LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT

AND NATIONAL IMPERATIVES

LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL IMPERATIVES

Driving transformation and making a difference to elevate the profession to national importance

Developing responsible leaders who behave ethically and create sustainable value for a wide range of stakeholders

The Learning, Development and National Imperatives division manages the qualification process (education, training and assessments) and continued development of members and associates, drives transformation in the industry, houses the donor-funded initiatives that support social contribution, and houses a number of advocacy and policy reforms initiatives such as SDG-related work and anti-corruption initiatives.

 

By encouraging and supporting aspiring CAs(SA), AGAs(SA) and ATs(SA), while upholding industry standards through the ITC and APC exams, we create a pipeline of ethical and highly competent prospective members. Our transformation initiatives create opportunities and drive the transformation of the industry to ensure it remains relevant and increasingly representative.

Focus areas

  • Learning and development
    • Education
    • Exams
    • Training
    • CPD
    • Recognition and reciprocity
  • Transformation and growth
    • Fundraising to support mathematics in schools
    • Educator development initiatives / investment in education
    • Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund (TEUF)
    • Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDI) capacity development programmes
  • National imperatives
    • SMME support
    • Special projects to uplift the economy and society
    • Advocacy and policy reform

Our role in value creation

The Learning, Development and National Imperatives division creates value through:

  • Attracting high-quality individuals to the accounting profession
  • Developing and monitoring the quality of the various qualification processes to ensure delivery of high-quality and relevant accounting professionals
  • Maintaining the standard of all three SAICA designations
  • Raising funds for initiatives that drive transformation in the profession
  • Giving members a platform to showcase their SDG-related work
  • Bringing together civil society to ensure that governance and ethical behaviour are promoted beyond the profession
  • Collaborating with other stakeholders on all the above initiatives
  • Elevating the status of the profession to one that is of national value

STRATEGIC PILLARS

MATERIAL MATTERS

Driving transformation and making a difference to elevate the profession to national importance

Developing responsible leaders who behave ethically and create sustainable value for a wide range of stakeholders

The Learning, Development and National Imperatives division manages the qualification process (education, training and assessments) and continued development of members and associates, drives transformation in the industry, houses the donor-funded initiatives that support social contribution, and houses a number of advocacy and policy reforms initiatives such as SDG-related work and anti-corruption initiatives.

 

By encouraging and supporting aspiring CAs(SA), AGAs(SA) and ATs(SA), while upholding industry standards through the ITC and APC exams, we create a pipeline of ethical and highly competent prospective members. Our transformation initiatives create opportunities and drive the transformation of the industry to ensure it remains relevant and increasingly representative.

Focus areas

  • Learning and development
    • Education
    • Exams
    • Training
    • CPD
    • Recognition and reciprocity
  • Transformation and growth
    • Fundraising to support mathematics in schools
    • Educator development initiatives / investment in education
    • Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund (TEUF)
    • Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDI) capacity development programmes
  • National imperatives
    • SMME support
    • Special projects to uplift the economy and society
    • Advocacy and policy reform

Our role in value creation

The Learning, Development and National Imperatives division creates value through:

  • Attracting high-quality individuals to the accounting profession
  • Developing and monitoring the quality of the various qualification processes to ensure delivery of high-quality and relevant accounting professionals
  • Maintaining the standard of all three SAICA designations
  • Raising funds for initiatives that drive transformation in the profession
  • Giving members a platform to showcase their SDG-related work
  • Bringing together civil society to ensure that governance and ethical behaviour are promoted beyond the profession
  • Collaborating with other stakeholders on all the above initiatives
  • Elevating the status of the profession to one that is of national value

STRATEGIC PILLARS

MATERIAL MATTERS

Key objectives for 2022 in support of strategy

OBJECTIVES

Ensuring the relevance of CA competencies

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Development of competency frameworks that are fit for purpose for pre-qualification (CA2025) and post-qualification (CA Pathways to Relevance)

OBJECTIVES

Providing financial support to students through TEUF bursaries

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Grows and increases representation in the profession



OBJECTIVES

Providing emotional well-being support for students and their immediate families

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Ensure students are given a conducive environment to achieve therefore growing and transforming the profession

OBJECTIVES

Educator development initiatives / investment in education

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Ensuring that there are qualified educators contributing to the growth of the pipeline

OBJECTIVES

Capacity-development programmes for HDI

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Creating access to SAICA-accredited programmes to grow and transform the profession

OBJECTIVES

Promoting the importance of mathematics

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Grow the pipeline of learners entering the profession

OBJECTIVES

Transforming diversity and equity in forensic skills

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Improves governance through the development of forensic skills

OBJECTIVES

Special projects to uplift the economy and society

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Creating solutions to address the country’s challenges

OBJECTIVES

ITC and APC support

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Growing the pipeline by supporting those who are already in the process of qualifying as CAs(SA)

OBJECTIVES

Investing in education

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Contributing to improve literacy and numeracy at schools

OBJECTIVES

SMME support

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Decreasing unemployment by developing entrepreneurial skills

OBJECTIVES

Driving anti-corruption

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Positively contributing to the fight against corruption


OBJECTIVES

Driving quality standards

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Sets high-quality standards and drives this through monitoring and accreditation, training programmes and professional exams

Key objectives for 2022 in support of strategy

OBJECTIVES

Ensuring the relevance of CA competencies

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Development of competency frameworks that are fit for purpose for pre-qualification (CA2025) and post-qualification (CA Pathways to Relevance)

OBJECTIVES

Providing financial support to students through TEUF bursaries

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Grows and increases representation in the profession



OBJECTIVES

Providing emotional well-being support for students and their immediate families

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Ensure students are given a conducive environment to achieve therefore growing and transforming the profession

OBJECTIVES

Educator development initiatives / investment in education

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Ensuring that there are qualified educators contributing to the growth of the pipeline

OBJECTIVES

Capacity-development programmes for HDI

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Creating access to SAICA-accredited programmes to grow and transform the profession

OBJECTIVES

Promoting the importance of mathematics

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Grow the pipeline of learners entering the profession

OBJECTIVES

Transforming diversity and equity in forensic skills

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Improves governance through the development of forensic skills

OBJECTIVES

Special projects to uplift the economy and society

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Creating solutions to address the country’s challenges

OBJECTIVES

ITC and APC support

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Growing the pipeline by supporting those who are already in the process of qualifying as CAs(SA)

OBJECTIVES

Investing in education

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Contributing to improve literacy and numeracy at schools

OBJECTIVES

SMME support

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Decreasing unemployment by developing entrepreneurial skills

OBJECTIVES

Driving anti-corruption

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Positively contributing to the fight against corruption


OBJECTIVES

Driving quality standards

IMPORTANCE FOR VALUE CREATION

Sets high-quality standards and drives this through monitoring and accreditation, training programmes and professional exams