APC, we offer two distinct options: 

1. Our Full Professional Programme 

2. Our Repeat Offering

    

1. Full Professional Programme:

Who is it for?

• First-time APC candidates in 2026

• Anyone who completed another provider’s programme

• Candidates who passed the UCT APC Professional programme in 2023 or earlier (whose completion letters have expired)

• Candidates who passed the UCT APC Professional programme in 2024 and/or 2025 but want to refresh everything for 2026 

   

2. Repeat Offering:

Who is it for?

• Only available to candidates who successfully completed the UCT APC Professional Programme in 2024 and/or 2025 but were unsuccessful with their attempt at the APC with SAICA in 2025

Full Professional Programme

All Trainee Chartered Accountants must successfully complete a professional programme before attempting their APC with SAICA.

The APC shifts the focus from the subject-specific knowledge of the ITC/IAC to professional competence and integrated thinking. While you must retain your technical foundation, the APC primarily tests your ability to simulate real-world CA(SA) responsibilities.

Our Programme is structured to ensure you develop the precise toolkit and mindset required to confidently tackle the APC case study format and ultimately, achieve your CA(SA) designation.

Important dates:

• Registrations open: Monday, 2 February 2026 

• Registrations close: Friday, 27 February 2026 

• Programme starts: Monday, 2 March 2026

   

Fees:

• Once off payment: R17 800 due 31 March 2026

• Part payment: R18 500 (R6 500 due 31 March, R6 500 due 31 May and R5 500 due 31 July 2026)

• Trainees based in London: R22 500 due 31 March 2026 (fee difference is due to the exchange rate for venues and invigilators)

• No VAT applies, as UCT is VAT exempt, the above fees are the final price

Repeat Offering

You have already passed a professional programme with UCT and you would like to get additional guidance and support before attempting your APC with SAICA.

Key feature of this offering:

• Comprehensive support services: A complete package of resources specifically structured to aid candidates in their repeat APC attempt.

• Separate learning platform: Study without distraction on a dedicated online platform, optimized for focused revision.

• Triple exam opportunity: Test your knowledge and perfect your exam technique with three realistic practice examinations.

• Personalized guidance: Benefit from added support and insights by joining an exclusive mentorship group.

   

Important dates:

• Registrations open: tbc

• Registrations close: tbc

• Offering starts: tbc

   

Fees:

• Once off payment: tbc

• Part payment: tbc

• Trainees based in London: tbc

• No VAT applies, as UCT is VAT exempt, the above fees are the final price

   

Important to note:

• Participation in all three exams is strongly recommended, but not compulsory. Once you confirm attendance (you will receive an email roughly six weeks before each sitting), you are expected to follow through so we can manage logistics accordingly.

• Mentorship groups are encouraged, though entirely optional. You will be able to confirm your choice when registering.

• You can only register for either the full programme or the repeat offering. Only one option, so take a moment to decide which route genuinely serves your progress.

• Study groups can be formed across both options, because the three exam case studies are identical. Just a heads-up: we are not able to coordinate or match study groups for you; that part is up to the Trainees.

• Your UCT letter of successful completion from 2024 or 2025 will be the document you use to sit the SAICA APC in December 2026. The Repeat Offering does not issue a new completion letter.

Full Professional Programme - CLICK HERE

Repeat Offering - will be made available at the end of February 2026

In order to participate and qualify for our full programme, Candidates will need to:

• Have passed the ITC/ IAC OR be a CIMA Member (CLICK HERE to read more about this agreement with SAICA)
• Have completed at least 20 months of your training contract by the end of November 2026
• Have a current active email account;
• Have access to a computer and the internet;
• Be able to download and watch videos;
• Be able to open and read PDF documents;
• Be able to create documents in Microsoft Word & Excel; and
• Read and write in the English language.

CLICK HERE to see the path to successfully completing and passing our programme.

Please note the important information below with regards to you doing your IAC exams with SAICA in 2026 and if you wish to do UCT’s APC Professional Programme in 2026.

You sat for the January 2026 IAC:

• You need to register for our APC Professional Programme before the closing date
• You must start with our programme work as soon as it commences
• You must hold off on payment until you are sure that you have passed your January 2026 IAC

• Your January 2026 IAC results should be released towards the end of March 2026

   

Your January 2026 IAC are successful:

• You need to make payment for our programme as soon as you receive your results

• You will continue with the programme and all will be in order for you

   

Your January 2026 IAC are unsuccessful:

• If wish to cancel your APC registration with us, you need to email us as soon as you receive your results from SAICA to ensure that you or your firm are not liable for any fees/costs
• If your plan is to reattempt the IAC in June 2026, and you want to continue with our APC Professional Programme, you need to make payment as soon as you receive your results from SAICA

You will be sitting for the June 2026 IAC:

• Please note that your June results will likely only be available towards the end of August 2026

   

Your June 2026 IAC results are successful:

• You will continue with the programme and all will be in order for you

   

Your June 2026 IAC results are unsuccessful:

• At this point you would already have done most of our programme and sat for the first Qualifying exam
• As a result, you will not be eligible to deregister for a refund or defer your payment to 2027
• You will not be permitted to continue with the 2026 APC Professional Programme
• Your programme access will automatically be suspended

We would like to clarify that it is possible to sit for both the IAC and APC in the same year. However, we highly encourage that Trainees avoid attempting both the IAC and APC in the same year to ensure the best possible outcome at success.

Please take note of the following important requirements for APC eligibility with SAICA:

1. Passed your ITC/IAC
2. Have completed 20 months of your training contract by end November 2026, AND
3. Have successfully completed our professional programme 

Only then will you be eligible to sit for the APC with SAICA on 2 December 2026.