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About the CA Diary

As well as passing the Institute's exams, students are required to undertake a period Recognised Experience for Qualification (REQ). The REQ period is determined by your educational background. For example, the REQ period for students with a Undergraduate degree is 3.5 years. 

During the REQ period you will learn to apply the functional/technical knowledge to real-life situations; your broad-business skills will be developed and you will adopt the values that befits a prospective member of the profession. You are required to (regularly) record all relevant work experience on the CA Diary. This experience must be approved - at least twice a year - by an approved mentor. 
If you are a newly assigned Mentor or an existing Mentor looking to refresh your knowledge please take a look at our dedicated Mentor – CA Diary page.

How to access the CA Diary dashboard

In order to access the CA Diary dashboard, you need to be please logged into the website.  Once you are logged in go to Current students > Student centre. Should you have any login difficulties, you can use the forgot user ID or password facility on the login page.

User ID 

Students: your user name will be your allocated student number. 

Mentors:  if you were a mentor in the old CA Diary system (pre May 2017), you will have to use your old user ID to log into the website. This is activity is normally carried out on a profile which is separate to member profiles.

Mentors who are also Training Partners: if you are a Training Partner and a mentor, do not use your TP1 login to complete mentor activity, as you will not be able to view the Mentor CA Diary dashboard in Current Students. Instead, use your member ID (or your non-member ID if you were a mentor in the old CA Diary system). 

Training regulations

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE INSTITUTE'S TRAINING REGULATIONS

Resources

In the sections that follow below, you will find resources to assist you with your understanding of the professional development requirements and how the CA Diary interface works. These resources are divided into two categories:

 >     Downloadable PDF Guides
 >     Online tutorials

Please ensure that you have reviewed, in detail, these resources before commencing any activity on the CA Diary.

Flexible Route students: We have developed a dedicated Flexible Route support area of the Learning Hub, where you can easily access Flexible Route relevant materials and connect with each other via a discussion forum. These are accessible via “My Courses” when logged into your Learning Hub.   

                                     

Summary of changes to CA Diary November 2021

Webinar: Finalising your CA Diary for admission to membership

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CA Diary guides for trainees and mentors

Professional Development Requirements
CA Diary Quick Start Guide for Trainees
Trainee checklist for CA Diary entries
CA Diary Guide for Trainees
Sample CA Diary Entries for Trainees
CA Diary Guide: Mentors November 2021
Mentor checklist for reviewing CA Diary entries
Flexible Route Request for Mentor Approval Form

Guidance for recording audit experience

The resources below  provide information for trainees and mentors on the  Educational Requirements for the Audit Qualification. Further information on this qualification is available on the members section of our website. Click here to access the Educational Requirements for the Audit Qualification webpage.

Guidance on Recording Audit Experience (ROI)

Audit Qualification instructional video series

Requirements and application process


Optimising CA Diary for the Audit Qualification


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Deepening your knowledge and how to avoid errors


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Online tutorials -  Mentors

A series of short, on-line tutorials on CA Diary functionality are available for mentors and are accessible on the Mentor hub . Please therefore ensure that you have read all guidance, relevant to you, before commencing any CA Diary approval work.

Online tutorials - Trainees

A series of short, on-line tutorials on CA Diary functionality are available for trainees and are accessible directly from the section below. These tutorials supplement, rather than replace, the PDF documents that are available on this page; Please therefore ensure that you have read all guidance, relevant to you, before commencing any CA Diary activity/update

Trainee - CA Diary login and dashboard tour


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Trainee: Creating a new CA Diary entry


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Trainee: Modifying a CA Diary entry


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Preparing to apply for membership?

Details on the Final Mentor Review and Application to Membership processes are specified in the CA Diary Guide - Trainees (pages 13-15).


Have a query? 

For general queries regarding the CA Diary, please contact Trainingsupport@charteredaccountants.ie or call 01 637 7202 


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