ACCA introduced its Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)
qualification in 1997. More than 25,000 students are registered
worldwide for the CAT examinations, of which about 3,000 are in the
UK. (Overseas, the qualification is most popular in Singapore,
Malaysia, Africa and the Caribbean.)
Examination Sittings
Papers 1-4 can be taken as a paper-based examination or a
computer-based assessment.
BPP Learning Media was the first publisher to make CAT material
available and since then has continued to meet the demands of a
growing market. The user-friendly style of our books has made them
popular with students and lecturers alike. BPP Learning Media is an
official publisher of CAT study material, so you can be assured of
quality guidance and questions.
The structure of current CAT scheme, first examined in June
2004, is built upon the ANTO Occupational Standards in
Accounting.
Introductory and Intermediate Level papers are examined by a
two-hour computer-based examination or a written exam of the same
duration. All Advanced papers are three-hour written exams (except
for Paper 5, which is a two-hour written exam).
Exam papers for the Advanced Level now include a section of
multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions account for
24% of the mark in Paper 5 and 20% in Papers 6 to 10.