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Assessment

AIA tests the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of each unit by a three-hour written exam in English.

Exam Sessions

AIA exams take place twice a year in May and November over four days; the exam entry deadline is the 1 April and the 1 October respectively.

The exam is for a three-hour period and you will be given an additional 15 minutes reading and planning time.

Please refer to the QCF Teaching & Learning Guide for more information.

Day 1 – Monday

Day 2 – Tuesday

Unit 1:  Applying Financial Accounting Theory to Practical Situations

Unit 4:  Principles of Law for Accountants

Unit 9:  Managing Internal and External Audit Procedures

Unit 13:  Business Management Principles for Accountants

Unit 16:  Corporate Accounting and Reporting

Unit 2:  Business Economics

Unit 5:  Theory and Application of the Principles of Audit / Unit 6:  Application of the Underlying Principles of Personal and Business Tax

Unit 10:  The Application of Company Law in Financial Settings

Unit 14:  Financial Accounting for International Accountants

Unit 17:  Financial Management with an International Perspective

Day 3 – Wednesday

Day 4 - Thursday

Unit 3:  Management Accounting

Unit 8:  Business Information Processing / Unit 7:  Principles of Statistical Sources and Data Collection

Unit 12:  Designing a Management Information System / Unit 11:  Analytical Skills for Business

Unit 15:  The Use of Cost Control and Cost Management in Operational and Strategic Decision Making

Unit 18: Professional Practice in Auditing

Unit 19:  Taxation and Tax Planning

Exam Results and Certificates

The credit for the unit will be awarded to you on successfully passing the exam, and you will be issued with a certificate, within four weeks of the exam results being released.

Exam results will be released by post and the AIA will update your Personal Learning Record (PLR) via the Learning Records Service at the earliest possible time.