Special exemption scheme for AAT students to gain ACCA qualification

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Offering the chance for locally qualified students to further enhance their education and increase their career prospects, The Mercury Institute of Management, the only accredited tuition provider to achieve platinum status by ACCA and is backed by an industry renowned lecture panel, now offers aspecial exemptions fee waiver scheme to AAT students.ACCA considers AAT as a stepping stone for students who are keen to acquire a professional qualification. Therefore ACCA has mapped the AAT syllabus and granted exemptions for AAT students.This exemption schemeallows AAT qualification holders the opportunity to fast track in gaining the globally renowned ACCA qualificationin less than 2 ½ years, helping in turn to add more value to their existing portfolio.

Under this exemption fee waiver scheme,AAT Passed Finalists will get savings worth Rs.212, 900 as they will get exemptions for F1, F2 and F3 subjects, whilst AAT Intermediate Level completed students will get savings worth Rs.186, 900 by having F1 and F3 subjects exempted. This means that students will enjoy an overall savings that includes the registration fee, the 2016 subscription fee and the relevant exemption fees. In addition they will receive the original UK-printed Kaplan Study Texts and Revision Kits absolutely free of charge for the entirety of the students’ ACCA career.

This will also give these students the opportunity to obtain the prestigious BSc (Hons) Degree in Applied Accounting, from Oxford Brookes University, UK. This benefit is available exclusively to ACCA students who wish to obtain a degree while progressing with the ACCA Qualification. Completing both these programs will give students a powerful combination of qualifications, putting them in high demand with employers.

The Mercury Institute of Management Managing Director Jeevith Shakespeare stated, “We at Mercury have always believed in offering our local students the best opportunities to further their talents and to transform millions of youngsters in the country into educated global citizens. We strongly believe this venture will serve as the gateway towards making the ACCA qualification more accessible to the local market .Making programs of this nature available is our way of offering our locally qualified students a pathway to obtain an edge in the market whichin turn will also enable to make a positive impact on the quality of employment generation in the country. “

The Mercury Institute of Management currently holds the position of being established as the only Platinum ACCA Tuition Provider in Sri Lanka. Since 2002, Mercury has been consistently producing Sri Lankan Prize winners and World Prize winners for ACCA examinations. Mercury’s in-house Job Bank also assures students of corporate success through guaranteed placements at some of Sri Lanka’s top-notch corporates.