The Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) is designed for persons who aspire to work as professional accountants, auditors, finance managers, tax managers, or specialist consultants in these disciplines. The CPA-K programme is examined and awarded by Kenya Accountants & Secretaries Examinations Board (KASNEB). 

What KWIK College does is to:

• Admit students who intend to pursue the programme.
• Facilitate the registration of the students with KASNEB.
• Conduct teaching of the various course modules on the programme; including intensive sessions as the examination season approaches, designed for examination preparedness.
• Arrange with KASNEB to administer examinations at KWIK College campus in Kigali.
• Follow-up with KASNEB to obtain examinations results for each of the students.

Upon completion of the programme, and after completion of prescribed practical experience requirement, the graduate is eligible to become a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). ICPAK is a member of the International Federation of Accountants, a global body that brings together millions of professional accountants in 135 countries.

CPA-K is structured in three stages:

• Foundation stage consisting of six (6) examinable papers
• Intermediate stage consisting of six (6) examinable papers
• Advanced stage consisting of four (4) compulsory papers & a choice of one or two additional specialisation papers.
• There are three examination seasons each year, and a student is capable of completing the programme within three (3) to four (4) years.

CPA-K is on level 7 of the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF) – on the same level as a Bachelors degree.

You are eligible for CPA-K programme if you are:

• Holder of at least Rwanda Certificate of Secondary Education (Senior Six) awarded by Rwanda National Examination Council (RNEC), Rwanda Education Board (REB), National Examination and School Inspection Authority (NESA), Workforce Development Authority (WDF), or equivalents – with at least two principal passes.
• Holder of Accounting Technician Diploma (ATD), or equivalent National Diploma in which accounting is a major subject.
• Able to effectively pursue studies in English language medium of communication.
• Holder of a university degree in accounting is eligible for exemptions from specific modules on the programme.

CPA-K structure:

Foundation Level
Paper No:
CA11: Financial Accounting
CA12: Communication Skills
CA13: Introduction to Law and Governance
CA14: Economics
CA15: Quantitative Analysis
CA16: Information Communication Technology

Intermediate Level
Paper No:
CA21: Company Law
CA22: Financial Management
CA23: Financial Reporting and Analysis
CA24: Auditing and Assurance
CA25: Management Accounting
CA26: Public Finance and Taxation

Advanced Level
Compulsory Paper No:
CA31: Leadership and Management
CA32: Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis
CA33: Advanced Financial Management

CA34: Advanced Management Accounting

Optional/ Specialization papers:

CA34: Advanced Taxation
CA34: Advanced Auditing and Assurance
CA34: Advanced Public Financial Management

Practical Paper:

CA35: Business Data Analytics