Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Qualification structure

The Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification consists of nine papers which include seven of the FIA examination papers, at all three levels, plus two examinations from three of the specialist options papers.

The CAT qualification also requires the completion of the Foundations in Professionalism (FiP) module and 12 months relevant work experience, including the demonstration of 10 work based competence areas. Exemptions can be claimed from a maximum of the first four FIA papers for relevant work experience.