Competency areas
Understand the competency areas required for your nominated occupation
Qualification Assessment Criteria
Competency Areas
English Language Proficiency
Skilled Employment Assessment
How to apply – Fees and processing times
Supporting Documents
Accounting Professional Year Program
Resources/FAQ
In brief
- Learn more about all mandatory competency areas relevant to your nominated occupation
- Learn more about how CA ANZ assess qualifications
- Check if your qualification is listed on CA ANZ accredited tertiary course
To meet the educational requirements for your nominated occupation your qualification will need to cover all mandatory competency areas as listed below.
| Competency Areas | Accountant (General) 221111 Management Accountant 221112 Finance Manager 132211 Corporate Treasurer 221212 |
Taxation Accountant 221113 | External Auditor 221213 |
| Accounting Systems & Processes | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Financial Accounting & Reporting* | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Management Accounting | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Finance | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Audit & Assurance | Optional | Optional | Mandatory |
| Business Law** | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Taxation Law | Optional | Mandatory*** | Optional |
| Economics | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Quantitative Methods | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory |
*Financial Accounting & Reporting includes both study in financial accounting and accounting theory.
**Business Law includes both study in Commercial law and Corporations law.
***Australian taxation law is compulsory only for Taxation Accountant occupation – local tax law is optional for all other codes.
Australian and New Zealand qualifications
If you have completed an Australian or New Zealand qualification, you can use CA ANZ accredited tertiary courses (ATC) lists in the Related Downloads section below to ensure you have completed all of the mandatory competency areas for your skills assessment:
- Choose the Accredited Tertiary Course list below relevant to the year you started your course
- Locate your tertiary institution
- Choose your level of qualification from the schedule
- Check your subject codes and subject names against the required competency areas in the schedule
If you are missing a competency area you can complete a unit through our CA Foundation Pathway or enrol in one of the Accredited Tertiary Courses listed below.
Overseas qualifications
To assess the general education level of overseas tertiary qualifications, CA ANZ follows the guidelines of the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training (formerly AEI-NOOSR).
When it has been established that your qualification is comparable to at least the level of an Australian Bachelor degree, CA ANZ will then examine the individual subjects to determine if they cover the required competency areas.
If your qualification is not listed in the above guidelines, you need to submit your qualifications for individual assessment by the Australian Government, Department of Education and Training (formerly AEI-NOOSR).
Related downloads
- CA Foundations Timetable 2020 - 2021 (pdf, 0.6 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2020 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.9 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2019 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.9 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2018 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.8 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2017 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.7 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2016 for AU and overseas (pdf, 1.5 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2015 AU and overseas (pdf, 4.1 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2014 AU and overseas (pdf, 1.4 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2013 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.6 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2012 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2011 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- 2016 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 1.0 mb)
- 2015 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.5 mb)
- 2014 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- 2013 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.4 mb)
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