Syllabus
The syllabus details the learning outcomes, which newly qualified CPFA’s should have achieved, and is the core of the new Professional Qualification.
Verb Tables
Skill Level 3 (lowest) |
Skill Level 2 |
Skill Level 1 (highest) |
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Knowledge Define |
Comprehension Classify |
Application Apply |
Analysis Analyse |
Synthesis Determine |
Evaluation Appraise |
Verb |
Definition |
Analyse |
Examine and interpret, separate into its parts to identify |
Apply |
Use to solve a problem |
Appraise |
Estimate the value or quality |
Assess |
Estimate the worth, quality or likelihood |
Calculate |
Find out by using a mathematical technique |
Classify |
Arrange systematically |
Communicate |
Succeed in conveying information |
Compare |
Estimate the similarity between one thing and another |
Define |
State or explain precisely |
Demonstrate |
Show evidence of, describe and explain by use of examples |
Describe |
State what something is like in words |
Determine |
Find out or calculate precisely |
Discuss |
Examine or write about by means of argument, express opinions, challenge and offer counter arguments |
Evaluate |
Find out or state the value of |
Explain |
Show the meaning of |
Formulate |
Express clearly and exactly |
Identify |
Recognise a specific, relevant example or instance |
Interpret |
Explain the meaning of in a specified way |
Make entries |
Construct, create or prepare entries |
Manage |
Have under effective control |
Prepare |
Make or get ready for use (complexity will vary across syllabi) |
Present |
Offer or reveal for acceptance |
Recognise |
Identify from previous knowledge or experience |
Record |
Set down in writing |
State |
Express specifically |
Professional Qualification Syllabus
Financial Accounting (FA)
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Management Accounting (MA)
Download the full MA syllabus: PDF 47KB
Financial Reporting (FR)
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Financial Management Systems & Techniques (FMST)
Download the full FMST syllabus: PDF 50KB
Audit and Assurance (A & A)
Download the full A & A syllabus: PDF 68KB
Leadership and Management (L & M)
Download the full L & M syllabus: PDF 50KB
Financial and Performance Reporting (F & PR)
Download the full F & PR syllabus: PDF 54KB
Accounting for Decision Making (ADM)
Download the full ADM syllabus: PDF 53KB
Governance and Public Policy (G & PP)
Download the full G & PP syllabus: PDF 51KB
Public Finance (PF)
Download the full PF syllabus: PDF 41KB
Taxation (T)
Download the full Taxation syllabus: PDF 46KB
Final Test of Professional Competence
Strategic Business Management (SBM)
Download the full SBM syllabus: PDF
51KB
Finance and Management Case Study
Download the full FMCS syllabus: PDF 30KB