CTA 2012

With over seventeen years of lecturing experience and an increasing trend in student numbers, Graduate Achievers has developed a reputation of providing a CTA support program that is of the highest level of academic excellence.

In each of the last 10 years students attending our part time CTA program were placed amongst UNISA’s top 10 CTA students.
In 2007 3 out of the top 7 CTA students attended our Part Time CTA program.
In 2010 8 out of the top 25 CTA students attended our Part Time CTA program.
In 2010 88 successful UNISA CTA students attended our Part Time CTA program.

Our approach is unique and structured and includes:

Concise, easy to understand summarised notes on important aspects of the syllabus to supplement prescribed material.

A carefully structured question bank which includes basic questions aimed at refreshing a students previous knowledge of the relevant topic and integrated CTA standard questions including previous UNISA and various other universities CTA and SAICA exam questions updated to current legislation.

Superb lecturing which is the corner stone to our success and excellent reputation. Each lecture commences with a highlight of important theoretical aspects of a particular section of the syllabus and follows through with a detailed discussion of fully worked examples.

A weekly study program which guides students on how to optimally use a minimum of 20 hours of study time.

Twenty weekly tests based on the previous weeks work to be written in class and marked by our marking team with subsequent review and feedback of marked scripts the following week. (Students attending Option 1 will attempt the tests in class. Students attending Option 2, 3 & 4 will attempt the tests at home.)

Continuous guidance on exam technique, strategy and approach and strong on-going motivation to encourage the student to work hard and smart to achieve success. Eight Simulated Exams to help students prepare for the four UNISA Saturday Tests and the UNISA final exams in September / October.

After 17 years of providing a successful CTA program we understand the increasingly demanding requirements of distance learning and our CTA program is carefully structured and geared for success.

Before committing to any of our courses, we urge students to carefully consider the serious commitment required for success at Postgraduate Level and to only book a seat if they are committed to diligently following our program. i.e. Attend every lecture, follow the weekly study program (20 hours a week) and attempt every class test. This was the winning approach of a vast majority of our successful students.

In response to UNISA’s newly structured CTA program, we will provide 4 CTA programs to service the different needs of students:

1. OPTION 1 – CTA LEVEL 2 (SATURDAY'S)

Our CTA LEVEL 2 program incorporates a lecture that covers the study week material in extensive detail, a tutorial illustrating difficult concepts in a simple and structured manner and a formal weekly test (on the previous weeks lecture topics) to be marked by our marking team. Due to increased volumes of work to be covered for Saturday Test 1 and 2, four additional lectures have been scheduled for Saturday Test 1 and one additional lecture for Saturday Test 2.

COST: R12400 (4 installments of R3100 each) (DISCOUNTED FEE FOR UPFRONT PAYMENT: R11400)

2. OPTION 2 – CTA LEVEL 2 (TUESDAY)

Option 2 is a one night a week program specifically tailored for the needs of repeat candidates who have already been exposed to many hours of lectures in the previous academic year. This program includes a lecture on the important areas of the syllabus and a tutorial illustrating difficult concepts in a simple and structured manner. Candidates will also be required to attempt the weekly tests at home for self – evaluation. Due to increased volumes of work to be covered for Saturday Test 1 and 2, four additional lectures have been scheduled for Saturday Test 1 and one additional lecture for Saturday Test 2. The course material for Option 1,2 & 4 is exactly the same.

COST: R8400 (4 installments of R2100 each) (DISCOUNTED FEE FOR UPFRONT PAYMENT: R7400)

3. OPTION 3 - CTA LEVEL 1 (WEDNESDAY)

Option 3 caters for students registered for CTA level 1. Due to the decreased volume of work to be covered in the syllabus, we will offer a one night a week program which will incorporate a lecture which covers the weeks work in extensive detail and a tutorial illustrating difficult concepts in a simple and structured manner. Candidates will also be required to attempt the weekly tests at home for self–evaluation.

CTA Level 1 students may attend Option 1 if Saturday lectures are more convenient as the only difference is that certain course material may be covered in advance and some of the work covered will not be part of the Level 1 syllabus.

COST: R8500 (4 installments of R2125 each) (DISCOUNTED FEE FOR UPFRONT PAYMENT: R7500)

INVITATION TO OUR STRATEGY SESSION.

All prospective CTA students are invited to attend any one of our strategy sessions. The purpose of these sessions is to provide students with information about our program, to indicate what is required of the student, to outline the approach students take, what Graduate Achievers will do for the student to achieve success, and answer any question a prospective student may have before committing to the GRADUATE ACHIEVERS CTA program for the 2012 academic year. You may attend any one of our strategy sessions:

CITY	DAY	DATE	TIME
JOHANNESBURG	SATURDAY	2012/01/14	09:00 – 10:30
JOHANNESBURG	WEDNESDAY	2012/01/18	18:00 – 19:30
DURBAN	SUNDAY	2012/01/22	11.00 – 12.30

REGISTRATION

To register for any one of our courses:

Book a seat by filling in a registration form.

We require a clear colour copy of your ID as well as your academic record (If you are repeating CTA we only need a copy of your last years results - A myUNISA printout is acceptable.)

You may upload these docs along with your registration form or bring with you to your first lecture.

Installments are due as follows:

1^st- On registration

2^{nd -} 29 February

3^{rd -} 31 March

4^{th -} 30 April

Students who are unable to comply with the above registration or payment requirements must send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it requesting alternative arrangements.

Lecture's commence:

OPTION 1 (SATURDAY) - SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2012

OPTION 2 (TUESDAY) - TUESDAY 24 JANUARY 2012

OPTION 3 ( WEDNESDAY - LEVEL 1) - 1 FEBRUARY 2012

OPTION 4 (DURBAN) - 22 JANUARY 2012

SHOULD YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US.

From 2012, the UNISA School of Accounting Science will replace its Hons BCompt / CTA programme with a 2 year programme, structured as two seperate Postgraduate Diplomas:

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences. (CTA Level 1)

Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accounting Sciences. (CTA Level 2)

We are in the process of developing our support programme in response to the above changes and will update this page as soon as we finalise details.

Further details regarding the changes can be obtained from the following website:

http://sites.google.com/site/ctasupport/unisa-cta-support---2011/change-in-structure-of-cta-from-2012

CTA 2011

With over fifteen years of lecturing experience and increasing student numbers in each of the last 10 years, Graduate Achievers has developed a reputation of providing a CTA support program that is of the highest level of academic excellence.

Our CTA results during the recent academic years has been consistently above the national average and in each of the last ten years, at least 1 out of the top 10 UNISA CTA students attended our course. (All of these students were part time students, attending our part time CTA Course. In the 2007 academic year 3 out of the top 7 UNISA CTA students attended our CTA programme.)

NEWS ALERT : 8 OUT OF THE TOP 25 CTA STUDENTS ATTENDED OUR CTA PROGRAM IN 2010!

OUR APPROACH IS UNIQUE AND STRUCTURED AND INCLUDES:

Coverage of the entire syllabus section by section in a comprehensive and easy to understand style. The course material will be covered in the sequence of the four UNISA Saturday tests, and in the sequence of the UNISA study week programme.

Concise, easy to understand summarized notes on topics included in the relevant course syllabus to supplement prescribed material and a superb question bank which consists of a series of carefully chosen questions ranging from basic to difficult including questions from various universities and previous SAICA and IRBA papers.

SUPERB LECTURING which is the corner stone of our success. Each lecture commences with a highlight of important theoretical aspects of a particular section and follows through with a detailed discussion of fully worked examples.

Continuous guidance on exam technique, strategy and approach and strong on-going motivation to encourage the student to work hard and smart to achieve success.

NINE SIMULATED PAPERS to help the student prepare for the four Saturday tests and the final exam in 2011.

Sound exam technique including time management, planning and presentation, identifying the issues in the question, referring and how to use and maximize the benefit of open book and thinking through a question in a logical and structured manner.

Compulsory tests to be written in class which will be marked by our marking team with subsequent review and feedback of marked scripts the following week. In the 2009 academic year students who attempted more than 90% of class tests and attended more than 90% of lectures achieved a pass rate of 72%. (Students attending Saturday lectures will attempt the test in class before the lecture. Students attending Tuesday lectures or lectures in Durban will attempt the test at home and hand over to us for marking.

Every year students from various Auditing firms and students from outside public practice attend our courses and find it to be structured, organized, immensely beneficial and absolute quality. See comments from past students on our testimonials page.

INVITATION TO OUR STRATEGY SESSION.

All prospective CTA students are invited to attend any one of our strategy session's. The purpose of these session's is to outline the core syllabus, to indicate what is required of the student, to outline the approach students take, what Graduate Achievers will do for the student to achieve success, and answer any question a prospective student may have before commiting to the Graduate Achievers CTA UNISA program for the 2011 academic year.

You may attend any one of our strategy sessions:

Johannesburg - Thrupps Illovo Centre

SATURDAY 15/01/2011 - 09.00 - 10.30

TUESDAY 18/01/2011 - 18.00 - 19.30

TUESDAY 25/01/2011 - 18.00 - 19.30

CTA SUPPORT PROGRAM'S 2011

OPTION 1 (JO'BURG) - CTA PROGRAM FOR REPEAT CANDIDATES

This one night a week program is specifically tailored for the needs of repeat candidates who have already been exposed to many hours of lectures in the previous academic year. Our program consists of a test ( based on the previous weeks work), a lecture on the important areas of the syllabus and a tutorial illustrating difficult concepts in a simple and structured manner.

We recommend that only students who have obtained an average of atleast 40% in the 2010 academic year should register for this program. First time CTA students as well as DIPACC students who wish to attend this program are welcome to register.

WEEKLY LECTURES:

TUESDAY'S (17.30 - 21.30)

COURSE FEE (4 INSTALLMENTS):

R7300 (R1825 X 4)

DISCOUNTED FEE (UPFRONT PAYMENT):

R6300

LECTURES COMMENCE:

TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2011

OPTION 2 (JO'BURG) - CTA PROGRAM FOR ALL CANDIDATES

This program is very similar to the above but the course material and tutorial matter is covered more extensively.

We recommend that all first time candidates as well as all repeat candidates who obtained an average of below 40% in the 2010 academic year should attend this programme.

WEEKLY LECTURES:

SATURDAYS (08.00 - 15.00)

COURSE FEE (4 INSTALLMENTS):

R11600 (R2900 X 4)

DISCOUNTED FEE (UPFRONT PAYMENT):

R10600

LECTURES COMMENCE:

SATURDAY 29 JANUARY 2011

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTING (DIPACC) - 2 YEAR PROGRAM

Students registered for DIPACC must register for our CTA SAT or CTA Durban program. We will only consider registrations for all 4 modules. Students who are registered for less than 4 modules will benefit for their CTA year by registering for all 4 modules. Additional lectures will be scheduled for DIPACC students as and when the need arises.

REGISTRATION

JOHANNESBURG - THURSDAY 27/01/2011 - ANYTIME BETWEEN 15.00 - 20.00

DURBAN - SUNDAY 06/02/2011 - 07.30 - 08.30 (BEFORE THE FIRST LECTURE)

Students may also complete their registration at ant one of our strategy sessions.

Please book a seat on our website for the course you would like to attend before the registration date.

Registration normally takes between 15-20 minutes. There is no registration fee.

Your registration will only be complete on presentation of 1 passport size photograph, a copy of your academic record / copy of your 2010 CTA results (repeat candidates) and payment of your first installment / full payment.

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