CA2025 Updated to CA of the Future

SAICA’s CA2025 project (which commenced in 2017) has transformed into the CA of the Future initiative, aiming to equip Chartered Accountants with the skills to thrive as future leaders. This project entailed a major revamp of the CA(SA) entry-level Competency Framework, a blueprint outlining the essential competencies expected of entry-level and prospective CAs(SA). This revised competency framework is being implemented across various aspects of the qualification process, with changes in the academic programmes having started in 2021, and the adoption of this framework in 2022.

A key change is the renaming of the Initial Test of Competence (ITC), to the Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC), as from January 2025.

More information about the detailed updates of the CA of the Future initiative, and the transition from ITC to IAC may be found on the SAICA website, on:

https://www.saica.org.za/become-a-member/future-members/exam-information

SAICA has given assurances that the standard and quality of the exam will not change, although there will be changes in the exam format.