Well I had a CPA consultation talk during my new company's orientation week. They actually revamped the structure of the course. Correct me if I am wrong, after completing whole course and fulfilling the 3 year experiences requirement, you are actually entitled for TWO membership- MICPA and CPA. You can check their website for more info.

Well during the CPA consultation talk, the speaker did pointed out that there is open book test in the course. The reason why they implement such option is that, simply quite interesting, why take the hassle to memorize everything from top-to-toe while in real-life situation we will for sure pick our textbook up for references.

Furthermore, with the new restructured course that they have rolled-out, students are required to attend 3 or 4 focus class which emphasizes on developing soft and interpersonal skills. This is definitely a plus point as students will have to undergo workshop-like training that will eventually strengthen their interaction ability.

Last but not least, CPA affiliated is able to pick up ACCA qualification with only a single requirement that is to complete just the P1 paper. Well this had caused alot of frenzy among the existing ACCA student during the talk.