Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Program Offered at National Youth Service Institute of Business Studies

Certified Public Accountants (CPA) are skilled and competent professional accountants, auditors, finance managers, tax consultants and practitioners both in public and private sectors. The CPA certification also enables students to further their education in business training courses, for instance, the Bachelor of Commerce degree

The CPA Examination is held twice yearly ... read more

The CPA certification is intended for those students who wish to qualify and work as professional accountants, auditors, finance managers, tax specialists and financial consultants; experienced accountants and students who have completed CPA examinations would be wise to consider becoming certified public accountants.

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A person seeking to be registered as a CPA student must show evidence of being a holder of one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination with an aggregate average of at least grade C+ (C plus) or its equivalent.
• Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) with at least TWO Principal passes provided that the applicant has credits in Mathematics and English at Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) level or equivalent qualifications.
• kasneb technician, diploma or professional examination certificate.
• A degree from a recognised university.
• International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examination grade C in 6 papers with C in both English and Mathematics.
• Such other certificates or diplomas as may be approved by kasneb.

Exemptions
Exemptions may, on application, be granted to registered students who are holders of certain degrees and diplomas recognised by kasneb. Exemptions will be granted on a paper by paper basis.

Progression Rule

• A candidate must attempt and pass the CPA Part I examination before proceeding to the CPA Part II examination.
• A candidate must attempt and pass the CPA Part II examination before proceeding to the CPA Part III examination.
• A candidate will not be allowed to enter a higher section in a part before completing the lower section unless the candidate has been referred in the higher section or has entered the two sections simultaneously.

Duration of Registration as a Student of kasneb
A registered student of the CPA examination will be required to complete the examination within a period of nine years provided that the candidate shall complete:

• The CPA Part I examination by the end of the third year since registration.
• The CPA Part II examination by the end of the sixth year since registration.
• The CPA Part III examination by the end of the ninth year since registration.

kasneb reserves the right to cancel the registration of a student who fails to complete the examination within the stipulated time.

A student whose registration is cancelled under the rules in this paragraph may not be eligible for re-registration.
However, kasneb reserves the right to vary or amend the regulations.

The National Youth Service (NYS) is the pride and backbone of our nation whose focus has been to help the youth discover and develop their potential since 1964.

It was restructured by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2014 into a premier agency through which Government executes an elaborate and comprehensive ... read more

KASNEB is a professional examination body established with the mandate to develop syllabuses, conduct professional, diploma and technician examinations and certify candidates in accountancy, finance, credit, governance and management, information technology and related disciplines. KASNEB is also responsible for the promotion of its qualifications nationally and internationally and the accreditation of ... read more