Welcome to Chartered Accountants Ireland

We welcome you as a student of the Institute and wish you success in your studies. 

The following provides comprehensive details of what you’ll need to know for the upcoming academic year 2022/23. The team are here to guide and support you throughout the year, and if you need more information please do get in touch. 

• Bryan Rankin – Programme Leader
• Mairead McCarthy - CAP2 Programme Co-ordinator
• Laura Gore - CAP2 Programme Co-ordinator
• Email cap2@charteredaccountants.ie 

Contacting us

Please visit the ‘Contact Us’ page, or email cap2@charteredaccountants.ie. Bryan Rankin is your programme lead for CAP2, and he, Laura and Mairead will be supporting you throughout the year. For NI students, our colleague Laura Gore is your contact, but use the CAP2 email address above to contact the team. 

Learning Journal 
The learning journal is designed by the education team and the lecturers to help you map your study and we strongly recommend that you use it to guide your preparation and track your progress. It will be available online within the Learning Hub (online education platform) and includes the following: 

• CAP2 competency statement  
• Summary of changes to the CAP2 Competency Statement
• The cumulative principal document (essential for anyone who has exemptions from CAP1)
• Guide to your CA Diary
• A lexicon
• The planning and delivery schedule for each subject 

Cumulative principle 
Our education programme is based on cumulative knowledge which means there are key elements of CAP1 which are examined at a more advanced level at CAP2. Students who were exempt from CAP1, or students who progress from CAP1 into CAP2 will be expected to be fully conversant with material covered on the previous CAP1 syllabus and assist to identify the key areas which have created a cumulative principal document which is included in your learning journal.  

Education delivery & The Learning Hub

The Learning Hub (Moodle platform) is your one-stop-shop for all Chartered Accountants Ireland student education provision, lectures, notes, webinars, discussion forums as well as important notifications and news updates. You’ll be receiving your link to the Learning Hub with details on how and where to log in. In the Induction section, you’ll learn where to access your recorded lectures and webinars, and how to navigate.  

Each subject will be broken up into short learning ‘sessions’. Sessions are usually comprised of: 

• A short introduction
• Lecture notes available to download
• Recorded online lectures, available to view where and when you choose
• Live webinars – please refer to your timetables
• Other components like ‘ask me anything’ sessions, polls, exam papers. 

Webinars are the main time-bound education delivery items and they will be broadcast on early evenings and weekends, with duration of between 90-120 mins.

In order to ensure a high-quality learning experience, please note that much of the content in sessions is ‘gated’. Some material will need to be viewed in sequence e.g. SFMA - Session 1 must be completed before starting on SFMA Session 2. 

Please note that the responsibility lies with the student to complete all the pre-work required before webinars. Webinars have a particular purpose, for practical application of prior knowledge. Lecturers will not be going through the slide content and notes, so students must ensure they have completed the pre-work that is outlined in the timetables, in order to avoid falling behind. 

What you’ll see in The Learning Hub on day one 

To be consistent with the principle of continuous and incremental improvement we’ll be releasing syllabus material in two main batches. So, on day one you will be able to see about half of the contents required for each subject. This means we will start with a really solid educational offering, and we will be able to make further improvements to release two materials if needed. 

Attendance

Chartered Accountants Ireland facilitates the recording of attendance at lectures for training organisations. Webinar attendance is captured through registrations in the webinar platform. Students have to fill in their information including student number, training firm and email address linked to their student account. A report is then generated which shows if the student attended and engaged during the webinar. 
Engagement with the self-study materials on the Learning Hub will also be reported on. 

Students will be expected to engage with online education. This will take the form of viewing pre-recorded lectures at a time and place that suits the student, and also joining in live webinars. Students will be advised of timings of webinars as part of timetables.  Students should, wherever possible, attend live webinars at the scheduled time - recordings are intended for students who are genuinely unable to attend on the day. 

CAP2 timetables 

The full 2022/23 timetables are now available to view and download here.  

Your first live webinar will include an induction talk which will give guidance on what to expect during the academic year. On the timetable there is a reference to 'Introduction to subject recordings' which will be released at the start of the programme. They will provide you with detailed overview of each subject, its layout, workload expectation and allow you to see the subject lecturing team.   

We do our best avoid any timetable changes, but they can happen due to unforeseen circumstances. If a change is required, we will send an e-mail to let you know so please ensure that both your mobile number and email details are correct on your student portal.  

Main exams 2022/23 – E-Assessment 

All exams in 2023 will be carried out using the same E-Assessment platform. All agreed dates for exams, interim exams and mocks are now available to view on the Key Dates page.   

There is a full suite of information explaining the platform, how you’ll sit the exams, and a technology checklist to ensure your exam goes smoothly.  Please take the time to read and view all the training material available on the E-Assessment information page.

CAP2 online interim exam 

The Financial Reporting interim assessment is taken on the online exam platform. Students can attempt an exam on this platform at home or in work, as long as they have a laptop with a camera and microphone, adequate broadband connection and a quiet room. The exam team has created several videos and documents detailing how to access and use the exam platform. These videos can be found here and we strongly advise all students view them to familiarise themselves with the new platform. 

Further information on the CAP2 exams can be found here.

Key dates 

You can find all of your key dates here

Books

The required books for your course are included in the course fee. As your enrolment has now been completed, your book order will be shipped directly from our providers warehouse using DPD couriers. 

Book queries can be sent to: textbookqueries@charteredaccountants.ie. Please remember to include your student number in the subject line.  

Data & privacy policies 

Please note that in some cases student interaction may be recorded as part of our online delivery service. Our data policy, privacy settings and acceptable usage policy will all be outlined in our Course Information page which will be available on the Institute website shortly.