Become a Member or Associate
How to become a member or associate
How to become a member or associate

About CA(SA)
Becoming a chartered accountant CA(SA) is your gateway to a challenging and exciting career.
What is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA)

About AGA(SA)
AGAs(SA) play key managerial roles within diverse sectors of the economy.
What is an Associate General Accountant AGA(SA)

About AT(SA)
Accounting technicians play a crucial role in the financial management of businesses of all sizes and in all sectors of the economy.
What is an Associate Technician AT(SA)
Where your qualification could lead you
Where your qualification could lead you

Why become a member?
Becoming a chartered accountant (CA(SA)) is your gateway to a challenging and exciting career, global mobility, flexibility, and good earning potential in the business field of your choice.

Find a training office
Information for training officers or training office administrators who want to apply for your organisation to be accredited as a SAICA training office.

Examinations
Find out more about the Initial Test of Competence (ITC) – the standard-setting exam which is written after the completion of an accredited Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA) programme.
Meet our members
Meet our members

Tshwarelo Legae, CA(SA)
Where music and numbers meet
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Mpho Makoko-Hottie
My journey as a trainee
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Zanele Maduna, CA(SA)
How Thuthuka changed my life
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Learning
Learning

Schools and learners
Discover more about the chartered accountancy profession and choose the right career for you.
Schools and learners

Universities, colleges and students
Congratulations on picking accounting as your future career. Let SAICA help you enhance your career.
Universities, colleges and students

Trainees
The SAICA training programme provides you the opportunity to develop your professional competence.
Trainees
SAICA initiatives
SAICA initiatives

The Thuthuka Programme
The Thuthuka Education Upliftment Fund is SAICA’s pioneering initiative to promote transformation in the profession. Its objective is to transform the demographics of the profession to reflect those of the country in terms of race and gender, and provide educational support to African learners and students for the benefit of the profession, while simultaneously helping to uplift communities.
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The Hope Factory
The Hope Factory’s socioeconomic and skills development programmes and projects establishes business fundamentals, that aims to create local economic development impact in targeted townships and rural areas that increases economic activity at a community level.
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Learn about CA2025
CA2025 sets out the competencies an entry level CA(SA) should demonstrate at the end of the pre-qualification process (that is, after the completion of the academic programme, training programme, professional programme and the two professional assessments) it is aimed at assisting prospective CAs(SA) prepare for their roles as these evolve.
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Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, world leaders gathered at the United Nations to adopt an ambitious framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets to address the full range of social and economic-development issues facing people around the world.
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Latest from SAICA
Latest from SAICA

28 Sep 2021
Press release
Condolences on the passing of Vassi Naidoo
It is with deep sadness that we inform members of the passing of fellow CA(SA) and chairperson of Nedbank, Vassi Naidoo.
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27 Sep 2021
Press release
Condolences on the passing of Afzal Khan
It is with deep sadness that we inform members of the passing of Mr Afzal Khan.
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27 Sep 2021
Press release
IoDSA joins forces with Unite 4 Mzansi™ to help fight corruption
Research shows that between 2014 and 2019, South Africa lost R1.5 trillion to corruption and state capture. Yet despite all the revelations in the state capture commission, corruption continues unabated in the country.
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