The admission to membership process for 2024 is now underway and will be managed over two Cohorts as follows:

Cohort 1

All students who completed their final exams from 2021 up to and including the August 2023 exam sitting and who are verified as “Training Complete”.

• “Training Complete” – all required training has been logged and submitted, and the Institute has confirmed that the student has complied with all training requirements. The student has sufficient Advanced (EvRR) Training to be able to demonstrate in-depth competence in at least 2 of the 6 training areas.
• Invitations to apply for membership were issued to Cohort 1 students on 29 April and the closing date for applications was 24 May 2024.
• These applications are now under review and applicants will be notified of the outcome in the coming weeks.

Cohort 2

• Students who completed their final exams in April 2024 and who are verified as “Training Complete” at that time.
• Invitations to apply for membership were sent after the results of the April 2024 examinations were released on 14 June 2024.
• Closing date for Cohort 2 is 12 July 2024.

The following must be submitted as part of the Application to Membership.

1. Application Form (online)
2. Two Employer References on headed paper
3. 4 Competency Statements (online)
4. Behavioural Attribute Statements (online)
5. Admission Fee: €650

If any student believes that they are eligible to apply for membership but have not received a formal invitation to apply, please contact the Institute immediately (rniaonghusa@cpaireland.ie)

Information about the application to membership process can be found on the CPA Ireland website

This includes a detailed webinar outlining the process in full.

If you have any questions regarding completing the process, particularly in relation to the completing the Competency and Behavioural Records, we are more than happy to discuss and offer guidance on any aspect with you.

For queries regarding the admission to membership process, please contact Réidín Ní Aonghusa at rniaonghusa@cpaireland.ie or 01 425 1022

All students are required to submit Training Records, there are no exceptions as this is a vital element of your progression to becoming a fully qualified accountant. It is each trainee’s responsibility to log their training, review it with their mentor and ensure that the mentor approves and submits the training to the Institute. Please remind your mentor to close each quarter after they have approved your Training Records, as we will only be notified after each quarter is closed. If we do not receive a notification the records will not be reviewed and accepted by the Institute.

Please see below some important FAQ’s regarding your training records. Please email training@cpaireland.ie if you have submitted training which has not yet been approved by the Institute.

How do I know if my mentor has approved my training?

You can log in to your MyCPA dashboard and view your training records there. For example, if you click on your Training Summary you can view all training submitted by you, approved by your mentor and accepted by the Institute. You can also filter by specific time periods. In this example below, you can see that there are 43 hours of training in Financial Accounting and 223 hours of training in Taxation in 2023 that have not yet been signed off by your mentor. Please contact your mentor and ask for this training to be reviewed and approved.

You can also see that CPA has accepted 150 hours of Basic (CCA) Training in Financial Accounting and 100 hours of Basic (CCA) Training in Taxation in the same time period.

How do I know if my training has been accepted by the Institute?

When your training has been reviewed by the Institute (and accepted or rejected) you will receive an automatic email from noreply@cpaireland.ie. This email will confirm if your training has been accepted or rejected by the Institute. It may also include a brief note giving guidance on whether your training is progressing as required.

Why has the Institute not accepted training records submitted by my mentor?

Your mentor is required to close each quarter after they have confirmed your training. If they fail to do so the Institute will not be notified and therefore your training will not be reviewed and accepted.

If you have submitted training and it has not been reviewed by the Institute, you can check by logging into your MyCPA Dashboard and again clicking on the Training Summary. In the example below you can see that there are some training records for 2023 that have been approved by your mentor but not yet approved by the Institute.

If this is the case – please email training@cpaireland.ie and your training will then be reviewed.