It's accredited local U (listed in Part I First Schedule) + 3 years supervised experience OR recognised professional membership (listed in Part II First Schedule) + 3 years supervised experience OR MIA qualifying exam + 3 years supervised experience.

IMHO, always do a degree rather than a professional qualification that allows you to skip a university education (ie. MICPA, ACCA, CIMA or MIA). Why? A degree stays with you for life, but a professional qualification only as long as you pay the yearly subscription. In addition, no matter how much MICPA, ACCA and CIMA holders like to call themselves 'graduates' - they didn't actually graduate. You graduate from university. You PASS a professional qualification exam.

If you really die-die also want a professional qualification (eg. join MIA and get your audit licence perhaps), the best option is to get a professional qualification which entry requires that you first gain a university accounting degree eg. Australian CPA or any of the Institutes of CAs (CA Chartered Accountant, which btw is not the same as the CCA Chartered Certified Accountant from ACCA).

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 10 2008, 12:28 AM

The main ones are all there.

Most, if not all professional organisations don't recognise qualifications offered by private colleges, if the qualification isn't a degree from a university (ie. the private college is an agent only).

You mean you can't work outside Malaysia without a professional qualification? Really? Damn... I hope nobody tells my employer that.

This post has been edited by seantang: Jan 10 2008, 10:21 PM