PROCESS TO FOLLOW FOR CONTRACT APPROVALS
Herewithaquickchecklist;thenreadthefurtherchecksandbalancesbeforeapprovalstartingonpage2
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRAINING CONTRACT
QUALIFICATION AT THE START OF THE TRAINING CONTRACT BASIC TERMS
HOURS
1. Accreditedpost‐graduatequalification
2. OrAccrediteddegree
3. OrAccreditedbridgingprogramme
4. OrCIMA‐attachACMAaccreditationplusselect“C
IMADESIGNATION”
36(thirty‐six)months
3years
3600
1. Non‐accrediteddegree
2. OrRelevantAdvancedCertificatesandDiplomasatNQFlevel6
Aprospectivetraineewhoappliesfora48‐monthtraining
contractisobligedtoeitheruploadproofofenrolmentfora
SAICAaccrediteddegree/qualification(seeListofSAICA
AccreditedProgrammes)ORcommittoenrolforaSAICA
accrediteddegree/qualificationbytickingthesmallboxatthe
endoftheapplicationform.ProofofsuchREGISTRATIONmust
beprovidedtotheTrainingOfficerwithin10monthsfromthe
startdateofhis/hertrainingcontract
(AnyNon‐Accrediteddegreewillqualifyfora4yearcontract,
ButAdvancedCertificatesandDiplomasatNQFlevel6haveto
berelevanttotheCAprogram.
OrPleasesubmitadditionaldocumentationtoshowhowthe
enrolledqualification(e.g.BComptManagementAccount)will
leadtoaSAICAaccrediteddegree/qualification.)
48(forty‐eight)
months.
4years
Remissionas
stipulatedin
Regulation16.2.2is
grantedifthetrainee
accountantachieves
anaccrediteddegree
oranaccredited
bridgingprogramme
oranaccreditedpost‐
graduatequalification
4800
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1. Matriculationcertificate,NationalSeniorCertificateorequivalent
2. OrAnyothereducationalqualificationnotlistedabove
A prospective trainee who applies for a 60‐month training
contract is obliged to either upload proofofenrolment for a
SAICA accredited degree/qualification(seeListofSAICA
Accredited Programmes)ORcommittoenrolforaSAICA
accrediteddegree/qualificationbytickingthesmallboxatthe
endoftheapplicationform.
60(sixty)months.
5years
Remissionas
stipulatedin
Regulation16.2.1is
grantedifthetrainee
accountantachieves
anaccrediteddegree,
anaccreditedbridging
programmeoran
accreditedpost‐
graduatequalification
6000
Always check the latest list of SAICA accredited programmes on our website at the below link:
https://www.saica.org.za/become-a-member/prospective-members/universities-colleges-
students/chartered-accountant-casa/students
OR
https://www.saica.org.za/resources/training-offices/accredited-academic-programmes
CHECKS AND BALANCES BEFORE APPROVAL
Trainee
Name/s
Fullnames,asperIDorpassport,mustappearonalldocumentsuploaded
ThetraineenameshouldbesameasTCMS
TraineenameonqualificationshouldmatchwhatisonTCMS
Inacasewherethesurnameisdifferentfrommatriccertificateand/ordegree‐
and/oremploymentcontractamarriagecertificateorofficialnamechange
documentmustbecombinedwiththeIDbeforeprocessingintoTCMSatID
section
Nodocument,thatispasswordprotected,OrMSWordshouldbeuploaded
Employmentcontractsshouldnotrefertotheperson’scallingnameonlybutfull
namesasperID
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Trainee’s
Contract
Startandenddateonyourletterofemployment/contract,MUSTagreetowhat
isenteredonTCMS
Iftheemploymentispermanent,SAICAwillapprove,providedthedurationof
contractcapturedonTCMSareinlinewiththeRegulations.
Inacasewheretheenddate;term(inyears);duration(inmonths)andCore
ExperiencehoursareincludedintheFixedTermContract,checkthatitagrees
withtheinformationcapturedinTCMS
Somecontractsdonotstipulatetheenddateandstatethatthetraineeis
employedforaperiodasrecommendedbySAICA.Thisisacceptableifthe
durationofthecontractcapturedonTCMSareinlinewiththeRegulations.
Thecontractduration(inmonths)onTCMSwilltakeintoaccountanypenalties
imposed,thiswillnormallynotbeshownontheemploymentletter.
AFixedTermContractmustbeofeither36or48or60months’duration,
irrespectiveofpossibleRPLandpenalties.
Contractneedstobesignedbyboththetraineeandarepresentativeofthe
trainingoffice‐Contractsneedstobesignedbyatleastonecompany
representative.
Trainee’s
Qualification
ConsultthelatestlistofSAICAAccreditedProgrammes:Lookoutfornotes,
whichalertstheapplicanttoprovidefurtherinformationonthequalification
thatwasobtained.
Referenceto:
‐ specificsubjectsthatshouldhavebeenpassedandcompleted
‐ ORaletterrequiredfromtheHOD
Selectyourhighestachievedqualification:
‐ AccreditedDegreeOrCTA
‐ Non‐AccreditedDegree
‐ Matric
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IfyourachievedqualificationisaSAICAaccrediteddegreeOrCTA
‐ CertificatesneedstoshowthatthequalificationhasbeenCompleted.
‐ TranscriptsmustindicatethenameorSAQAIDandthatthequalification
hasbeenCompleted.
‐ Aboveneedstobeontheinstitute’sletterhead
‐ Dateofqualificationisimportantfordegreeswhichonlyreceived
accreditedatacertaintimeasperthelistofaccreditedprograms.
IfyourachievedqualificationisaNon‐AccreditedDegreeorMatric
‐ Ifnon‐accrediteddegreeisselected,youhavetoeithershowenrolment
foraSAICAaccrediteddegreeisORcommittoenrolltosuch
‐ Ifmatricisselected,youhavetoeithershowenrolmentforaSAICA
accrediteddegreeisORcommittoenrolltosuch
‐ Enrollmentshouldbeforanaccreditedprogram/degree/CTAORacourse
directlyleadingtoanaccreditedprogram/degree/CTA.‐Thepathto
obtaininganaccreditedprogramneedstobeshownfortraineeswhoare
enrolledintoacoursedirectlyleadingtoanaccreditedprogram.
‐ Proofofenrolmentmustbeonauniversityletterheadandcontain:
o TraineeName;
o QualificationNameand/orSAQAID;
o Confirmationthattraineehasbeenregisteredforthecurrentacademic
year
o Provisionalacceptance/oracceptancelettersarenotsufficient