ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) announces the September 2017 exam sitting pass rates.

The ACCA Qualification rigorously tests the skills, abilities and competencies demanded by a modern day accountant, preparing students for a rewarding career as qualified and ethical finance professionals.

Over 101,365 students around the world entered the September 2017 sitting, which saw a total of 130,824 exams taken and 4,325 students complete their final exams on the path to becoming ACCA members. Commenting on the latest exam results, ACCA’s Alan Hatfield, executive director - strategy and development said:

‘We’re delighted with the pass results for the September 2017 exam session. Our session-led computer-based exams (CBE) continue to roll out globally with much success, now being available in 36 countries around the world.  We have also worked closely with tutors at approved learning providers in several countries, to improve teaching towards the innovative assessments, which has positively affected results.   

‘Unsurprisingly, students that attend our approved learning providers continue to get stronger pass rates; a credit to our learning providers who are supporting all of the qualification transformations. Transformations include opportunities to sit exams four times a year and to demonstrate workplace skills in the exams, allowing students to become more effective accountants in the workplace.’

Our next innovation in delivering ACCA Qualification – the Future is the launch, on 31 October 2017, of the new Ethics and Professional Skills module.  Building on our already strong foundation, ACCA is the first professional body worldwide to introduce such an innovative training module into an accountancy qualification to meet the needs of employers

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About ACCA

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. It offers business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.

ACCA supports its 198,000 members and 486,000 students in 180 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills required by employers. ACCA works through a network of 101 offices and centres and 7,291 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development. Through its public interest remit, ACCA promotes appropriate regulation of accounting and conducts relevant research to ensure accountancy continues to grow in reputation and influence.

Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. It believes that accountants bring value to economies in all stages of development and seek to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of global standards. ACCA’s core values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and it ensures that through its range of qualifications, it prepares accountants for business. ACCA seeks to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers, innovating its qualifications and delivery to meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers. More information is here: www.accaglobal.com