You probably have many questions and not sure who ICB is, how we operate, and how to get stated so lets do this in sections of the most frequently asked questions.


Step 1. To understand how ICB operates as an an Examination Body

Step 2: Next important question is how much does it cost

Step 3. Where can you study? Find a College

Step 4. How can I register?

Step 5: Where do I buy textbooks and  study material?

Step 6: Additional resources for New Students 



1 Understand how ICB operates an an Examination Body
As Examination body we do not provide tuition nor study material as it would be biased to offer tuition support or study material and provide the assessment.  



2. What courses do we offer

We have a prospectus on www.icb.org.za (download it here) that offers courses in Financial Management, Business Management and Office Administration. You can complete the full programme and receive a co-Branded ICB and IQB programme certificate and a transcript of results on successfully passing.  All students also receive a subject certificate for each individual subject they pass, endorsed by IQB. www.iqb.org.uk 


Our programmes are non credit bearing in South Africa but are internationally endorsed. Also remember, ICB has been in operation since 1931 and has an average of 50 000 learners annually. 


With ICB you can choose to do a full programme or just the subjects that you need for immediate up-skilling especially with the international trend of "just in time" learning. 


Why ICB and IQB?  
ICB is an independent External Examination body in South Africa since 1931! IQB is the UK based External Examination Body that provides the international endorsement of ICB programmes and courses. www.iqb.org.uk.  With this international endorsement, ICB courses and programmes are not on the South African framework and are no longer credit bearing. 

 


3. Next important question is how much does it cost?

Reminder as an Examination Body our fee's are just for the Annual Registration fee and the examination fee that includes the digital Portfolio of Evidence (PoE), and does not include tuition, tuition support nor study material.
CLICK here for the current fees. 


4. Where can you study? Find a College
Now, you ask where can I find an accredited college to study through, then just pop over to our website  https://www.icb.org.za/where-to-study/ , it will give you a list of over 400 accredited colleges and their contact details for you to choose from. The list includes face to face colleges and correspondence colleges. You select your criteria in terms of type of study (face to face or Distance), geographical distance etc.  


5. How can I register?

Need to know how to register as a student? please see the helpful step by step guide and a little video to get you started.  Remember, if you choose to study at a face to face college, they will register you with ICB, if you choose to study via Correspondence then you need to register yourself on the student portal. The best part of ICB is you can register and book exams at any stage in a calendar year.  CLICK on the link to help you with the process to register:  
https://icbhelpdesk.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/9000198551-how-to-register-as-a-new-student-



6. Where do I buy textbooks and study material?

If you decided to study through a face to face college you will get your study material through the college. Distance and self study learners will source their own textbooks and study material through Edge Education. You can contact them on info@edgeeducation.com



7. Additional resources to help new students

To help students and potential students even further, there is a list of frequently asked questions on the Knowledge Base section of our website www.icb.org.za AND a very helpful Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/c/InstituteofCertifiedBookkeepers/videos


Looking forward to having you onboard and part of the ICB family.