The ICB is a Quality Assurance Partner (QAP) of the Sector Education and Training Authority for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (FASSET), and is an external assessment (examining) body for many of the business qualifications that FASSET awards.
ICB graduates are recognised worldwide by the International Association of Bookkeepers, the Southern African Institute of Business Accountants, the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
If you graduate through the ICB’s Accounting Certification Programme (ACP) you can study further to become a chartered certified accountant, through the ACCA or become a management accountant through the CIMA. ICB graduates are recognised worldwide by the International Association of Bookkeepers, the Southern African Institute of Business Accountants, the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
The ICB has three Certification Programmes for students to study. Each certification programme comprises a series of learning programmes made up of short courses.
Certification Programmes are:
- ACP: Accounting Certification Programme (ACP)
ICB Junior Bookkeeper
ICB Senior Bookkeeper
ICB Technical Financial Accountant
ICB Financial Accountant
- Office Management Certification Programme (OMCP)
ICB Junior Office Administrator
ICB Senior Office Administrator
ICB Office Manager
- Business Financial Management Certification Programme (BMCP)
ICB Small Business Financial Manager
- ACP: Accounting Certification Programme (ACP)
Choose the ACP if you want to be able to offer
- Indispensable bookkeeping and accounting skills
- Become a Certified Junior Bookkeeper,
- Senior Bookkeeper,
- Technical Financial Accountant
- Financial Accountant
The ACP takes you through 12 learning areas (subjects) and successive levels of bookkeeping and accounting. You can progress from a Certified Junior Bookkeeper up to a Certified Financial Accountant.
The ACP is divided into four designations. Each designation is a learning programme that is made up of short courses.
- ICB Junior Bookkeeper
The Junior Bookkeeper can complete all the functions of the Accounts Clerk, Debtors Clerk, Creditors Clerk and Payroll Clerk, The programme includes a study of business communication and numeracy, basic bookkeeping to trial balance, basic conditions of employment, SARS registrations and submissions, payroll bookkeeping and computerised accounting.
Type of Qualification you will receive
SAQA ID 58375 – National Certificate: Bookkeeping
Designation
CJBIcb (SA) – Certified Junior Bookkeeper
Entrance requirement
Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent
No prior accounting knowledge needed
You must be at least 16 years of age.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 12 months.
Courses
- ICB Business Literacy
- ICB Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
- ICB Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns
- ICB Computerised Bookkeeping
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course studetns will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
- ICB Senior Bookkeeper
The Senior Bookkeeper can perform the functions of a Junior or Assistant Accountant. The programme includes a study of monthly and annual bookkeeping; asset disposal; year-end adjustments; analysis of financial statements; statements of cash flow; basic management accounts; cost accounting, financial management and business ethics.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 58376 – Further Education and Training Certificate: Bookkeeping
Designation
CSBIcb (SA) – Certified Senior Bookkeeper
Entrance requirement
Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent
No prior accounting knowledge needed
You must be at least 16 years of age.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 18 months.
Courses
- ICB Business Literacy
- ICB Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
- ICB Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns
- ICB Computerised Bookkeeping
- ICB Financial statements
- ICB Cost and Management Accounting
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
- ICB Technical Financial Accountant
The Technical Financial Accountant can perform the functions of an Accounting and Tax Technician. The programme includes a study of income tax, capital gains tax, donations tax and estate duty, liquidation and executors accounts, business and contract law, economics, personal finance and auditing.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 36213 – National Diploma: Technical Financial Accountant
Designation
CTFAIcb (SA) – Certified Technical Financial Accountant
Entrance requirement
Grade 10 (Std 8) or equivalent
No prior accounting knowledge needed
You must be at least 16 years of age.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 24 months.
Courses
- ICB Business Literacy
- ICB Bookkeeping to Trial Balance
- ICB Payroll and Monthly SARS Returns
- ICB Computerised Bookkeeping
- ICB Financial statements
- ICB Cost and Management Accounting
- ICB Income Tax Returns
- ICB Business Law and Accounting Control
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
- ICB Financial Accountant
This programme is the fourth designation in the ICB Accounting Certification Programme. The Financial Accountant can perform the functions of an Accounting Officer by becoming a member through the Southern African Institute of Business Accountants (SAIBA). The programme includes a study of annual financial statements, accounting theory and practice, corporate strategy and regulatory frameworks.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 20366 – National Diploma: Financial Accountant
Designation
CFAIcb (SA) – Certified Financial Accountant
Entrance requirement
National Diploma: Technical Financial Accounting NQF L5 (which consists of the 8 learning areas in the Certified Junior Bookkeeper, Certified Senior Bookkeeper and Technical Financial Accountant modules) – or equivalent.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 12 months.
Courses
- ICB Corporate Strategy
- ICB Management Accounting Control Systems
- ICB Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks
- ICB Accounting Theory and Practice
Assessment
Course 9 to 11 are assessed by the ICB by means of a Portfolio of Evidence where you are required to complete Activities (assignments) and Evaluations (tests) and then complete a final summative assessment (exam) written at an ICB assessment centre. Please be sure to register for your assessment. Course 12 is assessed by means of a mini dissertation.
You will notice that, when quoted, Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks & Accounting Theory and Practice are priced together. Although these are separate learning areas, we recommend that they are completed together. Accounting Theory and Practice is not assessed by the ICB in the usual manner. Instead of five Formative Assessments and one Summative Assessment, this learning area is assessed by virtue of the submission of a short dissertation ( a research study). The topics on which the research study is based are derived from the content studied in Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks. Thus, you are advised to register with ICB for both assessments at the same time, and to work on your dissertation while studying towards the completion of the Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks learning area. It is ideal to send your completed research study to the ICB at more or less the same time as your scheduled final Summative Assessment for Financial Reporting and Regulatory Frameworks.
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET
Assessment
Each course is assessed by the ICB by means of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) where you are required to complete Activities (assignments) and Evaluations (tests) and then complete a final summative assessment (exam) written at an ICB assessment centre which counts for 70% of you course grade, 30 % of your final mark comes from the activities and evaluations you undertake during your course.
When students write the final assessment they will need to provide their PoE and include any assignments given to them as well the tests taken and include it in their PoE, which an ICB registered assessor will then check. The activities and evaluations are essential, as they fully prepare students for the final assessment, and also provide evidence of the work done leading up to it. The Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) is a folder posted to students at the start of the course (once registered for an assessment with the ICB). Your PoE is complete when your final summative assessment (exam) is added to it at the end of your course.
Students can register for assessments by going to www.icg.org.za
Assessment Grades
A passing grade (‘competent’) is 60% for the overall course, and students need to get a minimum of 50% for the final assessment. Students hand in their PoE in for assessment at the end of their course.
Students have the chance to write one supplementary assessment, which has a pass mark of 60%.
Students will need to register for assessments before the closing date and choose an exam date that suits them, dates can be found at the back of the ICB prospectus. Students need to register for that assessment before the closing date.
SACOB can provide students with the forms and submit it on their behalf, to do this, students need to make payment for their assessment directly to ICB. Final assessments are held at ICB-approved assessment centres around South Africa. You can find a list of these centres on the ICB’s website www.icb.org.za.
- Office Management Certification Programme (OMCP)
Choose the OMCP if you want to be able to
- Help businesses maximise efficiency and performance
- Become a Certified Junior Office Administrator
- Become a Senior Office Administrator
- Become an Office Manager
The OMCP is a great choice if you’re someone who is very organised – and believes in the huge benefits of running any company in an equally organised way.
The OMCP is divided into three designations for students to study. Each designation is a learning programme that is made up of short courses.
- ICB Junior Office Administrator
The Junior Office Administrator can complete all the functions of the Receptionist, Office Assistant, Public Relations Officer and Marketing Administrator. The programme includes a study of business communication; basic bookkeeping up to trial balance; cost and management accounting and computing; basic marketing and public relations; and business law and administrative practice.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 23618 – National Certificate: Office Administration
Designation
CJOAIcb (SA) – Certified Junior Office Administrator
Entrance requirement
Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent
You must be at least 16 years of age
No prior accounting knowledge needed.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 18 months.
Courses
- ICB Office Communication
- ICB Business and Office Administration 1
- ICB Bookkeeping
- ICB Marketing Management and Public Relations
- ICB Business Law and Administrative Practice
- ICB Cost and Management Accounting
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
- ICB Senior Office Administrator
The Senior Office Administrator can complete all the functions of the Secretary, General Office Manager, Human Resources Administrator and Labour Relations Administrator. The programme includes a study of office management techniques, human resources management, labour relations; and economics.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 23619 – Higher Certificate: Office Administration
Designation
CSOAIcb (SA) – Certified Senior Office Administrator
Entrance requirement
Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent
You must be at least 16 years of age
No prior accounting knowledge needed.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 28 months.
Courses
- ICB Office Communication
- ICB Business and Office Administration 1
- ICB Bookkeeping
- ICB Marketing Management and Public Relations
- ICB Business Law and Administrative Practice
- ICB Cost and Management Accounting
- ICB Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
- ICB Economics
- ICB Business and Office Administration 2
Award This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET
- ICB Office Manager
The Office Manager can effectively manage any office through a thorough knowledge of business and office administration, basic bookkeeping, cost and management and financial accounting, human resource management and labour relations, economics, marketing, public relations and management.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 35958 – National Diploma: Office Administration
Designation
COMIcb (SA) – Certified Office Manager
Entrance requirement
Grade 12 (Std 10) or equivalent
You must be at least 16 years of age
No prior accounting knowledge needed.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 28 months.
Courses
- ICB Office Communication
- ICB Business and Office Administration 1
- ICB Bookkeeping
- ICB Marketing Management and Public Relations
- ICB Business Law and Administrative Practice
- ICB Cost and Management Accounting
- ICB Human Resources Management and Labour Relations
- ICB Economics
- ICB Business and Office Administration 2
- ICB Business and Office Administration 3
- ICB Financial Accounting
- ICB Management
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
Assessment
Each course is assessed by the ICB by means of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) where you are required to complete Activities (assignments) and Evaluations (tests) and then complete a final summative assessment (exam) written at an ICB assessment centre which counts for 70% of you course grade, 30 % of your final mark comes from the activities and evaluations you undertake during your course.
When students write the final assessment they will need to provide their PoE and include any assignments given to them as well the tests taken and include it in their PoE, which an ICB registered assessor will then check. The activities and evaluations are essential, as they fully prepare students for the final assessment, and also provide evidence of the work done leading up to it. The Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) is a folder posted to students at the start of the course (once registered for an assessment with the ICB). Your PoE is complete when your final summative assessment (exam) is added to it at the end of your course.
Students can register for assessments by going to www.icg.org.za
Assessment Grades
A passing grade (‘competent’) is 60% for the overall course, and students need to get a minimum of 50% for the final assessment. Students hand in their PoE in for assessment at the end of their course.
Students have the chance to write one supplementary assessment, which has a pass mark of 60%.
Students will need to register for assessments before the closing date and choose an exam date that suits them, dates can be found at the back of the ICB prospectus. Students need to register for that assessment before the closing date.
SACOB can provide students with the forms and submit it on their behalf, to do this, students need to make payment for their assessment directly to ICB. Final assessments are held at ICB-approved assessment centres around South Africa. You can find a list of these centres on the ICB’s website www.icb.org.za.
- Business Financial Management Certification Programme (BMCP)
Choose the BMCP if you want to
- Be the Assistant to the Financial Manager in any business
- Be in a managerial role requiring basic financial skills.
- Manage the finances of a small or medium-sized business
- ICB Small Business Financial Manager
This programme is the designation for the ICB Business Financial Management Certification Programme. The Small Business Financial Manager can be an assistant to the Financial Manager in any business; as well as manage the finances of a small or medium-sized business, using basic skills in accounting, reporting, finance and costing.
Accreditation
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers as a Quality Assurance Partner of FASSET.
Qualification
SAQA ID 48736 – National Certificate: Small Business Financial Management
Designation
CSBFMIcb (SA) – Certified Small Business Financial Manager
Entrance requirement
Grade 11, NQF L3 or an equivalent.
Duration
This programme can be completed in 12 months.
Courses
- ICB Business Literacy
- ICB Computerised Bookkeeping
- ICB Essential Business Finance
Award
This programme is a national qualification. At the end of this course you will be awarded a National Certificate by FASSET.
Assessment
Each course is assessed by the ICB by means of a Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) where you are required to complete Activities (assignments) and Evaluations (tests) and then complete a final summative assessment (exam) written at an ICB assessment centre which counts for 70% of you course grade, 30 % of your final mark comes from the activities and evaluations you undertake during your course.
When students write the final assessment they will need to provide their PoE and include any assignments given to them as well the tests taken and include it in their PoE, which an ICB registered assessor will then check. The activities and evaluations are essential, as they fully prepare students for the final assessment, and also provide evidence of the work done leading up to it. The Portfolio of Evidence (PoE) is a folder posted to students at the start of the course (once registered for an assessment with the ICB). Your PoE is complete when your final summative assessment (exam) is added to it at the end of your course.
Students can register for assessments by going to www.icg.org.za
Assessment Grades
A passing grade (‘competent’) is 60% for the overall course, and students need to get a minimum of 50% for the final assessment. Students hand in their PoE in for assessment at the end of their course.
Students have the chance to write one supplementary assessment, which has a pass mark of 60%.
Students will need to register for assessments before the closing date and choose an exam date that suits them, dates can be found at the back of the ICB prospectus. Students need to register for that assessment before the closing date.
SACOB can provide students with the forms and submit it on their behalf, to do this, students need to make payment for their assessment directly to ICB. Final assessments are held at ICB-approved assessment centres around South Africa. You can find a list of these centres on the ICB’s website www.icb.org.za.