The competencies developed in an undergraduate accounting course before SAICA's competency framework was effective: a student's perspective
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The competencies developed in an undergraduate accounting course before SAICA's competency framework was effective: a student's perspective | |
| Creator | Smit, Sybil Steenkamp, Gretha | |
| Description | SAICA developed a competency framework prescribing competencies a chartered accountant should master before qualifying. These competencies include compulsory, elective and residual skills (this study focused on compulsory skills: accounting and external reporting as well as pervasive skills). SAICA also issued guidance for academic programmes, detailing how competencies should be developed during academic training. Therefore South African universities should evaluate their academic programmes to ensure compliance with the guidance. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the extent that an academic programme at a university (before the effective date of the guidance) had developed the compulsory skills and (2) to propose changes to the academic programme in underdeveloped areas. It was found that most skills were addressed in the academic programme but certain pervasive skills (leadership, innovation, understanding the environment, teamwork and communication) had not been well developed. Solutions include additional subjects, case studies, group work, and practical examples. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-07-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jef.v8i2.115 | |
| Source | Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences; Vol 8, No 2 (2015); 666-688 2312-2803 1995-7076 | |
| Language | eng | |
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