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Professional Education Program (PEP)

General information

This program is offered by Quebec universities as part of a graduate diploma program which follows a recognized undergraduate diploma program. In this way, the education acquired covers, in particular, the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by The CA Candidates Competency Map. The objective of the Ordre's Professional Education Program is to allow candidates to develop professional skills that will be recognized nationally and internationally. The program focuses on the acquisition and integration of in-depth specialized knowledge in fields in which engagements are likely to be entrusted to newly qualified CAs in response to the expectations of a complex, globalized and changing market.

More specifically, the objective of the Professional Education Program is to develop the analytical skills, diagnostic capabilities and evaluation skills needed for the exercise of professional judgment, and for decision making in matters of assurance engagements, taxation or management.

The program is intended for candidates who have completed a recognized undergraduate diploma program and who have obtained a grade point average that satisfies the graduate program admission requirements.

Specific competencies

• Organizational effectiveness, control, and risk management
• Finance
• Taxation
• Assurance
• Performance measurement
• Information and information technology

Teaching strategies

• Oral presentations
• Team work and discussion
• Case studies
• Role playing
• Simulation
• Individual learning

Case studies

• Tax and financial planning
• Organizational performance
• Settlement of disputes
• Financially troubled business
• Business combinations
• Business opportunities
• Ethics

General information

• Generally includes a training period^* that varies according to the university program
• Training period fully recognized
• Approved training employer

Specifications

• Registration in the Ordre’s PEP at the start of the graduate program
• Registration as a Candidate for the practice of the profession (CPP) as soon as undergraduate diploma is completed and training period begins

Requirements

• Meet the admission requirements for the graduate diploma, i.e. a grade point average of 3.2 out of 4.3 at the undergraduate level or according to university criteria.

Fees payables to the Ordre

• Educational material on the website (approximately $560)

Advantages or services offered

• Scholarships provided by the Foundation of Quebec Chartered Accountants
• Access to the PEP site (including case studies and UFE Reports - a password is required)
• Downloadable CICA Handbook (Accounting, Assurance, Risk Management and Governance Board)
• CICA Tax Collection CD-ROM (federal and provincial)
• Professional Engagement Manual and CAARS CD (55 CICA research reports)
• CAmagazine
• Inf@CA newsletter

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