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Exemptions

Maximum Credit for Study Already Undertaken

Why start again when you can access an accelerated qualification?

If you have already undertaken relevant studies the IIPA offer significant exemptions. This means that you can qualify as an accountant in the least amount of time. Our system involves providing "like-for-like" exemptions between the subjects you have completed and the modules in out Professional Accounting Qualifications.

Confirmation of Exemptions

In order to receive exemptions, we will require proof of your educational achievements. This will include notification from the College or Training Organisation that you have passed the relevant examinations. Where appropriate you will also asked to supply a certified copy of your qualification certificates. Currently exemptions are available to graduates of the following:

Institute of Accounting Technicians of Ireland
Certified Accounting Technician
Part Qualified (ICAI, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, AIA, CPA)
Athlone Institute of Technology
Dundalk Institute of Technology
National College of Ireland
Institute of Technology Tralee
Blanchardstown Institute of Technology
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
National University of Ireland, Galway
Trinity College Dublin
Cork Institute of Technology
Griffith College
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
University College Cork
Carlow Institute of Technology
Irish Management Institute
Portobello College
University College Dublin
Dublin City University
National University of Ireland, Institute of Public Administration
Sligo Institute of Technology
University of Limerick
Dublin Business School
Queens University Belfast
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology Tallaght
University of Ulster
Dublin Institute of Technology
Limerick Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology Tipperary
Waterford Institute of Technology

This is not an exhaustive list, if you have completed a course with another organisation you may still not have to sit all of the modules of our qualifications. Just contact us for more information.

Applying for an Exemptions

and Student Membership

Applying for exemptions is usually done as part of the student application process. Simply mark on the application form what exemptions you would like to apply for and our Admissions Committee will review these and you will be notified of the outcome as soon as possible.

ATI or CAT?

Are you a member of the Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland or a Certified Accounting Technician? Have you considered that there may be more than one way to achieve the status of a qualified Professional Accountant? The Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants offers the greatest credit for work already undertaken.

You can become a fully qualified accountant in as little as 2 years.

Contact us to find out what exemptions are available to you, and just how quickly you can move to becoming a Professional Accountant.

Part Qualified?

If you have been studying with another Professional Accounting Qualification and have been considering a change, the IIPA might be just what you are looking for. We will give you maximum credit for the study already done and in addition, we do not restrict how many times you can repeat exams.

If you have been trying to pass exams for some time you can avail of an intensive Professional Accounting Completion Program offered by the Institute of Finance Training.

Holder of an Unrelated Qualification?

If you are considering a change of career to accounting you might be coming to the profession from a completely unrelated field. That being the case your qualifications may be unrelated to the accounting profession.

We will however do our best to make sure that you get any credit that may be appropriate. For example, you might have completed Information Technology or Law as part of an unrelated qualification. If so you may be entitled to credit for those individual subjects.

Contacting the IIPA

Head Office Address:

Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants,
Heather House,
Heather Road,
Sandyford,
Dublin 18,
Ireland

Telephone:

353 (0)1 2069000

Email:

info@iipa.ie

Institute of Incorporated Public Accountants