Professional-Accountancy

Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) (Awarded by ACCA)

Dublin Business School logo displays the motto: “Excellence Through Learning”.  Our past students’ success is evidence of the partnership between Excellence and Learning that has grown and flourished at Dublin Business School (DBS) over the past 35 years. DBS is the largest independent third level education institute in Ireland with in excess of 9,000 students per annum studying a wide and varied range of curricula. However, our roots are firmly based in preparing students for the rigorous demands of professional examinations.

DBS has established an enviable reputation for the quality of its Diploma in International Financial Reporting courses and overall student success. The award of the ACCA 'Platinum Approved Learning Partner ' Status helps verify our “excellence through learning” reputation. This award provides independent assurance that DBS meets the standards set down by ACCA for the delivery of outcome focused courses preparing our students for the Professional examinations.

Over the last number of years, DBS students achieved over 755 prizewinners at national and international level. Our prizewinners are a bonus and we are proud to help celebrate their “excellence through learning” however, all our students are important to us and we strive to ensure that as many as possible achieve that “magic 50%” pass rate in their examinations.

As a subsidiary of Kaplan Inc. (The educational division of The Washington Post), DBS has engaged in an ongoing programme of developing and enhancing the facilities we provide to facilitate the learning experience. DBS’s lecture rooms provide you with a relaxed, informal study environment equipped with tools necessary to deliver a product that appeals to individual learning styles, whilst promoting active learning. The entire second floor of our main City Centre campus building is exclusively dedicated to library and electronic learning resources to augment the traditional classroom delivery. These are all essential ingredients in achieving “excellence through learning” in DipIFR examination.

We also provide study rooms; canteen; subsidised parking facilities and a dedicated administrative support team to ensure the whole process runs smoothly. We consistently remind ourselves that whilst you are primarily our students, you are also our customers as well. Therefore, we try to make the achievement of “excellence through learning” in the DipIFR examinations as user-friendly as possible for each and every one of you.

If you would like to know more please contact the DipIFR Course Team or myself for further information. 

James Browne
FCCA; DipIFRS
DipIFRS Course Director

Entry Requirements:

Each candidate must satisfy one of the below criteria :

• Hold a nationally recognised accounting qualification

• Hold a relevant degree (which would gain exemptions from all of Part 1 and 2.1 and 2.2 on the ACCA Professional Scheme) plus 2 years work experience in an accounting environment evidenced by an employers letter

• 3 years work experience in an accounting environment evidenced by an employers letter ACCA affiliate status ACCA Diploma in Financial Management (or Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance holder)

• ACCA Certificate in International Financial Reporting holder plus three years work experience evidenced by an employers letter Continuing Professional Development (CPD): From 1st January 2005, ACCA launched their CPD initiative ACCA Realise.

The aim of this scheme is to ensure that members continue to develop their skills and knowledge. Members are required to complete and record 40 units of CPD annually. 21 of the 40 CPD units will require verifying ie. where notes or papers confirm participation.

For further details on the composition of CPD you can visit http://www. accaglobal.com/cpdrealise ACCA members studying for the Diploma are able to claim up to the maximum of 21 hours structured CPD and may also claim hours of unstructured CPD up to the maximum of 14 hours in any one year. CPD is a feature of all professional accounting bodies and non-ACCA candidates should clarify with their relevant Institute the allocation the diploma will have from their CPD requirements.

Assessment:

The Diploma is assessed by one closed book exam which lasts for three hours and contains a combination of computational and discursive questions.

Registration:

For tuition:
Complete the enrolment form in order to undertake the lecture programme with DBS.

For Examinations: