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About A.E.C.S.A

AECSA is a non-profit organisation set up to investigate and categorise the educational standards of universities and professional organisations around the world.

Over the years it has investigated over 1,000 universities and professional bodies, and list all who meet its high certification standards as "approved" organisations. AECSA also lists universities and professional bodies that are of a dubious nature under headings such as "degree mills" and "non-traditional" institutions on this website.

AECSA also undertakes the ranking of universities and professional bodies by specialisation, either by itself or via the rankings published by leading educational establishments, newspapers and professional journals... More >

Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies > Accounting

AECSA therefore provides a rating system of such professional bodies, based on its investigations, as follows:

Rating 1: Professional associations having strict membership criteria, including completion of state-of-the art education programs (usually at Masters Degree Level); strong recognition by employer groups; provision of substantial membership benefits and a strong mandatory continuing education development (CPD) program.

Rating 2: Professional associations having some educational requirements for membership (usually at undergraduate degree level); reasonably high recognition by employer groups; provision of good membership benefits and voluntary CPD requirements.

Rating 3: Professional associations having very open entry membership criteria, often with minimal level educational requirements (usually at trade school level or lower); a poor level recognition by employer groups; very basic membership benefits and almost no CPD requirements.

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Association of Certified Book-keepers (ACB)
Association Of Certified Fraud Examiners (USA) (ACFE)
Association of Certified Management Accountants (UK) (ACMA)
Association of Financial Controllers and Administrators (AFCA)
Associate of the Institute of Co-operative and Management Accountants, (Malaysia). (AICMA)
Chartered Business Administrator (USA) (CBA)
Chartered Business Administrator (Canada) (CBACan)
Chartered Financial Management Analyst (USA) (CFMA)
Chartered Financial Management Analyst (USA) (CFMA)
CPA International (there are many bodies with this name operating in different countries) (CPA Int)
CPA Ireland (CPAI)
Hong Kong Society of Accountants (HKSA)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bermuda (ICAB)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Belize (ICABel)
Institute of Cost and Executive Accountants (ICEA)
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS)
Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA)
Institute of Financial Consultants (Certified Financial Consultant) (IFC)
Institute of Financial Consultants (Certified Financial Consultant) (IFC)
International Institute of Certified Management Accountants (USA) (IICMA)
Institute of Professional Financial Managers (UK) (IPFM)
Macau Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
Public Accountants Examination Council of Malawi (PACM)
Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (UK) (SCCA)
Society of Company and Commercial Accountants (UK) (SCCA)
Society of Certified Management Accountants (Sri Lanka) (SCMA)
Society of International Accounting Technicians (UK) (SIAT)
Society of Registered Financial Planners Limited (HK) (SRFP)