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ENDUNAMOO APC PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME

2020

Welcome to the Endunamoo APC Professional Programme. The introduction of our APC Professional Programme births a new brand to the family excellence, the Endunamoo Professional Course (“EPC”). This is in addition to the Endunamoo School of Accounting that provides high quality BCTA and CTA support programmes which was introduced in 2014 as well as the Endunamoo Board Course which has been offering some of the most comprehensive ITC preparatory courses in the country since 2015.

Co-founded by Elelwani Muthelo, Ferdinand Mokete and Rendani Muthelo, EPC is the third SAICA-accredited professional programme provider in the country. Its accreditation marks a historic and transformational milestone in the accountancy professional programme providers because it is the first 100% black owned and professionally run SAICA accredited APC Professional Programme Provider.

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WELCOME TO EPC

Although the EPC brand resonates strongly with Endunamoo’s founding principle of responding to a need, its individual brand philosophy is captured quite beautifully in the phrase “Empowering to Charge”. Our primary mission is to empower our candidates to become well rounded professionals who think critically, consider different dimensions (social, economic and environmental) in their decision making while able to recognise and uphold ethical values of the highest standard, thereby enabling them to take charge in positions of influence.

To that effect, we have developed an innovation professional programme for first time and repeat APC candidates that is underpinned by a strong focus on business acumen, business writing, critical thinking and ethical leadership.

These skills are developed through various practical and professional methods which includes discussion sessions, individual and group assessments and case study assessments. All these are supported by our personalised, comprehensive and attention directing feedback sessions, training firm engagements and intensive mentorship programme in order to ensure success in the professional assessment as well in the professional working environment.

We thank our partners in the professional and support team, Arson Malola, Elton Pullen, Kumukakwashe Matambo and Livhuwani Muthelo, who played an instrumental role in the accreditation of the EPC. The entire team is looking forward to delivering a high quality and impactful professional programme.

We are excited about the opportunity to welcome our previous CTA and ITC candidates back into our family as we walk together through the final milestone of the CA(SA) journey. We are even more excited about the prospects of partnering with our current and future candidates all the way from BCTA to APC as we empower them to take charge.

On behalf of the EPC Team

Rendani M�h�o,

Managing Director

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In line with a philosophy of Endunamoo being a response to a need, EPC is introduced at a time when there is a great need for intervention following the declining performance in the APC, especially with regards to Black candidates. In 2019 and 2018, the overall APC pass rate was 57% and 68% respectively, well below the average of 86% achieved in the four years following its launch in 2014.

Personalised feedback of APC2019 scripts and

setting development goals

Task: Reviewing the sceneAssessment #1 (Individual)

Reviewing the scene

Introducing the concept of a competent professional

and evaluation of a professional competence. Allocation

of mentors and group members

Task: Evaluate professional competenceAssessment #2 (Individual) Assessment #3 (Individual)

Setting the scene

Engagement in the business writing workshop to build

skills and confidence in professional writing practices

Task: Draft an article

Assessment #4 (Individual)Assessment #5 (Group)

Developing business writers

Development of critical thinking and business acumen

through case-based teaching

Task: Assess business acumen

Assessment #6 (Individual)

Assessment #7 (Group)

Continuous professional development

Case-study based sessions focusing on APC2018/19

assessments. Initial engagements with training firms

Additional guidance to BC/LC candidates. Final

assessments and award of certificates

Task: Case study masteryAssessment #8 (Individual) | Case-study #1 Assessment #9 (Group) | Case-study #1 Relook Assessment #10 (Individual) | Case-study #2Assessment #11 (Individual) | Case-study #3 (final)Assessment #12 (Individual) | Case-study #3 (Supp)

Case-based learning

Enrolment into the APC Deferred Course. Personalised

development goals prepared

Task 6: RedevelopmentPersonalised milestones to be identified and agreed

Professional development continues

Phase 1

MilestonesJourney

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

Phase 6



Candidate Journey

The candidate journey through our professional programme is illustrated below:

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Reviewingthe currentscene

Week 2 April

Contact session 1

Review of the

November APC

Week 3 April

Assignment 1

Evaluation of

competence

Week 4 April

Assignment

Evaluation of

competence

Milestone

Continuous

professional

development

Week 3 June

Contact session 3

Latest technical

developments

Week 4 July

Contact session 4

Case-based technical

assessment

Week 1 July

Assignment 3 (Individual)

Assess technical

competence

Week 2 July

Assignment 3 (Group)

Assess technical

competence

Week 3 July

Online feedback

Assess technical

competence

Setting the scene

- with a group component

Week 1 May

Contact session 1

A competent

professional

Week 2 May

Assignment 1 (Individual)

Evaluation of

competence

Week 4 May

Online feedback

Evaluation of

competence

Week 3 May

Assignment 1 (Group)

Evaluation of

competence

Developingbusiness writers

- with a group component

Week 4 May

Contact session 2

Business writing

workshop

Week 1 June

Assignment 2

(Individual)

Draft an article

Week 3 June

Online feedback

Draft an article

Week 2 June

Assignment 2

(Group)

Draft an article


Candidate Journey

A high level timetable illustrating the journey from registration to the APC assessment is illustrated below. Detailed timetable

shall be made available by 10 April 2020.


Case-basedlearningFirst assessment

opportunity - with

group component

Week 3 July

Initial engagements

with training firm

Week 3 July

Contact session 5.1

Case-based session:

2019 APC

Contact session 5.2

Case-based session:

2018 APC

Week 4 July

Release of

case study

Week 1 August

Submission of

group attempt

Week 3 August

Feedback on

case study 1

Week 3 August

Contact session 6

Feedback session

Case-basedlearning(Continued)

Second assessment

opportunity

- individual attempt

only

Week 1 September

Release of case

study

Week 2 September

First assessment

opportunity: exam

Week 3 September

Contact session 7.1

Outcome and feedback

session

Contact session 7.2

Way forward for BC & LC

candidates

Week 4 September

First feedback from

and to training firm


Final assessment

opportunity

Week 4 September

Contact session 8

Case-based session

+ Release of case study

Week 1 October

Submission of

individual attempt

Week 3 October

Final feedback from and

to training officer

Week 3 October

Contact session 9

Feedback session

& final outcome


Supplementary

assessment

opportunity

Week 3 October

Release of case

study

Week 4 October

First assessment

opportunity: exam/

mock exam

Week 1 November

Contact session 10

Feedback session

& final outcome

Week 2 November

One-on-ones

Unsuccessful

candidates and

route


Candidate Journey

EPC appreciates that one of its primary roles is to offer a professional programme to sufficiently prepare candidates

eligible to sit for the APC – i.e. it is a means to an end and not an end in itself. Our approach to marking is therefore

much more than simply providing a grading of the candidates’ competency – it is a personalised feedback system

through the journey of professional competence.

We have therefore developed a constructive feedback system that is personalised, motivational and attention

directing. The idea behind this system is to empower candidates with the tools that they can use to independently

evaluate their key weakness areas, areas of strengths and be able to develop strategies to address the identified

weakness and, leverage and further improve on the areas of strengths. During this process, detailed feedback is

provided on all the programme’s prioritised critical skills that we aim to develop within our candidate community.

The objective of this approach is to personalise marking in such a manner that the professional marker can journey

with the candidates throughout the programme - providing implementable recommendations on each assessment

and considering each assessment against the previous recommendations. This would allow the professional team to

assess the growth of the candidate throughout the programme as well as their ability to apply recommendations

intended to benefit them.

The potential success of this approach lies in the

fact that it is aligned to a practical professional

environment whereby feedback is not

general but is rather specific, detailed,

personalised and actionable.


Distinctiveness

Personalised feedback system

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Distinctiveness #1

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In the journey to professional development, we appreciate that learning cannot be restricted to classroom

lecturing. It is with this appreciation that we have developed an extensive support programme in the form of

engagements via online platforms, through our Caretaking Team and a highly innovative and sophisticated

mentorship programme.

The mentorship programme forms an integral part of our professional programme in that it is the appointed

mentors are dedicated and qualified chartered accountants committed to assist us in the development of out of

classroom critical skills such as business acumen, ethical leadership and effective professional communication. The

mentorship programme is therefore delivered in a structured manner where clear objectives are set in advance in

order to meet the personal needs of the candidates (i.e. mentees). In addition, we have a dedicated Mentorship

Officer looking after the programme to ensure that the programme is effective and value adding.

Our professional programme is supported by various online communication channels which allow the opportunity

to engage with our professional and mentorship team on the content of our contact sessions, business related

matters and other pertinent issues. We have a team working around the clock to ensure that that your queries are

resolved in a timely manner allowing you to focus on other critical issues.

The professional programme is supported by a team Candidate Caretaking Officers (CCOs) who acts as a candidate

liaison to effectively ‘take care’ of the candidates for the duration of the specific course.

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Distinctiveness

Sophisticated Candidate SupportDistinctiveness #2

In addition to meeting the candidates’ administration

needs, the CCOs are responsible for weekly calls to

candidates to provide non-academic morale

support. These weekly calls are intimate and

provide coaching to the candidates, from a

personal perspective.


Our APC Professional Programme is structured to integrate professional development and academic development

in a practical manner. We understand as much as our candidates would be assessed in an examination style, the key

competencies being assessed are primarily developed outside the classroom structure – in fact they are developed

within a working environment.

Despite this fact, we further strongly believe that there is a link between performance in a classroom environment

and a professional working environment – that candidates who are dedicated to their professional programme

would likely be dedicated to their professional responsibilities in a working environment.

With this understanding and belief, EPC shall be partnering with significant employer / training firms where there

is greater need for intervention to turnaround the tide for declined performance in the APC assessment. The

partnerships are intended to facilitate key discussions on candidates’ feedback in a classroom and professional

working environment with a view of engaging and enhancing the development of the candidates’ competencies

from both perspectives.

The candidates’ areas of strengths, evident in the working environment that could be better be leveraged in our

professional programme and those evident in the professional programme that could benefit the employer firms

would be highlighted.

In addition, we would be able to highlight areas for

improvement – which if appropriately targeted and

improved, would increase the likelihood of success

in the professional programme and eventually

in the APC assessment.


Distinctiveness

Training Office EngagementsDistinctiveness #3

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Effective communication is a critical skill for success in the APC assessment as well as in a professional

environment – although it can be accepted that proficiency in the written language is much more pronounced in

the APC assessment. This is because demonstration of professional competence demands that candidates possess

the ability to communicate their thoughts in a concise and logical manner, at a tone that is appropriate to the

respective audience and in an appropriate format.

We recognise that not all candidates would have attained an appropriate level of language proficiency by the time

of the APC assessment. We have therefore taken it upon ourselves to incorporate business writing as a cornerstone

of our APC Professional Programme to empower our candidates with efficient and effective communication skills

by the end of the course.

This phase of the programme would be delivered through a one-day workshop that would be facilitated by

seasoned language experts and business writing facilitators. This practical one-day workshop would be aimed at

building skills and confidence in professional writing practices.

In order to emphasise the pronouncement of effective business writing skills as an integral part of the professional

programme, business writing is integrated as a key competence area in all our milestone assessments.

Furthermore, our marking team shall provide specific feedback on this competence area in addition to providing

feedback on other competence area.

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Distinctiveness

Effective Business WritingDistinctiveness #4

This, coupled with personalised feedback marking

approach, will ensure that every candidate that

qualifies from our professional programme has a

strong level of business writing skills.


“It always seems impossible until it’s done”– Nelson Mandela

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Ferdinand Mokete

APC Programme Head

Competency Area: All

• Partner in the financial services division at KPMG

• Former external technical reviewer of the APC examination

• A member of the ITC examination committee

• Previously a part-time CTA - Taxation lecturer at WITS

• CTA Lecturer for Auditing and Taxation at Endunamoo

• Top 10 candidate in ITC

• Holds an LLB degree (Unisa)

• Holds a Certificate in Disruptive Strategy (Harvard)

Rendani MutheloCompetency Areas:

Accounting

Financial Management

Strategy & Management

Accounting

• Managing Director at Endunamoo

• Former Corporate Finance Transactor at RMB

• Previously a Financial Accounting tutor at UCT

• CTA Lecturer for Accounting, Finance and Management

Accounting at Endunamoo

• Top candidate in CIMA’s Enterprise Strategy and TOPCIMA

qualifying examinations (South Africa)

• Top 10 candidate in QE2 (Financial Management)

Arson Malola

Competency Areas:

Accounting

Taxation

• IFRS Specialist at RMB – Accounting Technical

• Previously academic clerk and tutor at WITS

• CTA Lecturer for Accounting at Endunamoo

• Previous editor of Gripping GAAP textbook

• Top 10 candidate in ITC

• Holds a Master of Commerce (Accounting)

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Our Professional Team

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Elton Pullen

Competency Areas:

Financial Management

Strategy & Management

Accounting

• Senior Lecturer and Subject Head of Management

Accounting and Finance at UWC

• Part-time facilitator at University of the Stellenbosch

Executive Development

• UCT’s external moderator for MAF undergraduate courses

• Marker on the UCT APC Board Course since 2016

• Lectures MAF on the UCT ITC Board Course since 2017

• ITC and APC marker since 2014 and 2015 respectively

• Assistant Team Leader for the APC examination (2019)

• One of SAICA’s Top 35 under 35 CAs(SA) (2017)

Kumukakwashe Matambo

Competency Area:

Auditing

• Senior Manager at PwC – National Technical Department

• Previously Manager at Ngubane & Co.

• CTA Lecturer for Auditing at Endunamoo

• Chairperson of the IFRS 15 Task Group

• Represents PwC in a number of Task Groups

• Member of Regulated Industries and Reports Standing

Committee (RIRSC)

• Member of South African Auditing Practice Statements 3



Our Professional Team

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."– Albert Einstein

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Distinctive

features

Phase 1 to Phase 5,

incorporates

APC2019 script

reviews and

compulsory

mentorship

programme

Phase 2 to Phase 4

and three case

study assessment

opportunities +

supplementary

opportunity

Accelerated Phase 2

to Phase 4 and two

case study

assessment

opportunities +

supplementary

opportunity

Personalised

professional

development

programme

Registration

closing date31 April 2020 15 May 2020 07 July 2020 1 December 2020

Tuition R 14 850 R 14 000 R 13 250 TBC

Candidate

profile

APC Repeaters Course

APC ProfessionalCourse

APC Accelerated Course

APC Deferred Course

APC repeating

candidate

Payment

terms

25% on registration

and balance payable

over 4 months

50% on registration

and balance payable

over 3 months

50% on registration

and balance payable

over 2 months

30% on registration

and balance payable

over 7 months

APC first time

candidate -

successful in

ITC January

APC first time

candidate -

successful in

ITC June

Unsuccessful

in professional

programme

Commencement

dateApril 2020 May 2020 June 2020 November 2020



APC Professional Courses

Our APC Professional Programme has four distinct courses in order to meet the various needs of candidates:


Q: Is EPC accredited by SAICA?

A: Yes, EPC was accredited by SAICA in April 2020 to offer an APC Professional Programme.


Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does the accreditation of EPC mean?

A: The accreditation is an affirmation of the team’s capability to deliver a high-quality professional programme to prospective

candidates seeking to sit for the APC. It also grants EPC the right to issue to candidates with certificates of eligibility that are valid

for a period of three years from issue.

Q: Does the accreditation mean that I can register my BCTA and CTA directly with Endunamoo?

A: No, EPC is only accredited to deliver an APC Professional Programme. The sister company, Endunamoo School of Accounting, is

not SAICA accredited qualification but instead only offers support courses to distance learning candidates – therefore candidates are

required to first register with a SAICA accredited higher education institution and only register for support courses in the form of

lecturing and tutorial programmes. Furthermore, Endunamoo Board Course offers ITC preparatory courses that do not require

accreditation from SAICA.

Q: What confidence do I have that EPC will help me develop the professional skills I need for success in the APC?

A: EPC is led by an experienced executive and its professional programme is delivered by a professional team that has successfully

delivered BCTA, CTA and ITC programmes over the past five years. In addition, the academic head has been the external reviewer for

the actual APC since its inception in 2014. Furthermore, its distinct professional programme has underwent rigorous assessment by

the SAICA Accreditation Review Panel.

Q: Is the APC Professional Programme offered on a face to face or online basis?

A: EPC shall offer a fully service programme comprising both face to face contact sessions and online sessions only at the delivery

campuses. Any other regions will be supported via the online programme. The online programme is delivered via a combination of

live streaming of the scheduled contact sessions, pre-recorded sessions and screencasts. All the videos are accessible via our student

portal at portal.endunamoo.co.za.

Q: If I am registered in a region that is not fully serviced, how will the formal case study assessments work?

A: In the 2020 academic year, EPC shall offer formal case study assessments only at its delivery campus. Any candidate who resides

in a province outside the province in which the delivery campus is based and is registered for our online programme will be required

to travel, at their own expense, to our delivery campus. It is worth noting that EPC is looking to partner with various providers of

venue facilities in regions outside Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban in order to better support candidates based outside these

regions. However, until further notice, the designated delivery campuses will serve as the official assessment centres.

Q: What course materials are provided during the professional programme?

A: It is noteworthy that this is not a technical course but rather a professional programme. Therefore, our approach to course

material is a much different to what candidates would have experienced during CTA and ITC. The course materials will, as a

minimum, include the business writing workshop materials, discussion materials for each phase, milestone individual and group

assignments and case-study based assessments.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: My employer is paying the EPC fees on my behalf; do I need to pay the non-refundable registration fee?

A: The registration fee is waived if you provide a written confirmation of the employer’s commitment to settle the fees due to EPC.

However, the account remains the responsibility of the candidate if, for whatever reason, the employer does not settle the account

in full. If the employer settles the account after the candidate has paid the registration fee, the credit due to the candidate will be

refunded within 72 hours.

Q: How do I become eligible to receive a certificate that would allow me to sit for the APC2020?

A: Our professional programme has several milestones that encourages consistent commitment throughout the programme. Prior

to awarding a certificate of eligibility, we consider both the submissions of the assessments as well as the quality of those

submissions. Resubmissions is strongly encouraged in order to ensure that the objective of the assessment is achieved for each

candidate. In addition, the engagement in the mentorship programme would contribute to our evaluation of our candidates’

competence.

Q: Do all the milestone assessments have the same weighting?

A: No, greater weighting is given to the three case study assessments and, as a minimum, candidates need to ensure that they

achieve an overall evaluation of “Competent” or “Highly Competent” of two of the three cases. Candidates are reminded that

although greater weighted is given to the case studies, these are not the only primary indicators of competence.

Q: What happens if I am enrolled into the Accelerated Professional Course awaiting the ITC June 2020 results, and when the results are released, I find that I am not successful?

A: 75% of the fees paid towards the Accelerated Professional Course will be transferred into the ITC Repeaters Course that is offered

by Endunamoo Board Course. The balance of the fees (25% of the amount paid to us) will be rolled forward into our APC Professional

Programme ahead of APC2021. Unfortunately, we will not allow candidates to complete the course should they not successfully

completed their ITC.

Q: What happens if I am found not to have met the level of competence to be awarded a certificate of eligibility by Endunamoo Professional Course. What are my options?

A: We encourage all our candidates that do not meet the level of competence to sit for the APC assessment to enrol into our APC

Deferred Course. This course is primarily aimed at providing an extended professional development support ahead of the APC for

2021. This programme will be candidate specific and a development programme will be designed to meet all the areas in which the

candidate fell short in terms of the critical skills required for success.

Q: How long does it take for results to be released after each assessment?

A: Based on our enrolment figures and the need to deliver a comprehensive and personalised feedback, we envisage that it would

take between two to three weeks to release the results after each milestone assessment.

Q: What are Endunamoo Board Course’s banking details?

A: Bank: FNB | Payee: Endunamoo Professional Course | Account number: 628 4339 1252 | Type: Cheque / Current | Branch: 250655

Ref: APC – Name & Surname.

Contact usFor further information, please contact us at:

General enquiries

Tel: +27 11 312 0690

Website: www.endunamoo.co.za/apc

Social media: Endunamoo EndunamooSocial_ endunamoos

APC Course Coordinator APC Candidate Caretaker

Primary queries: Group and corporates registrations Individual registrations & Candidate wellbeing

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Finance Administrator APC Mentorship Manager

Primary queries: Account related queries Mentorship Programme

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Our Campus

Gauteng region

Endunamoo

13 Park Crescent, Riverview Office Park

Midrand

1685

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