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 2024/25. The team are here to guide and support you throughout the year, and if you need more information please do get in touch. 

• Laura Gore – Programme Leader (Interim)
• Monique Rossouw - CAP2 Programme Co-ordinator
• Laura Gore - CAP2 NI Programme Co-ordinator
• Email cap2@charteredaccountants.ie 

CAP2 Learning principles

CAP2 is informed by the following key documents:

• CAP2 competency statement - The competency statement is created by the examinations team and outlines the knowledge and skills examinable for the CAP2. A summary of changes to the CAP2 competency statement for 2024/25 is also provided by the team. Both documents will be available online within the Learning Hub.  
  
  
• Summary of changes to the CAP2 Competency Statement
  
  
• 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. The learning journal refers back to the competencies outlined in the competency statement. These will be available online within the Learning Hub and include the planning and delivery schedule for each subject. 
  
  
• The cumulative principle (essential for anyone who has exemptions from CAP1) - 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 therefore should review the competency statement carefully in those subject areas, to check that they are familiar with the prescribed material.
  
  
• Guide to your CA Diary - In addition to undertaking the professional education programme, a key element of the CA route to membership is maintaining and completing the CA Diary, which documents your relevant work experience. Further information on the CA Diary can be found here. The CA Diary is monitored by the Training Support team and they can be contacted through the ‘Contact Us’ page or email trainingsupport@charteredaccountants.ie.
  
  
• The Professional Examination Committee (PEC) report which contains commentary on each year’s CAP2 exams. It serves as a formal reflection of previous exam performance and offer valuable advice to students sitting upcoming exams. The PEC reports can be found here. 
  
  
• Lexicon - The lexicon is provided as a guide to students in managing requirements (whether explicit or implicit) on examination papers and other assessments. It contains a list of commonly used verbs or instructions, with their appropriate meaning.

Education delivery & The Learning Hub

The Learning Hub 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 the following steps: 

• 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 question banks, polls, sample papers. 

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

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. 

Webinars

Please refer to the Institute website / Current Students / Timetables page to see webinar dates and times.  You will be prompted to register for each live webinar on the Learning Hub. Students should attend live webinars at the scheduled time - recordings are intended for students who are genuinely unable to attend on the day. Attendance at live webinar is expected of all students.  

Please note that the responsibility lies with the student to complete all the 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 outlined in each session to avoid falling behind.

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.  

CAP2 timetables 

The full 2024/25 timetables are now available to view and download here.   

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 2024/25 – E-Assessment 

All exams in 2025 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. 

Further information on the CAP2 exams can be found here.

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 to your nominated home address by courier. 

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.