Polytechnic of Namibia Advanced Diploma in the Theory of Accounting (ADTA)

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1 Polytechnic of Namibia Advanced Diploma in the Theory of Accounting (ADTA)

In order to be considered for admission to this programme, students should have passed an appropriate Bachelor’s degree at NQF Level 7, or equivalent, and should have passed or have been exempted from the following courses or their equivalents at NQF Level 7 within the last three years:

Financial Accounting 3
Managerial Accounting and Finance 3
Auditing 3
Taxation 3
Quantitative Methods/Specialised Statistics
Company Law
Accounting Information Systems

Exceptions may be based on the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and candidates must demonstrate that they possess the necessary learning abilities to succeed in the programme.

Career Possibilities:

Further studies into the Post Graduate Certificate in the Theory of Accounting

Modes of Study: Full-time Part-time

Duration: 1 Year

Level of Programme: Undergraduate

Course Code: 07ADTA

This programme is purposefully designed to prepare students who completed their Accounting degrees (NQF Level 7 or equivalent) at institutions that are not accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in South Africa (SAI CA), and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN), to enter a Post Graduate Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (PG CTA), which is required by SAICA and ICAN for entry to Part 1 of the Qualifying Examinations (QE1) leading to the Chartered Accountant (Namibia) (CA,NAM). Furthermore, the programme targets students who completed their Accounting degrees (NQF Level 7 or equivalent) at a SAICA/ICAN accredited tertiary institution, but did not qualify for entry into the PG CTA. Students will be equipped with the cognitive/intellectual, practical and key/transferable skills required for admission into the PG CTA.

This programme will negate the need for Namibian students, and those from some neighbouring States, to go to South Africa at great expense in order to pursue professional studies in accountancy while it will also address the need for Accountants and Chartered Accountants in Namibia.

Students, who complete this programme, without continuing to complete the PG CTA and/or profession al examinations, will nevertheless have a better chance of finding employment in the accounting profession, governmental institutions, commerce and industry, if compared to their peers with only a first degree in Accounting

Polytechnic of Namibia Advanced Diploma in the Theory of Accounting (ADTA)

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