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Essentials Courses

Maximise Your Potential in the CIPFA Exams

If you want to enhance your prospects in the CIPFA exams, then the CETC Essentials courses may be exactly what you need. These new courses are being launched in central Manchester in Autumn 2008.

Delivered by a team of expert CIPFA tutors, CETC Essentials have been designed to equip students with the essential skills, knowledge and support needed to achieve success in the CIPFA exams.

These one-day courses cover each module of the CIPFA Professional Qualification, focusing on key syllabus areas whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on exam technique and study skills.

Why attend CETC Essentials Courses?

There are many reasons why attending CETC Essentials courses could be the right choice for you:

Highly focused and insightful

  • All CETC trainers are focused exclusively on CIPFA courses, ensuring an excellent understanding of the CIPFA syllabus and examiners' expectations
  • This unique insight ensures that CETC trainers provide valuable advice on key syllabus concepts and exam techniques
  • Comprehensive course materials and extensive exam standard questions will be provided
  • Opportunity to ask questions in relation to both the topics covered, and on the module syllabus in general

Dedicated training and support from an experienced team of experts

  • A CETC trainer has won the CIPFA National Students Forum Excellence in Education prize for each of the last three years
  • CETC receives excellent feedback on its tuition from students and employers

CETC's consistently excellent pass rates

  • CETC's courses have a reputation for excellent quality with consistently high exam pass rates, often exceeding the CIPFA average (December 2007 average exam pass rate CETC: 83%, non-CETC: 61%)
  • CETC students also feature prominently in the CIPFA national prizes (receiving 8 of a possible 9 prizes in 2007)

When and where are the CETC Essentials courses running?

In Autumn 2008, the CETC Essentials courses will be offered in Manchester.

The courses can also be held elsewhere if there is sufficient demand. If you are interested in attending a CETC Essentials course, but cannot attend in Manchester, please contact CETC as soon as possible (enquiries@cetc.org.uk), indicating the Essentials course(s) concerned and course location preferences.

It is also anticipated that CETC Essentials courses will be offered elsewhere in the UK in 2009. If you are interested in attending an Essentials course in 2009 please also get in touch with CETC.

The following CETC Essentials courses are being offered in Manchester:

Date
Module
Title
02/10/2008 FA 1 Journals, Ledgers and Sole Traders and Partnership Accounts
23/10/2008 FA 2 Preparation and Interpretation of Published Accounts
17/09/2008 FMST 1 Statistical Techniques
15/10/2008 FMST 2 Working Capital Management
12/09/2008 FR 1 Preparation of Financial Statements
10/10/2008 FR 2 Group Accounting and Cash Flow Statements
23/09/2008 MA 1 Budgeting and Standard Costing
17/10/2008 MA 2 Costing Techniques
30/09/2008 AA Fundamental Audit Concepts, Roles and Tests
10/09/2008 ADM 1 Investment Appraisal Techniques
16/10/2008 ADM 2 Pricing and Risk
18/09/2008 FPR 1 Capital Accounting in Public Service Organisations
09/10/2008 FPR 2 Cash Flow Statements for Public Service Organisations
08/10/2008 GPP International Policy-Making and Exam Pre-seen Material
26/09/2008 LM 1 Management Theory and Practice
31/10/2008 LM 2 Managing People and Managing Change
29/09/2008 PF 1 Public Expenditure and Taxation in the UK
22/10/2008 PF 2 Funding Options for UK Public Expenditure
01/10/2008 Tax 1 Taxation of Individuals and VAT
24/10/2008 Tax 2 Taxation of Companies and Chargeable Gains
22/09/2008 FMCS 1 Introduction to FMCS Exam Skills
29/10/2008 FMCS 2 Mock Exam Feedbackand Development of FMCS Exam Skills (Note 1)
30/10/2008 SBM Exam Pre-seen Material Research and Exam Techniques

Fees

Each Essentials course is also excellent value for money: £95 + VAT for 2008

Note 1: Students who wish to attend the FMCS 2 Essentials Course on the 29/10/2008 have the option to submit a specified mock case study for marking prior to the course and feedback will be given on this mock case study at the start of the course. Students who elect to take up this option will be charged a total fee of £190+VAT for the course (£95+VAT for the taught course and £95+VAT for marking of the mock case study).

Want to find out more?

For more information on CETC Essentials courses simply contact CETC on 020 7403 4300 or email: enquiries@cetc.org.uk

To download an enrolment form click here