Introduction

Accounting and information systems are vital to the success of every organisation. The accountant’s job is to provide information, usually financial, so that organisations can make informed decisions about how their businesses are doing. In learning about accounting, you are learning the language of business.

Accounting technicians are not accountants and do not claim to be. But many who qualify as technicians go on to continue their studies, using their qualification as a stepping stone to eventually becoming fully-qualified accountants and members of one of the senior accounting bodies.

As an accounting technician, you will be working alongside qualified accountants in business, industry, private practice and the public sector. The comprehensive training you receive means that you can play a wide range of roles in any organisation, from accounts clerk to assistant accountant, from credit controller to systems administrator.

When you become an Accounting Technician and have the letters MIATI after your name, you will have gained a valuable business qualification and a passport to an incredibly rewarding career.

Course Structure

The IATI qualification has two parts: Foundation level and Admission level.

The Foundation level modules

·         Financial Accounting 1

·         Management Accounting

·         Business Management

·         Taxation 1

 

Foundation level provides students with knowledge of business, while the Admission level is streamed to provide a choice of subjects for students who want to follow different career paths.

The Admission level modules

Practice option

·         Accounting II

·         IT in Business

·         Company Law

·         Taxation II 

Business option

·         Accounting II

·         IT in Business

·         Company Law

·         Costing and Budgeting

Entry Requirements 

·         Republic of Ireland: Leaving Certificate: five passes on ordinary level papers (grade D or better) or 4 passes of which at least two are on higher level papers (grade D or better). Passes must be obtained in English and at least one subject from Mathematics or Accountancy, OR students with a fully achieved relevant FETAC Level 5 qualification.

·         Other qualifications, such as HETAC, FETAC, QCA, BTEC and so on. If you hold one of these qualifications, you may be eligible to become a student and gain exemptions. We will be happy to give you information about your eligibility in these cases.