DEPARTMENT of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & TAX Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) SCREENING

DEPARTMENT of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & TAX Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) SCREENING

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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & TAX – Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

NATIONAL HIGHER CERTIFICATE: ACCOUNTANCY

Name and Surname
Age
Current Job Title
Current Employer (Company)
Contact Details / Cellphone No / Work Telephone / E-Mail

What kind of RPL are you applying for? Please make a tick in the appropriate box below:

  • General access to the qualification: National Higher Certificate: Accountancy

  • Credit for specific subjects

  • Both access and subject credits

  • Did you complete Matric? (If Yes, please attach your Matric results)

Thank you for your inquiry about the RPL process in the Financial Accounting and Taxation Department at CPUT. Please complete the following questions in the spaces provided (you may type up your responses and paste them in the appropriate sections). Once you have completed this questionnaire please attach it to the CPUT application from. Tick the RPL box on the front page of the form. In addition we need a comprehensive and current CV with a letter of motivation stating why you are applying for RPL. You are required to submit all this information, in hard copy to the Admissions Office on the Cape Town campus not later than the 31st of July.

The first step in the RPL process is the completion of this questionnaire. Your responses will be reviewed by the RPL Facilitator in the Financial Accounting and Taxation Department. You will then be contacted about your application and may be invited to participate in additional processes which are part of the RPL procedures in the department.

Should you have any additional queries about this questionnaire or other aspects of the RPL process, please send an e-mail to:

  1. Why do you wish to study for a National Higher Certificate: Accountancy?

2. What skills and experience have you obtained during your working career?

3.What training/qualifications have you obtained during your working career?

  1. What is the position you hold in your company and describe the work that you are doing.
  1. For each the subject areas listed below describe your knowledge, experience and courses done.

Subjects / Workplace experience / Courses formally/informally
Financial Accounting 1
Business Information Systems 1
Economics 1
Communication 1
Entrepreneurial Skills 1
Cost Accounting 1
Commercial Law for Accountants 1
2ND YEAR
Cost Accounting 2
Auditing 2
Financial Accounting 2
Commercial Law for Accountants 2
Business Calculations 1
Taxation 1

Thank you for completing the questionnaire. We will contact you shortly.