NAMIBIAN APPLICATIONS

If you have completed a Namibian Training Contract with an accredited Training Office in Namibia, and passed the ICAN Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) examination, then you are required to:

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Complete the membership application form. Link to form

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Submit a copy of your ID.

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Submit a copy of your PAAB Discharge Certificate.

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Submit a Fit and Proper Assessment Questionnaire. Link to form

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Payment of entrance fee.

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Payment of annual membership fee. (Members who join after 1 July of the year will only be charged 50% of the annual fee.)

FOREIGN APPLICATIONS

Mutual Recognition Agreements

The Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) allows members of either Institute to apply for membership of the other without any additional educational requirements such as a conversion examination. This agreement is based on a common act of training and examination requirements which include the final qualifying professional examinations.

If you are a member in good standing, and directly qualified through the institutes listed below, you may be eligible to register with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN) as a Chartered Accountant (NAM) (CA(NAM):

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South African Institute of Chartered Accountants SAICA

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Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe ICAZ

Members who join ICAN through this route, must maintain their membership with their home institute to remain a CA(NAM).

All other professional bodies

Members of all other professional accountancy bodies not listed above will be required to complete the full ICAN qualification route as follows:

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Completion of an ICAN accredited undergraduate degree (applicants should enquire directly with universities offering accredited programmes as to whether any exemptions can be granted); and

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Completion of an ICAN accredited postgraduate degree (applicants should enquire directly with universities offering accredited programmes as to whether any exemptions can be granted for direct entry into the programme) commonly known as the CTA (Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy); and

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Completion of the first part of the Qualifying Examination – Initial Test of Competence (ITC) completion of a SAICA accredited CTA is an eligibility requirement to register for this exam; and

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Completion of a Professional Programme that is accredited by ICAN); and

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Completion of the second part of the Qualifying Examination Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) successful completion of the ITC as well as the Professional Programme and 20 months under a formal training contract are eligibility requirements to register for this exam; and

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Completion of a CA training contract (period of practical experience under formal contractual terms and regulations).