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  • 03-07-2006 1:34pm
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    alias123
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    Does anyone know decent distance learning companies in ireland ?

    OU is just far too expensive.

    Another I found CMIT (dublin) claims false accreditations.

    I thought it would be easy to find a good priced , reputable coarse. Am interested in learning accounts/taxes/stock keeping for small business.


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    #2
    kluivert
    Registered Users Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭kluivert


    www.bpp.com

    Accounting based though.


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    Zsuzso71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Zsuzso71


    alias123 wrote:
    Does anyone know decent distance learning companies in ireland ?

    OU is just far too expensive.

    Another I found CMIT (dublin) claims false accreditations.

    I thought it would be easy to find a good priced , reputable coarse. Am interested in learning accounts/taxes/stock keeping for small business.

    Hi, why do you think the CMIT has false accreditation? The IAB is famous....:confused:


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    Minitonka
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Minitonka


    I could not find CMIT listed as one of the IAB's accredited colleges on the IAB website which is to be found at www.iab.org.uk. There were several colleges in the North of Ireland and various Pitman Training Centres scattered around Ireland in locations like Dublin, Gorey, Galway, Carlow and Ballinasloe but no CMIT. I also checked the Distance Learning liist and none of them were based in Ireland. It might be wise to double check with IAB before handing over any money.


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    Zsuzso71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Zsuzso71


    I wrote some college by IAB to UK, and if you want, you can apply to their, tha IAB has exams in Ireland, too.
    I asked FETAC about the recognize of the IAB.
    I got a letter from FETAC:
    "Dear Zsuzsanna

    The following qualifications issued by the International Association of Book-keepers (IAB) are listed on the UK National Database of Accredited Awards.

    IAB Level 2 Certificate in Business Enterprise
    IAB Level 2 Diploma in Personal Finance
    IAB Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Book-keeping
    IAB Level 2 Certificate in Computerised Payroll
    IAB Level 2 Certificate in Manual Payroll
    IAB Level 3 Diploma in Small Business Financial Management
    IAB Level 2 Certificate in Book-keeping
    IAB Level 3 Certificate in Book-keeping
    IAB Level 3 Certificate in Computerised Payroll
    IAB Level 3 Certificate in Manual Payroll
    IAB Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Advanced Book-keeping
    IAB Level 3 Diploma in Computerised Book-keeping


    UK Level 2 is comparable to IRL Level 4
    UK Level 3 is comparable to IRL Level 5

    Your award may be recognised by Irish employers if they are familiar with IAB.
    FETAC may recognise your award if it is one of those listed above and should you commence studying towards a FETAC award in the same general area.

    I hope that you find this information to be of value

    Regards

    Liam Carroll"

    So, the IAB maybe good here. The IAB gives Certificate Level 2, or 3, or Diploma level 3.
    To tell the true, I asked some agencies, none of them knows the IAB....they recommend in same area IPASS, or IATI.
    So, I chosed IPASS....
    By the way, do you know the ICB? Similar the IAB...web: http://www.book-keepers.org/


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    bruce wayne
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    how about the IPA

    http://www.ipa.ie/education_programmes

    I got mine through them, but I attended the part time course.


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    Zsuzso71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Zsuzso71


    bruce wayne wrote:
    how about the IPA

    http://www.ipa.ie/education_programmes

    I got mine through them, but I attended the part time course.

    They make distance learnings also (but you're right, not in Business).:
    http://www.ipa.ie/education_distance_education


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    bruce wayne
    Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭bruce wayne


    Not true....half the guys on my course did it remotly

    http://www.ipa.ie/content.asp?id=125


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    Zsuzso71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Zsuzso71


    bruce wayne wrote:
    Not true....half the guys on my course did it remotly

    http://www.ipa.ie/content.asp?id=125

    Sorry, I was wrong, you are right. You can learn by distance learning of IPA, and after 1 year you can get a certificate, after 2 years a diploma.
    http://www.ipa.ie/upload/documents/UnderGraduateBrochure.pdf
    You can see here everything...

    But..you get a level6 for the diploma (2 years), and of IPASS you can get (level6) at less than a year. So, the IPASS is faster. To tell the true, they are not same, the IPASS is payroll.


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