Course Outline

The course covers Business Communication including working in teams, planning, problem solving and self management. It also covers Australian Workplace Practice which includes workplace safety issues and other Australian Government Regulations. This is where students undertake a 12 week practical work experience (unpaid) program in a company to assist them in developing their employment skills.

The internship module is an all important component of the SMIPA (Accounting). It allows students to experience work with a credentialed company in a professional environment. The SMIPA (Accounting) covers material approved by Institute of Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia and National Institute of Accountants. Graduates of the SMIPA (Accounting) are entitled to membership of ACS.

The course is structured over 4 Modules with a total of 44 weeks tuition. The mode of delivery is face to face teaching (classroom based) with students attending 10 hours of classes per week. Traditionally ECA policy is to limit class sizes to no more than 25 students. ECA believes that this will provide for a more effective and efficient learning environment. This policy has also been determined to:

• Ensure the safety and comfort of students
• Ensure quality of education by allowing better student / teacher interaction

Students may not apply to have any prior learning recognized for full or partial unit credit. According to the Australian Federal Government Recognition of Prior Learning cannot be awarded towards a Skilled Migration Internship Program in Accounting.

Course Structure

Opening Boot Camp

The Professional Year/SMIPA opens with a “boot camp” conducted by ECA. This one day boot camp covers registration and induction, and at the end of the day participants will have a full understanding of course structure, content and purpose. The boot camp workshops will illustrate how practical and relevant to the actual workplace the program is.

Australian Workplace culture and practise- 130 hours (Classroom based)

This is a comprehensive program that introduces students to the Australian way of work and business. This module consists of a 130 hours of classroom based training, where participants learn about common work practices, values and the things that are important in the Australian workplace culture.

Business English Communication- 130 hours (Classroom based)
Communicating in the workplace can be different to every day interactions. This module equips participants with the skills needed to communicate verbally and in writing as a business professional.

Professional Internship/Work Experience

Participants in Skilled Migration Internship Program (Accounting) will undertake 220 hours of work experience in a well respected company. They will be required to conduct themselves as professionals in the field and will be required to demonstrate the practical application of the skills learned in the previous modules.

Professional Component

Participants will complete this component online. This comprises content knowledge from their particular field of study.