What practical work experience does the ICAG syllabus require?
Qualification completion
What practical work experience does the ICAG syllabus require?
Students need 450 days of practical work experience, normally completed over three to five years under a training agreement with an authorised training employer or principal.
Applies to: ICAG students completing the practical work-experience element of the qualification.
What the authority says
Detailed explanation
The syllabus places practical work experience within a training agreement and identifies six possible experience categories: accounting, audit and assurance, financial management, information technology, insolvency and taxation.
What this means for students
Practical implication
Plan to document 450 days under an authorised training arrangement; the syllabus says this normally takes between three and five years.
Evidence
Official authority
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ICAG Professional Programme Syllabus 2024–2029
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana · Official ICAG publication
- Pinpoint
- Section 1.13, paragraph 33, PDF pages 13–14 (printed pages 11–12)
- Supports
- Practical experience is completed under a training agreement, requires 450 days, normally takes three to five years and may cover six listed categories.
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