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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Directive 1.
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CRITERIA FOR APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS

(ACP) FOR HANDS-ON COURSES
ON MS OFFICE
Directive 1.23
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Directive 1.23
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraph Description Page No.
1 Approval mechanism 3
2 Register of approved course providers 3
3 Requirements for approval 3
4 Course certification 4
5 Oversight by the Institute 5
6 Withdrawal of approval 5
7 Appeal 5
8 Fees and other dues 6
9 Effective date 6
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CRITERIA FOR APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS (ACP) FOR HANDS-ON COURSE

ON MS OFFICE
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 15 of the Chartered Accountants Ordinance, 1961 read
with Bye Law 110 of the Chartered Accountants Bye Laws 1983, the Council of the Institute approved the
following scheme to approve the Course Providers for Hands-on Courses, namely, ‘MS Office’ included in
the Education Scheme 2021.
1. APPROVAL MECHANISM
(1) This directive provides two modes of registration of Course Providers:
(i) Application based registration
(ii) Institute’s unilateral registration
(2) Application based approval

(i) Applicants shall submit an application to the Institute in a prescribed format along with the
prescribed fee and necessary documents to demonstrate that the applicant fulfills the
requirements of approval.
(ii) The Secretary shall issue the recognition letter/certificate to the concerned course provider
and communicate the same to the students/RAETs.
(3) Institute’s unilateral approval

(i) The Directorate of Education and Training may identify and recommend to the Secretary for
recognition of any reputable local/foreign institution offering any of the courses online and in
person covering the syllabus of the course.
(ii) The Secretary shall issue the recognition letter to the concerned course provider and
communicate the same to the students/RAETs.
2. REGISTER OF APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS

(1) On issuance of the certificate or unilateral recognition, the names of such course providers shall
be entered into a register maintained for the purpose.
(2) The name of course provider may be removed from the register by the Secretary on the
recommendation of Directorate of Education and Training through a formal report and, wherever
practically possible, after giving an opportunity to being heard to the concerned course provider.
3. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL
(1) Eligibility
The applicant should be a:
(i) Registered Accounting Education Tutor of the Institute; or
(ii) Degree awarding institution recognized by HEC; or
(iii) Certificate awarding institution, registered with a technical board approved by the provincial
or federal government, with three or more years’ experience of providing training of the same
or similar hands-on courses.
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(2) Mode of Learning

(i) The mode of learning could be:
(a) In person; and/or
(b) E-Learning
 Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT)
 Self-Paced
(ii) The applicant of in-person Hand-on Courses on MS office shall have:
(a) at a minimum one lab with necessary training staff, equipment and technology with at
least twenty-five computers and internet connectivity.
(b) authorized and licensed application/ software and network settings that satisfies
requirements of course outcomes and competencies.
(iii) The applicant of e-learning mode shall have both online and offline help.
(3) Faculty
Faculty shall have the following profile:
(i) minimum 16 years of education in any discipline; and
(ii) minimum three years of teaching experience with relevant certifications from a reputable
institute in the subject/field.
(iii) The faculty with other qualification may be engaged with the specific approval by ETCOM.
(4) Class
Class size shall not be more than thirty students.
(5) Contact hours

(i) Duration for classroom learning shall be for maximum eight hours per week; and
(ii) The overall course duration shall not be completed in less than three months.
4. COURSE CERTIFICATION
(1) Course Assessment

(i) The applicant shall have defined policy for evaluation Criteria or Basis of grading.
(ii) The Institute may prescribe reporting structure and requirements for maintaining student
record, if deemed necessary.
(2) The ACP shall issue course completion and passing certificate on the format specified by the
Institute only to those candidates who:
(i) have submitted their periodic feedback of the course to the ACP,
(ii) have achieved minimum of 70% grades in the summative assessment,
(iii) have maintained a minimum of 90% attendance in the class,
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(iv) in case of self-paced e-learning mode, have fulfilled at least 90% of the course requirements,
and
(v) have successfully completed course assessment requirement.
5. OVERSIGHT BY THE INSTITUTE

(1) The Representative(s) of the Institute shall carry out planned reviews at each ACP, as and when
required.
(2) The visit shall be for the purpose of assuring whether ACP is in compliance with the requirements
of the courses. The representative(s) shall be allowed to meet the students attending the courses
and to attend any part of the course, if needed.
(3) For virtual instructor led training (VILT) ACP should provide class login to the representative(s) of
the institute.
(4) After each visit or virtual class participation a draft Visit Report shall be shared with the ACP and
ACP shall have 15 days to comment and respond. A final report shall be submitted to the Chairman
ETCOM through Head of Education and Training.
(5) The Directorate will share, for information, the details of all ACPs approved with the Education
and Training Committee in its next immediate meeting.
6. WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL
(1) In case of:
(i) non-payment of dues under this Directive; or
(ii) adverse Visit Report,
the Institute may take the actions as per paragraph 6(2):
(2) The actions against the defaulting ACP may be as follows:
(i) withdraw the approval of ACP in default;
(ii) suspend approval for a specified period and direct the ACP in default to comply with the
requirement within a specified period;
(3) In case of withdrawal and/or suspension, further intake for HOCs shall not be allowed.
7. APPEAL
(1) An applicant or an ACP aggrieved by the decision of Institute may prefer an appeal to the Council,
within 30 days of receiving the decision.
(2) The Council may, as the case be, after considering the facts, revert, amend or uphold the previous
decision.
(3) The ACP shall continue offering the Course till the decision of the Council on its appeal is
communicated to ACP.
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8. FEE AND OTHER DUES

(1) The following fee shall be charged:
Particular Rupees
Approval fee shall be paid along with the application 75,000
Annual fee in respect of each calendar year shall be payable in advance 50,000
by January 31 of that calendar year.
(2) The proprietor and partners/directors of an ACP shall be jointly and severally responsible for the
payment of fee and other dues within the time specified under this scheme.
9. EFFECTIVE DATE
This notification shall become effective on June 15, 2022.

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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan Directive 1.

CRITERIA FOR APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS

CRITERIA FOR APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS (ACP) FOR HANDS-ON COURSE

(2) Application based approval

(3) Institute’s unilateral approval

2. REGISTER OF APPROVED COURSE PROVIDERS

3. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL

(2) Mode of Learning

(5) Contact hours

(1) Course Assessment

5. OVERSIGHT BY THE INSTITUTE

8. FEE AND OTHER DUES

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