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What is changing?

A short overview of the syllabus changes:

Level titles have changed
Knowledge modules are now called Applied Knowledge modules
Skills modules are now called Applied Skills modules
Professional level is now called Strategic Professional level
New exam codes
P1 and P3 have been replaced with Strategic Business Leader (SBL) and a 4hr case study exam
P2 has been replaced by Strategic Business Reporting and a 3hr 15min exam

From the September 2018 sitting, you will be writing your exams under the new exam names and codes.

Fundamental level

The Fundamental Level still consists of two levels, with minor changes to the names of the levels and doing away with the F-naming convention.

Previous exam code	New exam name	New exam code
Knowledge Level	Applied Knowledge
F1	Accountant in Business	AB
F2	Management Accounting	MA
F3	Financial Accounting	FA
Skills Level	Applied Skills
F4	Corporate and Business Law	LW
F5	Performance Management	PM
F6	Taxation	TX
F7	Financial Reporting	FR
F8	Audit Assurance	AA
F9	Financial Management	FM

Strategic Professional

The Strategic Professional is still divided into two modules, Essentials and Options and they both still have the same ability level as a Masters degree.

The Professional Level exam changes are as follows:

New four-hour Strategic Business Leader case study exam (replacing P1 and P3)
New three-hour-fifteen minute Strategic Business Reporting (replacing P2)

Previous exam code	New exam name	New exam code
Professional Level	Strategic Professional
Essentials
P1 & P3	Strategic Business Leader	SBL
P2	Strategic Business Reporting	SBR*
Options
P4	Advanced Financial Management	AFM
P5	Advanced Performance Management	APM
P6	Advanced Taxation	ATX*
P7	Advanced Audit and Assurance	AAA*

SBL case study exam

The ACCA has renewed its syllabus to increase your employability and expose you to realistic business situations.

See how this is done in the new SBL case study exam. IBTC is the case study experts and we can help you to pass this tricky exam first time.

What we recommend for you

As a current ACCA students, you need to plan your route through ACCA very carefully. How these changes affect you will depend on where you are in your ACCA study journey.

To find out if or how these changes will affect you please call Robert on 0861 111 411 alternatively you can send an email to info@ibtc.co.za.