• We are the only university in South Africa to offer both the IAC Preparatory Course and the APC Professional Programme, meticulously designed for the professional accounting education of trainee chartered accountants.

• As authoritative pioneers of online learning in professional accounting education, we provide a flexible learning experience that allows you to study whenever and wherever it suits you.

• Our dynamic and experienced academic team, with deep involvement in professional accounting education through our PGDA, IAC Preparatory Course, and APC Professional Programme, is dedicated to your success. We emphasize exam technique, focusing on how you demonstrate your understanding of the academic content to ensure you earn every mark within your grasp.

• Our commitment to excellence is reflected in the pass rates of our IAC Preparatory Course and APC Professional Programme, which consistently surpass the SAICA national average.

• Access to the online learning site (Amathuba)
• Lectures on selected topics across the 4 subject areas
• Video explanations for selected past IAC questions
• Concept and principle videos on selected topics
• Comprehensive course notes
• Comprehensive and balanced tutorial questions
• Integrated assessment questions
• Self-evaluated IAC mock exams
• Study schedule
• Videos on study and exam technique
• Academic support from the course lecturers via live online group consultations

The Course Presenters for each topic will provide academic support through live online group consultations for the duration of the course. A designated Student Support Administrator will also be available on email and by telephone to provide administrative support. The course has been designed in such a way that it allows for Candidates to study anywhere and anytime, at their own pace – maximising flexibility and time management.

• Registrations open: Monday, 7 April 2025
• Registrations close: Friday, 25 April 2025 
• Course starts: Tuesday, 29 April 2025

In order to participate in this course, Candidates will need to:

• Have successfully passed their CTA/PGDA/Honours;
• Have a current email account;
• Have internet access;
• Have paid the course fee in full.

Course fee selection is either with the physical study pack (printed books with course notes and tutorial) or without.

• R4 500 – including printed books (course notes and tutorials), access to our online platform and courier fee within the South African borders
• R4 000 – excluding printed books (will access course notes and tutorials online [downloadable PDF's]) and access to our online platform

Information around printed books

• These are the same books that were used by the Candidates who sat for the January 2025 IAC
• Books will be sent to you via courier from 29 April 2025
• Courier within the South African borders usually take 4 to 5 working days for central areas and a little longer for outlying areas (you can access all materials digitally while awaiting the courier)
• We do not courier outside of South African borders.