BUILDING FUTURES About Kaplan Leading global

BUILDING FUTURES

About Kaplan • Leading global education provider • Subsidiary of Washington Post Company • More than 1 million students • 25, 000 employees • Available in more than 24 countries

About Kaplan

KAPLAN IN THE UK

Kaplan in the UK • The Kaplan brand comprises: – Kaplan Financial: our financial qualifications, specialist areas such as Financial Markets and Financial Services, and our extensive CPD programme. – Kaplan Professional: providing Management Qualifications, Non Financial CPD programmes, our Training Consultancy and degree programmes – Kaplan Publishing: Formerly Kaplan Publishing Foulks Lynch, providing innovative learning solutions and study literature and incorporating our distance learning products – Kaplan Law School: Providing Nottingham Law School’s market leading courses in central London.

Kaplan Financial • Specialists in the provision of exam preparation courses for qualifications from professional bodies in the fields of Accountancy, Finance and Management. • UK’s leading provider of professional training courses for International Students. • Centres in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Shanghai • 40, 000 students a year

Full Time Courses in 15 Locations

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications • • • CAT – www. accaglobal. com ACCA – www. accaglobal. com CIMA – www. cimaglobal. com ICAEW – www. icaew. co. uk CIM – www. cim. co. uk CFA – www. cfainstitute. org BSc – www. accaglobal. com BA- www. ljmu. ac. uk MBA – www. ljmu. ac. uk MA – www. ljmu. ac. uk

Accountancy Qualifications • CAT • ACCA • CIMA • ICAEW Certified Accounting Technician Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Wales

Finance Qualifications • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) • 2 - 3 year course

Degree Courses • BSc (Hons) Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (for ACCA students) • BA(Hons) Accounting and Finance from Liverpool John Moores University • MBA from Liverpool John Moores University • MA Financial Management

WHY STUDY AT KAPLAN FINANCIAL?

Credentials • • ACCA Platinum Status CIMA Learning Quality Partner Queens Award For Enterprise 2007 MBA validated by Liverpool John Moores University

Success • • Tutor of the Year Consistently high pass rates PQ magazine College of the Year PASS Magazine Website of the Year Gold Medalists & Global Prizewinners 80% of National ICAEW prizewinners trained by Kaplan Financial

Experience • • 50 Years (1958 – 2008) Over 300 highly skilled tutors More than 200 student service staff Part Time, Full Time, Remote delivery Exam preparation and bespoke courses Broad range of financial training Over 5, 000 International students

Innovation • • • Technology for teaching (T 4 T) New Generation Learning Materials E- learning Web based study materials and resources Tutorials on CD Rom

Study Material • Kaplan Publishing • Approved publisher of ACCA study materials • EN-GAGE http: //www. en-gage. co. uk/ • Included on all professional training courses

LJMU Degrees at Kaplan • Awarded by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) • Same Structure • Same Assessment • Similar learning • Same Recognition • Qualifies for International Graduate Scheme (New Points Based System) • Access to on-line University resources

LJMU Degrees at Kaplan • • 2 Semesters per year Sep – Dec and Feb – Jun University application procedure Apply – Offer – Acceptance (pay fees)Confirmation of Enrolment

BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance • • • 3 Year Programme 2 Semesters per Year 120 Credits per level (year) Exemptions for ACCA/ CIMA/ ICAEW Assessment – 60% exams Entry - 2 ‘A’ levels or equiv

MBA • Two Semesters 7 Modules (5 Compulsory + 2 Options) • Semester 1 International Business & Trade Finance – Marketing – Business Operations International Management Business Culture – Human Resource Management – Information Technology Research Skills Analysis

MBA • Semester 2 Strategic Management Research Skills Analysis Option 1 Option 2 Options in Finance, Marketing, HRM, and IT • Dissertation (20, 000 words)

MBA • Entry requirements • Min 2 nd class (hons) degree or professional qualification such as: ACCA, CIM (Dip) • IELTS 6. 5 • Min 21 years old

STUDYING AT KAPLAN

Studying at Kaplan • Pass Guarantee Scheme and Question Based Days. • Pastoral Care (Welfare support) • Career Liaison Officer. • Internship Programme (on completion of Fundamentals level) • Computer Based Exams (CBE’s) and Internal Exams for Knowledge level subjects (ACCA).

Career • Career Counselling • Internship Programme Work experience opportunity Wide range of options 4 – 24 weeks

Course Fees • • • ACCA - £ 2, 500 (per year) £ 5, 800 (whole course)* CIMA - £ 4, 200 (1. 5 years) £ 6, 200 (whole course) BA (Hons)* - £ 5, 000 (per year) MBA* - £ 7, 950 (one year course) CFA - £ 1, 735 (Level 1 ) £ 6, 315 (whole course) • *Degree Programmes discount 10% • MBA Bursary £ 1, 200 * Fees for ACCA courses at centres outside London approximately 50% more than in London

Course Commencement • ACCA – January, March, July, September • CIMA – February & August • MBA – September & February • BA(Hons) – September & February • CFA – (Level 1) February, March, August, September

Application Procedure Professional Qualifications • Apply to Professional Body • Enrol at Kaplan Financial • Pay minimum of one year’s fees Degree Programmes • Apply to Kaplan Professional • Receive Offer • Accept Offer/ Pay fees (min 1 semester)

Key Points • • Specialists in Professional Training Expert Tutors Highest levels of Accreditation Excellent study materials and resources No. 1 Provider for International students Cost Effective programmes Career Focused (Internships) Location(s)

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