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Course overview

The Business Valuation Specialisation is offered to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand members.

On successful completion of specified subjects and assessments, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand members will be eligible to apply for recognition as a Business Valuation Specialist through the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Course Structure

Completion of the following four subjects:

On completion of these four subjects, together with recognition of prior learning towards four subjects for current Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand members who have completed the CA program, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance will be awarded.

Members of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand will need to be able to demonstrate a minimum of two years’ practical Business Valuation experience within the previous five years, where at least 20% of employment was related to business valuations and an additional 20% was related to the valuations field of work. This is the benchmark to meet the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Chartered Accountants’ requirements to be recognised as a Business Valuation Specialist.

Key dates

Study Period 6 2024

30 Sep 2024 - 17 Jan 2025

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Early access opens 30 September 2024

Early access to assessments 14 October 2024

Study period commences 28 October 2024

Enrolments close/census 13 November 2024

Study period ends 17 January 2025

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Study Period 1 2025

16 Dec 2024 - 4 Apr 2025

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Early access opens 16 December 2024

Early access to assessments 30 December 2024

Study period commences 13 January 2025

Enrolments close/census 29 January 2025

Study period ends 4 April 2025

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Study Period 2 2025

10 Feb 2025 - 30 May 2025

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Early access opens 10 February 2025

Early access to assessments 24 February 2025

Study period commences 10 March 2025

Enrolments close/census 26 March 2025

Study period ends 30 May 2025

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Study Period 3 2025

7 Apr 2025 - 25 Jul 2025

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Early access opens 7 April 2025

Early access to assessments 21 April 2025

Study period commences 5 May 2025

Enrolments close/census 21 May 2025

Study period ends 25 July 2025

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Study Period 4 2025

2 Jun 2025 - 19 Sep 2025

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Early access opens 2 June 2025

Early access to assessments 16 June 2025

Study period commences 30 June 2025

Enrolments close/census 16 July 2025

Study period ends 19 September 2025

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Study Period 5 2025

25 Aug 2025 - 14 Nov 2025

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Early access opens 28 July 2025

Early access to assessments 11 August 2025

Study period commences 25 August 2025

Enrolments close/census 10 September 2025

Study period ends 14 November 2025

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Study Period 6 2025

27 Oct 2025 - 16 Jan 2026

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Early access opens 29 September 2025

Early access to assessments 13 October 2025

Study period commences 27 October 2025

Enrolments close/census 12 November 2025

Study period ends 16 January 2026

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