International Association of Bookkeepers 40th Anniversary – London, June 2013

A New Learning Program New Technology New Opportunity

Opus Learning Ltd. Approved SQA Centre Developers of high-quality, sustainable HNC and HND programmes online or blended. SQA – Scottish Qualifications Authority National awarding body

Building on IAB/IAAP qualifications a route map towards full graduate status: Stage 1 – IAB/IAAP Programmes Stage 2 – HND Financial and Business Management Stage 3 – Articulation to degree programmes

The HND – Financial and Business Management Ready made SQA HNC / HND Hosted learning environment in YOUR livery – on the Cloud No development costs

Interactive content with everything inline Provision of constantly maintained learning material Material delivery: online, classroom, mobile devices, phones, tablets, eReaders

Minimal risk and implementation costs  Learning Environment in Your Livery hosted on the Cloud  The IAB/SQA HND  Interoperation with student records and payments systems  All training and implementation  Assistance with IAB/SQA Approval

 21 st Century Pedagogy  Embedded in Learners Digital Life  Exploiting new media  Managing expectation  Keeping the students engaged

 Standardise and simplify  Invest and continually improve  Focus on support for learning  Improve retention  Manage learning and learners

 To prepare candidates for employment in an accounting related post at assistant level such as accounts technician, assistant accountant and accounts supervisor and for further career progression into a senior management or business leadership role.  To prepare candidates for progression to further study in accounting and finance or business management discipline.  To prepare candidates for progression to professional accounting bodies’ qualifications.

Unit nameCredit YEAR 1 Unit 1: Recording Financial Information1 Unit 2: Preparing Final Accounts2 Unit 3: Using Financial Accounting Software1 Unit 4: Cost Accounting2 Unit 5: Management Accounting Using Information Technology 2 Unit 6: Marketing: An Introduction1 Unit 7: Personal Development Planning1 Unit 8: Economic Issues: An Introduction1 Unit 9: Communication: Analysing and Presenting Complex Communications 1 Unit 10: Managing People and Organisations2 Unit 11:Graded Unit 11

YEAR 2 Unit 12:Financial Reporting and Analysis2 Unit 13:Accounting for Specialised Transactions1 Unit 14:Management Accounting for Planning and Control 1 Unit 15:Management Accounting for Decision Making 2 Unit 16:Business Taxation2 Unit 17:IT in Business: Spreadsheet1 Unit 18:Business Culture and Strategy2 Unit 19:Statistics for Business1 Unit 20:Research Skills1 Unit 21:Graded Unit 21 Unit 22Graded Unit 31

Graded Unit 1 – First Year Exam Graded Unit 2 – Final project Graded Unit 3 – Final year exam

 Contact Malcolm to indicate interest  Draw up project plan  Achieve approval to offer IAAP/SQA HND Financial and Business Management  Recruit candidates

 IAB/SQA and Opus are in negotiation with a range of universities for articulation Online In country (UK/USA/Australia/Canada)  Contact:  Malcolm Trotter – IAB  Graham Divers – Opus Learning 