The CPA Ireland annual Conferring Ceremony will be held on Saturday 3 December 2022 in O’Reilly Hall, UCD.

Thanks to all students who have applied for membership as part of “Cohort 1”. This group included students who passed their final examinations from 2019 up to and including April 2022. Congratulations to those applicants who have been accepted for membership.

Students who complete their examinations in August 2022 will be included in Cohort 2 and will receive formal invitations to apply for membership following the release of the August 2022 examination results.

Students in Cohort 2 are reminded of the following deadlines:

• 7 October – all outstanding training records to be submitted (this does not apply for those students who have already been confirmed as “Training Complete”
• 4 November – full application for membership

Due to the short timelines between publication of exam results and the deadline for applications we strongly encourage all students to gather, as soon as possible, the relevant information so as to be able to submit their application documentation on time.

The following documents, if not previously submitted to the Institute, should be submitted with each application to membership.

• Application Form (online)
• Two Employer References on headed paper. (Sent via email to bdolan@cpaireland.ie)
• 4 Competence Records and 3 Behavioural Records (evidencing four in-depth competence records and all the behavioral attributes via your MyCPA profile).

Details of the application to membership process can be found on the CPA Ireland website.

All applicants are advised to view this webinar before starting the application process

Students who:

• Satisfy the entry requirements for admission to membership,
• Fully comply with the Application to Membership Process, and
• Pay the application to membership fee (€731).

will receive written confirmation of their approval for admission to membership and information about the Conferring Ceremony and induction training which will take place later in the year.

Please note, the above Application to Membership fee does not include the Annual Member Subscription for 2023, which, for members, falls due in January 2023.

If you have any queries regarding the Application to Membership Process, please contact Réidín at training@cpaireland.ie

Best of luck to all students in Cohort 2 completing their examinations.

We look forward to meeting all of our newly conferred members on the day of the Conferring Ceremony.

For up-to-date information about the courses offered by our three CPA Approved Educators for the 2022/2023 academic year please refer to the CPA Ireland website as well as each educator’s website:

Griffith College (https://www.griffith.ie/faculties/griffith-professional-accountancy/courses/cpa-certified-public-accountants)

Cenit College (https://www.cenitcollege.ie/)

Munster Technological University (https://www.cit.ie/course/CRBCPAC8)

These educators offer a combination of classroom, online and blended learning options across the CPA Ireland syllabus.

As we start our new academic year, on behalf of CPA Ireland, the Education & Training Department would like to welcome all newly registered students! You are encouraged to avail of the Institute’s Virtual Open-Door policy so please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have regarding your study, examinations, or training. Feedback from CPA Ireland students is essential to the Institute’s continuous improvement of processes and its ‘open door’ is one important channel. Others include regular student webinars, online surveys, our student Facebook group, and the more traditional channels such as e-mail and telephone. We look forward to hearing from you while you train to become a Certified Public Accountant.

At the start of each month, you will receive the monthly Student News e-bulletin so be sure to keep a close eye on your inbox. This is essential reading for any CPA Ireland student as it will keep you informed and up to date on Institute news, such as deadlines for applying for examinations, and provide you with important insights into the areas of taxation, business, and practice. Articles related to the CPA Ireland syllabus are also included on a regular basis.

As a student it is imperative that you familiarise yourself with the CPA Study Support section of the Institute’s website where you will find a wealth of resources. In addition to accessing the syllabus, you can access past papers and suggested solutions, articles, webinars, briefing documents and other valuable information. Remember, articles published in previous academic years may still be relevant reading, so you are encouraged to read all articles that have been published to date.

Please refer to the CPA Student Webinar Series which can is updated on a regular basis. These webinars include, for example:

• New Students Induction – essential overview for all new CPA Ireland students.
• Syllabus progression rules – this is essential viewing before you make your subject choices for the next academic year.
• Training Records – explaining the Institute’s training requirements and how to log and submit your training.
• Exam performance – tips on how to maximise your exam performance using our online exam system.
• Online Examination System – takes you step by step through the Cirrus system used for online exams.

It is also important that you keep your ‘MyCPA’ online profile updated and accurate. If you change address, employer, phone number etc. update your online account to include the most recent details, otherwise you may miss important communications from the Institute. You will also use MyCPA to pay for your annual student subscription and to apply for examinations. Please note that a student may not apply for examinations if there are unpaid annual subscriptions or exemption fees on their account.

We look forward to meeting many of you during the academic year and to supporting you in realising your ambition to become a Certified Public Accountant.

Students are reminded of some key features of the Student Dashboard which will be the first screen that will appear when you log in to your MyCPA account.

The dashboard contains some essential information to assist you to manage your payments, examinations, and training. It is each student’s responsibility to ensure that the information shown is correct.