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*  1st in Ireland for F8, P1, P2, P6 in June 2016 examination sitting. 1st in Ireland for F8, P1, P3, P4, P5 & P7 in 2015. 1st in the World for P5 in December 2015 examination sitting.

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KAPLAN FINANCIAL AT DBSACCAASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTSFebruary 2017

Information and Registration Evening: February 9thGuest Speaker: Nicola Smith (Business Relationship Adviser – Education, ACCA Ireland)

� First Class Tuition – 1st in Ireland Prizewinners*

� Tailored Discounted Tuition Packages Papers

� International Variant across all Accounting

Information and Registration Evening: Thursday February 9th 6.30pm

Rasita KalvaityteProfessional School Programme ManagerRasita.Kalvaityte@dbs.ie Tel: 01 4170616

1. Highly experienced, motivated award winning lecturers with combined lecturing experience of over 160 years.

2. The exam focused course structure and material provided by Kaplan Financial at DBS is designed to maximise your opportunity to pass first time.

3. A state-of-the-art learning environment (with subsidised parking and canteen facilities) is available 7 days per week including the 35,000 sq. ft. premises at Castle House, South Great George’s Street.

4. Online support available FREE OF CHARGE to all ACCA registered students, guaranteeing confidence going into the exams and ensuring students have access to study material on the go.

5. DBS is a ‘Platinum Approved Learning Partner – student tuition’ – ACCA’s highest status of tuition provider recognition. This status recognises our commitment to quality of teaching, high standard student facilities, supportive customer service staff and pass rates which consistently meet or exceed ACCA’s worldwide pass rates.

6. Located in the city centre, DBS is within minutes’ walk of bus, Luas and trains.

7. Providing ACCA tuition for over 40 years, thousands of students have passed their ACCA examinations in DBS, with over 1000 students achieving examination placings at national and worldwide levels.

8. Exclusive discounts are available on tuition packages, including 50% and 75% discounts on 2nd and 3rd complete Platinum courses respectively. Re-sit students can also get a 50% discount on complete Platinum courses.*

9. Students who choose the Platinum Tuition Programme offered by Kaplan Financial at DBS are automatically eligible for a ‘Pass Guarantee’* meaning if you are unsuccessful in any paper to which the guarantee applies, you can attend a free Platinum Revision course to ensure you are fully prepared to pass the ACCA exam at your next attempt.

10. Kaplan Financial at DBS is part of Kaplan Inc., the education division of Graham Holding Company Kaplan Financial trains over 48,000 Professional Accountancy students in 28 centres throughout the UK and overseas.

Get the results you want!How Kaplan Financial at DBS can help…

ACCA Student Support

www.dbs.ie/acca * Terms and conditions apply. Please see www.dbs.ie/acca

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Additional Support for ACCA students at DBS

Tailor Your Study ProgrammeAs a result of the introduction of the additional ACCA examination sittings, DBS has tailored its programme delivery and structures to meet the needs of our ACCA students.

Students can tailor their programme of study to meet their individual needs. Our highly experienced team of lecturers are available to assist students in choosing their order of subjects and subject choices. Our lecturers will help guide you towards the most efficient study path.

For more details contact the Admissions Office on (01) 4177500 or admissions@dbs.ie

Exam FocusDBS offers exam focused lectures and revision days throughout the course which allows students the optimal examination preparation time.

During the course, our lecturers focus on how the material will be examined and how students can use their knowledge to maximise marks and achieve exam success.

For further details contact the Admissions Office on (01) 4177500 or admissions@dbs.ie

Learning and InformationSupport for ACCA StudentsStarboard Technology� Used in our classrooms, all notes/questions/solutions

written on screen during class will be uploaded to Moodle (the College’s virtual learning environment) allowing students to concentrate on learning instead of note taking in class.

MyKaplan� Your Personalised Online Study Space with a plenitude of

different learning resources to help you achieve the Magic 50%. Read more at www.MyKaplan.co.uk

DBS Castle House, South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2

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The Exam focused ACCA Lecturing Team at DBS

Derek Reynolds BA in Accounting/HRM, QFA, ACCAPaper Specialist: F1, F2 and F6

Sharon Sheehan BA, GDip (Bus Admin)Paper Specialist: F4 20 Placings at 1st, 2nd and 3rd in IrelandJames Browne

FCCA, Dip IFR, Adv Dip (T&D)Paper Specialist: F5, 42 Placings at 1st, 2nd & 3rd in Ireland

Terence Lawless BBS, ACCAPaper Specialist: F8, P1 & P7 22 Placings in Ireland

Gerry Fahy FCCA, CPA, DipIFRSPaper Specialist: F7 & P2 6 Placings at 1st, 2nd & 3rd in Ireland

� DBS lecturers provide first class tuition which maximises a students ability to pass their examinations. Their interactive and focused teaching style and presentation aims at developing an in-depth understanding of each subject while also allowing students to relate this to their own experience. Our lecturing team are

also available to provide learning assistance to students on a one-to-one basis.

� All classes, including the revision and QBR days, incorporate exam material and simulate a real exam situation, emphasising that practice will lead to exam success and underpin your future career in accountancy.

Noel Ryan, GCMAPaper Specialist: P5 1st placing in Ireland and Worldwide.

Patrick Lynch FCCAPaper Specialist: F3 4 Worldwide 1st Prizes and 9 Placings

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Kaplan Financial at DBS is dedicated to your exam success

Gary Bernie BComm, MBSPaper Specialist: P3 1 Placing at 1st, 2nd & 3rd in Ireland

Julie Hawkins CPAPaper Specialist: P6 81 Placings at 1st, 2nd & 3rd in Ireland

Marcus McInerney BComm, FCCAPaper Specialist: F9 & P4 6 Placings at 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Ireland

� DBS ACCA lecturers have the advantage of over 160 combined years of familiarity with the style and focus of ACCA examiners, and use this knowledge to greatly advantage students during their studies.

� Since 1975 thousands of students have studied successfully for their ACCA qualifications at DBS.

� Over 1000 students have achieved examination placings at national and worldwide levels. The teaching styles adopted are focused on ensuring all students are thoroughly prepared for their examinations.

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What Our Students Say…

DARIO PEZZATI P4 ACCA – 1st place in Ireland and 9th place in the world – December 2015During my time at DBS I was very appreciative of being guided by very competent teachers, proficient in their respective subjects and comprehensively aware of the exam pitfalls. That created a significant feeling of reassurance. Not only that but the teachers rearranged the syllabus material to make it more user-friendly. Especially in the bulkier subjects, that helps a lot, as it yields consistency between the home study and the classes. The QBRs are also a very precious resource. I really recommend DBS in this field and would be confident no one would be disappointed.

Dario is currently working in the Irish subsidiary of a renowned shipping company.

EMER SKELLY P1 ACCA – 1st Place in Ireland and 7th in the world – June 2016The lectures and lecture materials provided are very exam focused with some lecturers even producing their own manuals! Real life examples are given which helps to put the topics into context and makes the learning process more practical than theoretical. I have really enjoyed the course so far. With the knowledge I have gained from the ACCA programme at DBS, I have been able to pursue opportunities in my working life which would not otherwise have been available to me. The course has also introduced topics that I have developed a personal interest in outside of studying for exams.

I would 100% recommend DBS to a friend and already have!

Emer is now currently working on the Financial Reporting team at BNP Paribas.

CHRISTINE CASEY P5 ACCA – 1st place in Ireland and 1st in the world – December 2015The lecturers at DBS show real passion, both for their subjects and for the achievement of their students. The really give it their all and go above and beyond to do all that they can to get you to that pass grade and above. Aside from excellent course tutoring, the lecturers have a real exam focus during every class, giving tips on answer technique and timing that really helped me to achieve high marks. It’s really helpful to have revision days spread across the term, to get into the exam mind-set and get practicing exam style questions early in the term, to help with studying at home. There’s lots of opportunities to sit a full mock exam, and the QBR day is a great time to practice questions and gain valuable feedback before exam day.

Christine is currently working as a fund accounting supervisor at Hedgeserv.

World Class

Tuition

�DBS ACCA prizewinners at the November 2016 Graduation Ceremony.

�Some of the DBS ACCA prizewinners at the 2016 graduation ceremony. All those pictured achieved a placing of 1st in Ireland.

L-R: Dario Pezzati, Abel Valencia Soler, Paul Carrigg, Colm Culhane, Emer Skelly, Nicola Smyth (ACCA), Andrew Conlan-Trant (Executive Dean, DBS), Marcus McInerney (DBS Lecturer), James Browne (DBS Lecturer).

�L-R: Emer Skelly 1st in

Ireland and 7th Worldwide (ACCA P1, June 2016) with

Nicola Smyth of ACCA Global

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Recent Student AchievementsWorld Prizewinners

TIMETABLEPart-time Courses Information February 2017ACCA classes commence 13th February

ACCA Paper/Subject

Lecturer Evening Start Date Platinum Programmen Tuitionn Revisionn QBRn Progress Testn Mock Examn Study Manual

& Material

Gold Programmen Tuitionn Revisionn Progress Testn Mock Examn Study Manual

& Material

Platinum Revision Programmen Revisionn QBRn Mock Examn Revision

Manual & Material

Gold Revision Programmen Revisionn Mock Examn Revision

Manual & Material

Computer Based Exam (CBE)

Fundamental Level – KnowledgeF1 Accountant in Business

Derek Reynolds

Monday 6.15pm-9.45pm

13th February €615 €525 €265 €215 €110

F2 Management Accounting

Derek Reynolds

Thursday 6.15pm-9.45pm

16th February €615 €525 €265 €215 €110

F3 Financial Accounting

Patrick Lynch

Tuesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

14th February €615 €525 €265 €215 €110

Fundamental Level – SkillsF4 Corporate and Business Law

Sharon Sheehan

Wednesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

15th February €790 €730 €310 €250 €110

F5 Performance Management

James Browne

Monday 6.15pm-9.45pm

13th February €790 €730 €310 €250 n/a

F6 Taxation Derek Reynolds

Tuesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

14th February €790 €730 €310 €250 n/a

F7 Financial Reporting

Gerry Fahy

Thursday 6.15pm-9.45pm

16th February €790 €730 €310 €250 n/a

F8 Audit and Assurance

Terence Lawless

Monday 6.15pm-9.45pm

13th February €790 €730 €310 €250 n/a

F9 Financial Management

Marcus McInerney

Wednesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

15th February €790 €730 €310 €250 n/a

Professional Level – EssentialsP1 Governance, Risk & Ethics

Terence Lawless

Thursday 6.15pm-9.45pm

16th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

P2 Corporate Reporting

Gerry Fahy

Monday 6.15pm-9.45pm

13th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

P3 Business Analysis

Gary Bernie

Tuesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

14th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

Professional Level – Options (2 of 4)P4 Advanced Financial Management

Marcus McInerney

Monday 6.15pm-9.45pm

13th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

P5 Advanced Performance Management

Noel Ryan Thursday 6.15pm-9.45pm

16th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

P6 Advanced Taxation**

Julie Hawkins

Wednesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

1st February €920 n/a €385 n/a n/a

P6 Advanced Taxation**

Julie Hawkins

Tuesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

14th February €920 n/a €385 n/a n/a

P7 Advanced Audit & Assurance

Terence Lawless

Tuesday 6.15pm-9.45pm

14th February €920 €835 €385 €325 n/a

Please note: ACCA tuition has been approved for tax relief purposes (with the exception of P6).

Tax relief is granted to Irish resident taxpayers for part-time courses at the standard rate of income tax (20%) in respect of tuition fees paid exceeding €3,000 and up to €7,000.

For timetable information and fees on the ACCA full-time courses, please contact the Admissions Office. All papers are run subject to student numbers.

Receipt of this document has no bearing on results from recent examination sittings and distribution of this document does not imply any endorsement or responsibility on the part of ACCA. While every effort has been made to ensure the information in this document is correct, the College/ACCA is not liable for any errors or omissions.

* Full Time ACCA students, please refer to our website. * Terms and conditions apply. Please see www.dbs.ie/course/professional-accountancy/acca/fees. ** P6 – Please note the cost is €650 for resits.

ACCA IrelandT: 01 4475678 E: Irelandinfo@accaglobal.com W: www.accaglobal.com

The Admissions OfficeDublin Business School, 13/14 Aungier Street, Dublin 2T: 01 4177500 F: 01 4177543 E: acca@dbs.ie W: www.dbs.ie/acca

DISCOUNTS ON TUITION� Buy 2 complete Platinum courses, get 50% discount on 2nd course*� Buy 3 complete Platinum courses, get 75% discount on 3rd course*� All re-sit students to get 50% discount on complete Platinum course*

� International Variant across

all Accounting Papers

� DBS ‘Pass Guarantee’ on

Platinum Tuition Programmes